Administrative monetary penalty issued to NexGen Energy Ltd.

On December 12, 2024, the CNSC issued an administrative monetary penalty (AMP) of $29,080 to NexGen Energy Ltd. (NexGen).

The AMP was issued to NexGen for performing site preparation and construction of a uranium mine and mill facility without a CNSC licence. These activities involved making 2 large circular arrays of cased drill holes, intended for the creation of freeze walls for the development of mine shafts for the Rook-I Project on Patterson Lake, Saskatchewan.

This AMP is being issued to NexGen to promote compliance and to deter reoccurrence.

Read the notice of violation (PDF)