| Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | news releases
The Commission has amended Orano Canada Inc.’s uranium mine and mill licence for its McClean Lake Operation, to allow expansion of the JEB Tailings Management Facility.
| Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | news releases
The Commission has renewed Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ waste nuclear substance licence for its Port Granby Project for a 1-year period.
| Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | news releases
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission announced its decision to amend Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington operating licence to authorize the production of Molybdenum-99.
| Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | news releases
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission announced its decision to issue BWXT Medical Ltd. a Class IB nuclear substance processing facility licence to operate a nuclear medicine production facility in Ottawa, Ontario.
| Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | news releases
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.
| Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | news releases
The Commission announced today it will renew the uranium mine licence held by Cameco Corporation (Cameco) 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.
| Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | news releases
Today, 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, including the decommissioning and dismantlement of certain facilities and structures at the facility.
| Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | news releases
High-security nuclear sites across Canada are required to follow drug and alcohol testing requirements. The latest updates to the regulatory document REGDOC-2.2.4, Fitness for Duty, Volume II; Managing Alcohol and Drug Use, Version 3 complement earlier requirements approved by the Commission in 2017, such as random and pre-placement testing. Revised testing requirements for facility staff in key roles within high-security nuclear sites are based on rigorous research and provide the highest level of safety for all Canadians.
| Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | news releases
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has announced its decision to renew the nuclear fuel facility licence held by BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada Inc. (BWXT) in Toronto and Peterborough.
| Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | news releases
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has amended its Radiation Protection Regulations. The updates take into account the current science on radiation protection, as well as the recommendations of the International Atomic Energy Agency and the International Commission on Radiological Protection.
