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Today, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced the Commission’s decision that the existing environmental assessment (EA) for the Darlington New Nuclear Project (DNNP) is applicable to the reactor technology selected by Ontario Power Generation (OPG), the General Electric Hitachi BWRX300 reactor.
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Backgrounder: Decision by the independent Commission on the applicability of the environmental assessment for the Darlington New Nuclear Project to Ontario Power Generation’s selected reactor technology
Esteemed colleagues, Mr. Chair, it is my honour to stand before you today as your candidate for President of the Eighth Review Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management. I am ready for the opportunity to serve and contribute to the global mission of ensuring the safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste.
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Today, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced the Commission’s decision to amend the nuclear research and test establishment operating licence held by Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) for Chalk River Laboratories. The amendment authorizes the construction of a near surface disposal facility (NSDF) on the Chalk River Laboratories site.
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Today, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced that it is awarding nearly $4 million to 19 Indigenous Nations and communities over 2 years through the new Indigenous and Stakeholder Capacity Fund (ISCF). The ISCF serves to increase recipients’ capacity to better engage and participate in the CNSC’s full lifecycle of regulatory processes, programs and initiatives.
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Today, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission announced the Commission’s decision to renew the mine and/or mill operating licences held by Cameco Corporation for its Key Lake, McArthur River and Rabbit Lake Operations.
| Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
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Today, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission announced the Commission’s decision to amend Bruce Power’s power reactor operating licence for Bruce Nuclear Generating Stations A and B, with respect to fitness-for-service requirements for pressure tubes.
Thank you so much – and good afternoon, everyone. I appreciate the opportunity to join you here today – and I am very much looking forward to the panel discussion we’ll be having a short time from now with Kim and Terry.
CNSC President Rumina Velshi recently travelled to Ukraine and Poland. While in Kyiv, she met with Oleh Korikov, Acting Chairman and Chief Inspector on Nuclear and Radiation Safety of the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine (SNRIU). Together, they signed a memorandum of understanding between the CNSC and the SNRIU.
