CNSC Participant Funding Program Decision - CNSC Staff Meeting with Métis Nation of Ontario Region 4 Regarding the CNSC's Regulatory Oversight Role for Cameco's Blind River Refinery Facility and Decommissioned Uranium Mine Sites in the Elliot Lake Region

CNSC Participant Funding Program Decision (PDF 158 KB)

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) offered funding under its Participant Funding Program (PFP) to facilitate a meeting on October 23, 2018 between Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Region 4 and CNSC staff. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the CNSC’s regulatory oversight role regarding Cameco’s Blind River Refinery facility and decommissioned uranium mine sites in the Elliot Lake region.

The information gathered from the meeting will be included in a relevant Commission member document and presented directly to the Commission.

Background

The CNSC made PFP support available to:

• enhance Indigenous and stakeholder participation in the CNSC’s environmental assessment and licensing processes
• help stakeholders bring valuable information to the Commission

A funding review committee (FRC), independent from the CNSC, was established to review the funding application received by the CNSC’s PFP administrator, and to make recommendations on the allocation of funding to the applicant.

The FRC had one member, Mr. Steve Burgess, retired Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Director.

The CNSC received one PFP application requesting $1,280.18, and this was reviewed by the FRC.

Eligibility and funding criteria

For more information on participant funding and how it works, including details on eligibility and funding criteria, please read the PFP guide (PDF 616 KB).

CNSC participant funding decision

The CNSC carefully considered the FRC’s recommendation on the allocation of participant funding for MNO Region 4 to meet with CNSC staff, and approved the reimbursement of up to $1,280.18.

Applicant	Maximum amount of available funding
Métis Nation of Ontario	$1,280.18
Total	$1,280.18

Additional information:

Adam Zenobi
Participant Funding Program Administrator, CNSC
Tel.: 613-992-8469
Email: pfp@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca