æt ðə klˈoʊzɪŋ dˈeɪt ʌv sɛptˈɛmbɚ θˈɜːɾi, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv, ˌɛndˌʌbəljˌuːˌɛmˈoʊ ɐnˈaʊnst ðæt twˈɛnti wˈʌn kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz wɜː "ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd ɪn lˈɜːnɪŋ mˈoːɹ ɐbˌaʊt ðə pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt, ðɪ ˌɛndˌʌbəljˌuːˌɛmˈoʊ ænd ðə pɹˈɑːsɛs.
At the closing date of September 30, 2012, NWMO announced that 21 communities were "engaged in learning more about the project, the NWMO and the process.