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Cameco Corporation Vision 2010 Decommissioning Project
Port Hope (ON)
October 19, 2006 --
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission will conduct a comprehensive study commencing on September 15, 2006 of the project:
Cameco Corporation Vision 2010 Decommissioning Project.
Cameco Corporation (Cameco) proposed the Vision 2010 project which involves a comprehensive redevelopment of its Port Hope Conversion Facility located in Port Hope, Ontario. The project consists of decommissioning and demolishing approximately 20 old or underutilized buildings, removing contaminated soils, building materials and stored historical wastes, and constructing new replacement buildings. On-site plant operations would be maintained while the works are being carried out.
Three of the twenty buildings, that will be decommissioned include: North UO2/Waste Recovery Building; Metals Plant; and East UF6 Plant.
Each of these three buildings are Class 1B nuclear facilities used to refine or convert uranium with a capacity of more than 100 tonnes per year.
Under section 5 of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, an EA is required for this project because the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission may issue a permit or license under subsection 24(2) of the Nuclear Safety and Control Act.
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency will act as the Federal Environmental Assessment Coordinator for this environmental assessment.
For further information on this environmental assessment, please contact:
Claude David
Environmental Assessment Specialist
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
P.O. Box 1046 Station B
280 Slater Street
Ottawa ON K1P 5S9
Telephone: (800) 668-5284
Fax: (613) 995-5086
Email: ceaainfo@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca
and refer to CEAR reference number 06-03-22672
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