| Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | news releases
The French version of the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed Near Surface Disposal Facility Project submitted by the proponent, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), is now available to the public.
| Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | news releases
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced today its decision to renew New Brunswick Power Corporation’s (NB Power) Nuclear Power Reactor Operating Licence for the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station (PLNGS), located on the Lepreau Peninsula, NB. This decision was made following a two-part public hearing held on January 26, 2017 in Ottawa, ON and on May 9–11, 2017 in Saint John, NB. The licence will be valid from July 1, 2017 until June 30, 2022.
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The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) is offering participant funding to assist members of the public, Indigenous groups and other stakeholders in reviewing an application and associated documents from Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) for the renewal of its nuclear research and test establishment operating licence for the Chalk River Laboratories (CRL). A total of $75,000 is being offered to assist stakeholders in providing new, distinctive and valuable information, through informed and topic-specific written submissions to the Commission.
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Following a public hearing held on April 12, 2017 in Ottawa, Ontario, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced today its decision to renew Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) waste facility operating licence for the Western Waste Management Facility (WWMF), located in the Municipality of Kincardine, Ontario. The licence will be valid from June 1, 2017 until May 31, 2027.
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REGDOC-3.5.1, version 2 provides an overview of the licensing process for Class I nuclear facilities and uranium mines and mills in Canada, taking into consideration the requirements of the Nuclear Safety and Control Act and associated regulations.
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CNSC publishes REGDOC-1.6.1, Licence Application Guide: Nuclear Substances and Radiation Devices, version 2.
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The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) is offering participant funding to assist members of the public, Indigenous groups and other stakeholders in reviewing its Regulatory Oversight Report on the Use of Nuclear Substances in Canada: 2016 and in submitting comments to the Commission. A total of $20,000 is being offered for the provision of new, distinctive and valuable information, through informed and topic-specific written submissions to the Commission.
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Ramzi Jammal, elected President of the Seventh Review Meeting for the Convention on Nuclear Safety and the CNSC’s Executive Vice-President and Chief Regulatory Operations Officer, closed the two-week review meeting for the Convention today.
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The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has completed its corrective action plan to respond to the auditor’s five recommendations in the Fall 2016 Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development on the inspection of nuclear power plants.
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CNSC publishes REGDOC-3.4.1, Guide for Applicants and Intervenors Writing CNSC Commission Member Documents