Environmental assessment start date: April 4, 2001
Type: Screening
FEAI reference number: 27068
Proponent: The Iter International Fusion Energy Institute
Location: Clarington, Ontario

Latest Update

• December 24, 2003 - CANCELLED
• April 5, 2002 - CNSC Announces Decision on Environmental Assessment Guidelines for the Iter Facility
• January 11, 2002 - Notice - Public Meeting - March 1, 2002 - ref. 2002-M-1
• October 19, 2001 - Draft environmental assessment guidelines: Comment Period Closed on October 19, 2001
• September 19, 2001 - Request for public comment on the draft environmental assessment guidelines
• March 15, 2001 - Project Description (see below)

Project Description

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has received notice from the Iter International Fusion Energy Institute of its intent to apply for a site construction licence to construct the Iter International Fusion Energy Facility.

Iter was initiated as an international project in 1985, and Canada, France and Japan have all indicated their interest in hosting the project. The Iter Institute is a not-for-profit corporation created to become the owner, operator and licensee if the Iter facility is to be built in Canada.

Before the Commission makes its decision on the Iter International Fusion Energy Institute's application for a site licence, 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.

The Iter facility construction and operation project would consist of the following elements:

• an 8-10 year construction phase; and
• a four-year commissioning and initial operation phase.

A decision on the preferred site to construct the Iter facility would not likely be made before late 2002 or early 2003.

Further Information

For questions or information directly related to the environmental assessment on the proposed construction and operation of the Iter facility, please contact:

Mary Mullan
Iter Project
Senior Program Specialist
Radiation and Environmental Protection 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:

Lawrence Colligan
Iter Project
Project Officer
Research and Production Facilities 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

Additional information on the Iter proposal is available on the Iter Institute's website at http://www.iterinstitute.com . Additional technical information is available at www.iter.org .