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Today, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced the Commission’s issuance of a procedural direction in the matter of an application from Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL). CNL’s application was for an amendment to its nuclear research and test establishment operating licence for Chalk River Laboratories (CRL), to authorize the construction of a near surface disposal facility for solid low-level radioactive waste at the CRL site. The CRL site is located in Deep River, Ontario.
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Today, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced the Commission’s decision to grant a 12-year renewal of the Class IB nuclear substance processing facility operating licence held by SRB Technologies (Canada) Inc. (SRBT). The SRBT gaseous tritium processing facility is located in Pembroke, Ontario.
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Today, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced the Commission’s decision to renew, for a period of 10 years, the Class IB particle accelerator licence held by TRIUMF Accelerators Inc.
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Today, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced the Commission’s decision to renew, for a period of 10 years, the power reactor operating licence held by New Brunswick Power Corporation (NB Power) for the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station (PLNGS). The renewed licence authorizes NB Power to continue operating the PLNGS with no changes to the authorized activities.
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Today, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced that it will host Canada’s first Nuclear Energy Agency International Mentorship Workshop in May 2023. The event will be co-chaired by CNSC President Rumina Velshi and Curve Lake First Nation Chief Emily Whetung.
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Today, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission announced the Commission’s decision to renew, for a period of 10 years, the Class IB particle accelerator operating licence held by Canadian Light Source Inc.
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The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) invites the media to attend Part 2 of the public hearing for Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ (CNL) proposed Near Surface Disposal Facility in Deep River, Ontario.
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The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) invites the media to attend Part 2 of the public hearing for the licence renewal application from New Brunswick Power (NB Power) for the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station.
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Canada’s nuclear regulator invites media to the public Commission hearing for SRB Technologies (Canada) Inc.
SRBT has applied to renew its Class IB nuclear substance processing facility operating licence for a period of 15 years.
On April 13, 2022, Rumina Velshi, CNSC President and CEO, delivered keynote remarks at the 2022 Canadian Nuclear Association conference. She spoke about the CNSC’s readiness to regulate small modular reactors (SMRs) and highlighted areas of focus for the successful deployment of SMRs in Canada.