The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has renewed the waste nuclear substance licence held by Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) for its Port Granby Project in the Municipality of Clarington, Ont. This decision follows a public hearing in writing. The renewed licence authorizes CNL to continue to possess, package, transport, transfer, manage and store nuclear substances associated with … Read more
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission announced that it has amended the power reactor operating licence held by Ontario Power Generation Inc. for its Darlington Nuclear Generating Station in the Municipality of Clarington, Ontario. This decision follows a public hearing in writing. The amended licence authorizes OPG to produce Molybdenum-99 at the Darlington NGS. The full … Read more
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission announced its decision to issue BWXT Medical Ltd. a Class IB nuclear substance processing facility licence to operate the Nuclear Medicine Production Facility in Ottawa, Ont. Until this decision, the NMPF was 1 of 2 production facilities operated by Nordion (Canada) Inc. under its own separate licence. This decision follows … Read more
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission announced its decision to renew the nuclear power reactor site preparation licence held by Ontario Power Generation Inc. for its Darlington New Nuclear Project, located in the Municipality of Clarington, Ontario. This decision follows a public hearing held virtually on June 10 and 11, 2021. The renewed licence allows OPG … Read more
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission announced that it will renew the uranium mine licence held by Cameco Corporation for its Cigar Lake Operation in northern Saskatchewan. This decision follows a public hearing held virtually on April 28 and 29, 2021. The renewed licence allows Cameco to continue operating the Cigar Lake mine. The full release … Read more
The Commission announced its decision to amend the waste facility decommissioning licence issued to Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Ltd. (CNL) for its Douglas Point Waste Facility, located in Tiverton, Ontario. This decision follows a public hearing held virtually on November 25 and 26, 2020. The amended licence allows CNL to undertake Phase 3 active decommissioning activities, … Read more
High-security nuclear sites across Canada, including nuclear power plants, used fuel management facilities and Chalk River Laboratories, will be required to follow updated drug and alcohol testing requirements. These requirements are outlined in the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission’s regulatory document, REGDOC-2.2.4, Fitness for Duty, Volume II: Managing Alcohol and Drug Use, Version 3, which was updated based … Read more
On June 4, Rumina Velshi, President and CEO of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, in her new role as Chair of the Commission on Safety Standards led its 47th meeting virtually, joined by more than 20 Member States and key observers from specialized international organizations and relevant non-governmental bodies. Velshi asked members to share their response … Read more
The article “This Toronto plant makes fuel for Ontario nuclear reactors. A group of Davenport neighbours want it gone” published in the February 16 edition of the Toronto Star compels us to provide clarification for the benefit of your readers and to address any confusion. Let us be clear. The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission will never … Read more
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recently announced that Rumina Velshi, President and CEO of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, has been named the new Chair of its Commission on Safety Standards (CSS) for a four-year period. Velshi succeeds Dana Drábová, President, Czech State Office for Nuclear Security. The IAEA’s CSS is a standing body responsible … Read more
