Nuclear facility – Port Granby Project
Part of the Port Hope Area Initiative, the Port Granby Project is designed to remediate and move historic low-level radioactive waste and marginally contaminated soils from the existing Port Granby Waste Management Facility to a new, engineered above-ground mound about a kilometer north of the current site.
| Location: | The project is located in the town of Port Granby, Ontario, about 100 kilometres east of Toronto, on the shores of Lake Ontario |
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| Licensee: | Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) |
| Owner: | Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) |
| Status: | Remediation |
| Licence issued: | January 1, 2023 |
| Licence expires: | December 31, 2033 |
| Start of operation: | 2016 |
| Licensing documentation: | Request a copy of the Port Granby Project’s licence and licence conditions handbook by email at cnsc.info.ccsn@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca |
| Facility website: | Port Granby Project |
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- Environmental assessment report executive summary – Port Granby
- Environmental risk assessment: Email cnsc.info.ccsn@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca to request a copy
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