Nuclear facility – Douglas Point Waste Facility
The Douglas Point Waste Facility (DPWF) comprises of the reactor building, service building, turbine building and administration wing, an area for storing concrete canisters filled with used nuclear fuel and several outbuildings.
| Location: | Tiverton, Ontario, on the site of the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station |
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| Licensee: | Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Ltd. (CNL) |
| Reactor type: | 200-Megawatt electric prototype Canadian deuterium uranium (CANDU) power reactor |
| Owner: | Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) |
| Number of units: | 1 |
| Installed capacity: | 200 MWe |
| Status: |
Decommissioning In May 1984, the prototype CANDU power reactor was shut down and is currently in the process of decommissioning. |
| Licence issued: | March 12, 2021 |
| Licence expires: | December 31, 2030 |
| Start of operation: | September 1968 |
| Licensing documentation: | Request a copy of CNL’s licence and licence conditions handbook by email at cnsc.info.ccsn@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca |
| Facility website: | Douglas Point Prototype Reactor |
Latest news
Commission proceedings
The Commission is an independent administrative tribunal set up at arm's length from government, without ties to the nuclear industry. Use the links below to find documents related to Commission meetings or hearings.
- Decision on the application by Canadian Nuclear Laboratories to amend its waste facility decommissioning licence for the Douglas Point Waste Facility
- Transcript of November 26, 2020 Public Hearing
- Notice of Postponement of Public Hearing on the application by Canadian Nuclear Laboratories to amend its waste facility decommissioning licence for the Douglas Point Waste Facility – Ref. 2020-H-04 Revision 3
- Revised Notice of Public Hearing – Canadian Nuclear Laboratories – Application to amend its waste facility decommissioning licence for the Douglas Point Waste Facility – Ref. 2020-H-04 Revision 4
Regulatory actions
The CNSC posts regulatory enforcement actions taken to protect the health, safety and security of Canadians and the environment. Use the links below to find out more about any orders or penalties that have been placed on this licensee, if any.
- No regulatory actions
Disclosure
Licensees must report events and incidents involving licensed activities that could impact the health, safety and security of Canadians and the environment to the CNSC. Use the links below to find any information provided by this licensee, if any, as well as other public disclosures made by licensees.
- No events
Related links
- Decommissioning timeline (CNL)
Protecting Canadians and the environment
Environment
The CNSC uses information provided by licensees to create our own reports assessing the environmental effects of nuclear facilities or licensed activities.
- Environmental monitoring: Independent environmental monitoring results collected by the CNSC from the Bruce Nuclear Generating Site, where the facility is located
- Environmental risk assessment
- Federal, provincial and municipal monitoring programs: List of monitoring programs managed by other levels of government
- Radionuclide release data: External CNL dataset in the Open Government catalogue for information on releases from DPWF
Health and safety
The CNSC oversees licensee emergency planning and works with other levels of government to ensure the health and safety of Canadians. We also conduct and review health studies on various areas associated with the production, possession or use of nuclear substances.
- Bruce Power Emergency Preparedness: Emergency planning by the licensee
- CNL – In the Community: CNL public information and disclosure program – this facility is found under “Prototype Reactor Sites”
- CNSC health studies on Canadian nuclear facilities: Relevant health studies of nuclear reactors regulated by the CNSC
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