Gentilly-1 Waste Facility
The Gentilly-1 Nuclear Generating Station (G-1) was the site of a 250 MW(e) CANDU prototype reactor, which was put into service in 1972. The reactor operated intermittently until 1978 for a total of 183 effective full-power days. In 1984, the decision was made to permanently shut down the reactor.
In 1986, after a two-year program, G-1 was brought to a safe shutdown state and was relicensed by the CNSC as the Gentilly-1 Waste Management Facility. The facility is currently in a long-term storage state with ongoing monitoring referred to as storage with surveillance.
In 2014, the CNSC issued a 20-year waste facility decommissioning licence for prototype waste facilities, which included G-1. In 2019, the G-1 Waste Management Facility was relicensed as the G-1 Waste Facility. The facility is currently owned by Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. and operated by Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) Ltd.
Facility Information
Location: The G-1 Waste Facility is located on the Hydro-Québec Gentilly-2 Nuclear Generating
Station site near Bécancour, Quebec, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.
Licensee: Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Ltd.
Status: Storage with surveillance
Licence expires: December 31, 2034
Focus on safety and the environment
The CNSC is committed to protecting the safety of people and the environment. Click below for current environmental and safety performance data for the Gentilly-1 Waste Facility.
Latest facility-specific updates
- February 8, 2019: Record of Decision - Canadian Nuclear Laboratories - Application to Separate the Waste Facility Decommissioning Licence for Douglas Point, Gentilly-1 and Nuclear Power Demonstration into Three Licences
- October 22, 2014: Record of Proceedings - Atomic Energy of Canada Limited - Request for Five Licence Transfers to, and Request for Two Specific Exemptions for, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Limited
- July 16, 2014: Record of Proceedings - Atomic Energy of Canada Limited - Application to Replace the AECL Prototype Waste Management Facility Licences
Disclosure protocol
As part of the CNSC’s regulatory requirements, major licensees must have robust public information and disclosure programs in place. View CNL’s Public Information Program.
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