By Carl Clutchey, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Chronicle-Journal The prospect of loads of spent nuclear-fuel rods being hauled by transport trucks or rail cars through rural Northwestern Ontario to a future remote underground storage site remains a touchy topic, despite the project proponent’s latest assurances. In unveiling its 2024 annual report this week, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) said “years of technical study” has shown that “used (nuclear) fuel can be safely transported to the (storage) site” just west of Ignace. But some citizen-based environment groups that remain opposed to the plan begged to differ on Tuesday, calling the NWMO’s claim “grossly irresponsible.” Wendy O’Connor, a member of the Thunder Bay-based We The Nuclear Free North, said “concerned groups and individuals” are not reassured . . . given…
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