The legislation also required the waste owners to establish segregated trust funds to finance the long-term management of the used fuel.

[5] On May 4, 2009, the NWMO issued a discussion document outlining a proposed process for identifying an informed and willing community to host the deep geological repository.

A Proposed Process for Selecting a Site was designed to be responsive to direction provided by Canadians who participated in dialogues with the NWMO during 2008.

"[7] On January 24, 2020, the NWMO announced South Bruce and Ignace as two potential host areas remaining in the site selection process for the project.

The decision followed agreements between the NWMO and landowners in South Bruce, Ont., allowing sufficient access to land studies in the area at a potential deep geological repository location.

[8] On November 28, 2024, the NMWO selected Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation (WLON) and the township of Ignace as the site of the project.