Webinar: Update on proposed projects by Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
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November 26, 2020
- Deadline to submit a request to intervene is January 6, 2021
November 25, 2020
- Changes take into account 20 years of regulatory experience, lessons learned from Fukushima, and IAEA and ICRP benchmarks.
November 19, 2020
- CNL’s application to amend its waste facility decommissioning licence for Douglas Point will be discussed
November 18, 2020
- BWXT ITG has applied to operate a medical isotope facility
November 9, 2020
- Take our short survey to tell us what you think about our new facility page design
November 2, 2020
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October 30, 2020
- Draft REGDOC-2.5.6, Design of Rooms Where Unsealed Nuclear Substances Are Handled is open for comment
October 28, 2020
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Transcript
What is a small modular reactor?
Small modular reactors, or SMRs, use fission to create heat that generates energy like traditional nuclear reactors.
They’re designed to be smaller than a traditional reactor.
They vary in size and the power they produce.
What about regulation?
The CNSC has been providing feedback to companies for several years through the pre-licensing vendor design review process.
Big or small and no matter the technology, the CNSC’s role is to regulate the nuclear industry and protect the health and safety of the public and the environment.
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Government of Canada
Upcoming Commission proceedings
- December 8, 2020 ( Meeting )
- December 9, 2020 ( Meeting )
- December 10, 2020 ( Meeting )
- January 29, 2021 ( Hearing in writing )
- April 28, 2021 ( Hearing )
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Recent Decisions
- September 4, 2020
Decision on the application from Cameco Corporation for acceptance of a revised financial guarantee and licence amendment for the Key Lake Operation (PDF, 9 pages, 166 KB) - August 19, 2020
Decision on the scope of an environmental assessment for the proposed micro modular reactor project by Global First Power at Chalk River Laboratories (PDF, 18 pages, 275 KB) - July 29, 2020
The Commission granted Ontario Power Generation, NB Power and Bruce Power an exemption on certification re-qualification deadlines due to COVID-19 (PDF, 9 pages, 224 KB) - June 3, 2020
Decision on the application from NB Power to extend the validity of knowledge-based certification examinations (PDF, 8 pages, 3.3 MB) - May 8, 2020
Decision on the application from Bruce Power, Ontario Power Generation and NB Power to amend the nuclear power reactor operating licence in respect of each operating nuclear generating station (PDF, 10 pages, 459 KB) - May 7, 2020
Decision on the application from Cameco Corporation to amend its waste facility operating licence for the decommissioned Beaverlodge mine and mill site located near Uranium City in northern Saskatchewan (PDF, 47 pages, 396 KB)
CNSC amends Cameco Corporation’s Beaverlodge waste facility operating licence
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