Nuclear Fuel Waste Act (S.C. 2002, c. 23)

Marginal note:Incorporation and purpose

• 6 (1) The nuclear energy corporations shall establish a corporation, in this Act referred to as the waste management organization, whose purpose under this Act is to do the following on a non-profit basis:

  • (a) propose to the Government of Canada approaches for the management of nuclear fuel waste; and

  • (b) implement the approach that is selected under section 15 or is approved under subsection 20(5).

• Marginal note:Participation in waste management organization

  (2) Once the waste management organization has been established, every nuclear energy corporation shall become and remain a member or shareholder of it.

• Marginal note:Not an agent of Her Majesty

  (3) For all purposes the waste management organization is not an agent of Her Majesty in right of Canada.