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Commission authorizes Ontario Power Generation Inc. to operate Pickering Nuclear Generating Station Units 5 to 8 until December 31, 2026

| Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | news releases

Today, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission announced the independent Commission’s decision to amend the licence held by Ontario Power Generation Inc. (OPG) for the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station (PNGS). This decision authorizes OPG to operate Units 5–8 at the PNGS until December 31, 2026.


Commission amends the licensing basis for Ontario Power Generation’s Pickering Waste Management Facility

| Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | news releases

Today, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced the Commission’s decision to amend the licensing basis for the Pickering Waste Management Facility to authorize Ontario Power Generation to process and store a maximum of 100 dry storage containers containing used fuel that has been cooled in wet storage at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station for a minimum of 6 years.


Independent Commission determines environmental assessment for Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington New Nuclear Project is applicable to the selected reactor technology

| Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | news releases

Today, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced the Commission’s decision that the existing environmental assessment (EA) for the Darlington New Nuclear Project (DNNP) is applicable to the reactor technology selected by Ontario Power Generation (OPG), the General Electric Hitachi BWRX300 reactor.


Independent Commission authorizes Canadian Nuclear Laboratories to construct a near surface disposal facility

| Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | news releases

Today, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced the Commission’s decision to amend the nuclear research and test establishment operating licence held by Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) for Chalk River Laboratories. The amendment authorizes the construction of a near surface disposal facility (NSDF) on the Chalk River Laboratories site.


Canada’s nuclear regulator announces funding to support relationship building with Indigenous Nations and communities

| Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | news releases

Today, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced that it is awarding nearly $4 million to 19 Indigenous Nations and communities over 2 years through the new Indigenous and Stakeholder Capacity Fund (ISCF). The ISCF serves to increase recipients’ capacity to better engage and participate in the CNSC’s full lifecycle of regulatory processes, programs and initiatives.


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