Environmental assessment start date: May 7th, 2004
Type: Screening
CEAR reference number: 04-01-3208
Proponent: COGEMA Resources Inc / Cameco Corporation
Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Latest Update

• July 27, 2004 - Project description (see below).

Project Description

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has received notice from COGEMA Resources Inc (COGEMA) seeking an amendment to an existing licence to authorize the expansion of the JEB Mill at the McClean Lake Operation to receive and process Cigar Lake ore. The McClean Lake Operation is currently licensed with a Uranium Mine Operating Licence under the Nuclear Safety and Control Act. The CNSC has also received notice from Cameco Corporation seeking approval to transfer ore from the Cigar Lake Project to the JEB Mill.

The project proposed by COGEMA and Cameco is to transfer uranium ore slurry from Cigar Lake to McClean Lake, and to expand the existing JEB Mill to receive and process Cigar Lake ore slurry, and to continue to receive and process McClean Lake ore. COGEMA also proposes to increase approved annual JEB Mill production to 10.8 million pounds U3O8 from all ore sources.

Before the Commission makes its decision on COGEMA and Cameco’s proposal, an environmental assessment must be completed in compliance with the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. The purpose of an environmental assessment is to identify the possible environmental effects of a proposed project, and to determine whether these effects can be mitigated before the project is allowed to proceed.

Further Information

For questions or information related to the environmental assessment of the proposed project, please contact:

Michael Rinker
Environmental Assessment Specialist
Processing Facilities and Tech. Support Division
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
P. O. Box 1046, Station B
Ottawa, ON
K1P 5S9

Telephone: 1-800-668-5284
Fax: (613) 995-5086
E-mail: ceaainfo@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca

The CNSC maintains a public registry of documents related to its environmental assessments. Lists and copies of documents may be obtained upon request from:

R. Forbes
Licensing Project Officer
Uranium Mines and Land Evaluation Division
Directorate of Nuclear Cycle and Facilities Regulation
101 22nd St. East, Suite 307
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
S7K 0E1

Telephone: 1-306-975-6376
Fax: 1-306 975-6387
E-mail: ceaainfo@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca