LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT OF USED NUCLEAR FUEL i EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On December 6, 2004 the Public Policy Forum held a roundtable with senior opinion leaders from the private and non-profit sectors who were asked to comment on potential elements of an implementation plan that would ensure that Canadians would be confident in the long-term solutions undertaken to manage nuclear fuel waste. [...] The federal government passed the Nuclear Fuel Waste Act which led to the creation of the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) in 2002. [...] The challenge for NWMO is to ensure that the recommendations proposed are "socially acceptable, technically sound, environmentally responsible, and economically feasible."4 While NWMO is not to recommend a site for implementation, it is to specify economic regions where it might be appropriate to implement the different approaches. [...] On December 6, 2004 the Public Policy Forum held a roundtable with senior opinion leaders from the private and non-profit sectors who were asked to comment on potential elements of an implementation plan that would ensure that Canadians are comfortable and confident in the long-term solutions undertaken to manage nuclear fuel waste. [...] A growing sense of awareness and public attention on broader energy questions - Participants felt public attention would grow for the following reasons: 1) This is a jurisdiction that is Potential future energy shortages will give the problem cold four months a year; the a sense of urgency and bring energy policy to the per capita consumption of forefront of public debate; 2) an inevitable end to.