From May 7 to 10, 2023, I was honoured to co-chair Canada’s first-ever Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) International Mentoring Workshop for Indigenous young women, organized in collaboration with the NEA and Trent University and supported by national and international mentors.
| Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
| news releases
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced today that it is launching a new funding program called the Indigenous and Stakeholder Capacity Fund (ISCF). The CNSC developed the ISCF based on extensive feedback from Indigenous Nations and communities, and stakeholders on how to improve regulatory processes.
| Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
| news releases
Today, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced the Commission’s decision to renew the waste facility operating licence held by Ontario Power Generation for its Darlington Waste Management Facility located on the site of the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station in the Municipality of Clarington, Ontario.
On February 24, 2023, Rumina Velshi, CNSC President and CEO, delivered keynote remarks at the 2023 Canadian Nuclear Association conference. She spoke about the CNSC’s global leadership in regulatory readiness, noting three key areas in which the CNSC positively influences its role as a leader: international harmonization and collaboration, ensuring regulatory readiness at home, and demonstrating commitment to building trust.
On February 13, 2023, Rumina Velshi, CNSC President and CEO, delivered a keynote address at the 2023 International Atomic Energy Agency Conference on Effective Nuclear and Radiation Regulatory Systems.
| Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
| news releases
Today, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced the Commission’s decision to renew the Class IB nuclear fuel facility licence held by Cameco Fuel Manufacturing Inc.
| Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
| news releases
Today, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced the Commission’s decision to renew the waste nuclear substance licence held by Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) for its Port Hope Long-Term Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Project (Port Hope Project) located in Port Hope, Ontario. The Commission renewed the licence for a period of 10 years.
As Canada’s nuclear regulator, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has been carefully monitoring a situation that began early December 14, 2022, at the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station (PLNGS) in Point Lepreau, NB.