The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced the Commission’s decision to amend the licensing basis for the Bruce A and B Nuclear Generating Stations to increase intermediate power levels. Bruce A and B are located in the Municipality of Kincardine, on the eastern shore of Lake Huron, on the Traditional and Treaty Territory of the … Read more
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced the Commission’s decision to renew Hydro-Québec’s power reactor decommissioning licence for its Gentilly-2 Facilities for a period of 20 years. The Gentilly-2 Facilities are located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Bécancour, Que. In making its decision, the Commission considered submissions from Hydro-Québec, CNSC staff and … Read more
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced the Commission’s decision to renew the Saskatchewan Research Council’s (SRC) nuclear substances and radiation devices licence for the Gunnar historic uranium mine and mill site (Gunnar site) for a five-year period. The full release is available online. Contact media@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca.
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced the Commission’s decision to issue a licence to NexGen Energy Ltd. (NexGen) to prepare a site for and construct its Rook I Project. The proposed facility is a uranium mine and mill located in northern Saskatchewan within the southern Athabasca Basin, adjacent to Patterson Lake along the upper Clearwater River system, approximately 155 km north of the town of La Loche. The Project is … Read more
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced the Commission’s decision to issue a licence to Denison Mines Corp. (Denison) to prepare a site for and construct its Wheeler River Project. The proposed facility is a uranium mine and mill located in the Athabasca Basin in northern Saskatchewan, approximately 600 km north of Saskatoon. The licence is valid until Feb. 28, 2031, and authorizes site preparation and construction activities under the Nuclear Safety and Control Act. The full release is … Read more
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced the independent Commission’s decision to renew Ontario Power Generation Inc.’s (OPG’s) power reactor operating licence for its Darlington Nuclear Generating Station for a period of 20 years. The Darlington facility is located in the Municipality of Clarington, Ont., on the traditional lands and waters of the Michi Saagiig Anishinaabeg, the … Read more
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced the Commission’s decision to renew the Class IB nuclear substance processing facility operating licence issued to Nordion (Canada) Inc. (Nordion) for a period of 25 years. The Nordion facility is located at 447 March Rd., Ottawa, on the traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg peoples. The full release is available … Read more
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced the Commission’s decision to amend Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) power reactor operating licence for the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station (NGS) to authorize the production of lutetium-177 (Lu-177) and yttrium-90 (Y-90) using the existing target delivery system on Darlington NGS Unit 2. This decision follows a public hearing in writing with … Read more
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced the commission’s decision to release the final set of 27 decommissioned Beaverlodge properties from licensing under the Nuclear Safety and Control Act (NSCA), and to revoke the waste facility operating licence held by Cameco Corporation (Cameco) for the decommissioned Beaverlodge mine and mill site. The Beaverlodge mine and mill site … Read more
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission announced the Commission’s decision to issue a power reactor construction licence to Ontario Power Generation Inc. to construct 1 General Electric Hitachi BWRX-300 reactor at its Darlington New Nuclear Project site in Clarington, Ont. The power reactor construction licence is valid until March 31, 2035. The licence includes four facility-specific licence … Read more
