Project Description
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has received a
request for regulatory approval from Ontario Power Generation
(OPG) to proceed
with the construction
and operation of three additional Low-Level Storage Buildings for
storage of low-level radioactive wastes at its Western Waste
Management Facility
located
on the Bruce Nuclear Power Development site, Tiverton, Ontario.
The purpose of the proposal is to provide the required additional storage
capacity for Low Level Radioactive Wastes at the facility and does not alter
the basic purpose and activities associated with the existing waste management
facility. The additional storage capacity at the waste management facility
will enable the generating facilities to continue operating as planned and
currently approved. The proposed storage buildings would be located entirely
within the boundaries of the waste management facility.
CNSC authorization of the project requires an amendment of the existing
license by a Designated Officer pursuant to section 37(2)(d) of the Nuclear
Safety and Control Act. Before the CNSC’s Designated Officer makes its decision on OPG’s
licence amendment application, 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 determine whether these
effects can be mitigated before the project is allowed to proceed.
Steps ahead:
Further information
For questions or information related to the environmental assessment on
the proposed construction of additional Low-Level Storage Buildings
at the waste management facility on the Bruce Power site, please contact:
Guy Riverin
Environmental Assessment Specialist
Processing Facilities and Technical Division
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
P.O. Box 1046, Station B
Ottawa, ON
K1P 5S9
Phone : 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:
Kathleen Klassen
Project Officer
Wastes and Geosciences Division
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
P.O. Box 1046, Station B
Ottawa, ON
K1P 5S9
Phone : 1-800-668-5284
Fax : (613) 995-5086
E-mail : ceaainfo@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca
