OTTAWA – February 4, 2009 – The Joint Review Panel (the Panel) for the Bruce Power New Nuclear Power Plant Project today requested, from the proponent, Bruce Power Inc., additional information concerning the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and the Application for a Licence to Prepare a Site.
The six-month public comment period that was initially anticipated to end in early May 2009, will be extended as a result of this request by the Panel. A new timeline that specifies the revised end of the public comment period will be issued according to the amount of time required for the proponent to respond to the Panel’s request for additional information. Consequently, Canadians will have a longer time period to review and comment on the proponent’s EIS and the Application for a Licence to Prepare a Site.
Any additional information submitted by the proponent will be made available on the Canadian Environmental Assessment Registry, reference number 07-05-25738. The new deadline for the public comment period will be announced when the requested information is received by the Panel. The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission will continue to update the Bruce Power Project milestones on its Web site.
The public may continue to submit written comments on the EIS and the Application for a Licence to Prepare a Site to the address below. Please forward written comments by mail, e-mail or fax to the attention of:
Panel Review Secretariat
Bruce Power New Nuclear Power Plant Project
160 Elgin Street, 22nd floor, Place Bell Canada
Ottawa ON K1A 0H3
Tel.: 1-866-582-1884
Fax: 613-957-0941
Bruce.Review@ceaa-acee.gc.ca
And/or:
Joint Review Panel Secretariat
Bruce Power New Nuclear Power Plant Project
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
P.O. Box 1046, Station B
280 Slater Street
Ottawa ON K1P 5S9
Tel.: 613-947-3710
Fax: 613-995-5086
JRP-Bruce-CEC@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca
Notification: In order to obtain information on the review process, or to register as an interested party and be kept informed of the developments of the environmental assessment and licensing review, please provide your contact information to the secretariat listed above.
All of the information submitted to or generated by the Panel in relation to the review of the project, along with additional information on this project, remains available on the Canadian Environmental Assessment Registry Internet site, as well as on the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Web site at www.nuclearsafety.gc.ca.
The Panel for the proposed Bruce Power New Nuclear Power Plant Project is an independent body, mandated by Canada’s Minister of the Environment and the President of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to assess the potential environmental effects of, and to consider the Application for a Licence to Prepare a Site for the proposed project.
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Source:
Lucille Jamault
Senior Communications Advisor
Tel.: 613-957-0434
