CNSC Renews PHAI Licence for 10 Years
PORT HOPE, Ontario, Dec. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), Canada’s premier nuclear science and know-how group, is happy to announce that the Canadian Nuclear Security Fee (CNSC) has renewed the licence for the Port Hope Venture, as a part of Port Hope Space Initiative (PHAI) actions. The licence has been renewed for a 10-year interval, starting January 1, 2023. The brand new, single licence consolidates 4 earlier licences for PHAI actions, authorizing CNL to proceed the protected cleanup and administration of historic low-level radioactive waste in Port Hope, and the continued monitoring and upkeep of the Port Granby Lengthy-Time period Waste Administration Facility.
“That is nice information for the Port Hope and Port Granby communities and for CNL,” mentioned Joe McBrearty, CNL’s President and CEO. “The CNSC listening to gave CNL the chance to exhibit to the Fee and the general public our robust observe file of environmental stewardship, as we have now labored to wash up the setting in these communities over the previous 10 years. We stay up for ending this work.”
The mixed PHAI licence will guarantee efficiencies and consistency throughout all PHAI websites, in alignment with CNL’s complete administration system, and streamline reporting for CNL tasks, whereas sustaining the identical excessive degree of requirements for security.
“As we proceed work on this vital, community-requested undertaking underneath the brand new licence, we are going to keep the identical dedication to ongoing engagement and strengthening relationships with Indigenous communities and organizations, stakeholders and the general public,” mentioned Mark Hughey, CNL’s Common Supervisor for the PHAI.
CNL is enterprise the PHAI on behalf of Atomic Power of Canada Restricted (AECL), a federal Crown company. Each CNL and AECL are totally dedicated to finishing the PHAI with a spotlight firmly on defending individuals and the setting.
ABOUT THE PHAI
The Port Hope Space Initiative (PHAI) represents the federal authorities’s dedication to answer the community-requested options for the cleanup and native, long-term, protected administration of historic low-level radioactive waste within the municipalities of Port Hope and Clarington. By its Historic Waste Program, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories is implementing the PHAI on behalf of Atomic Power of Canada Restricted, a federal Crown company.
CNL’s Historic Waste Program Administration Workplace and the Port Hope Space Initiative tasks are located on the treaty lands of the Williams Treaties First Nations, particularly the treaty signed with the Mississauga First Nations of Alderville, Curve Lake, Hiawatha and Scugog Island.
The Mississauga First Nations are additionally signatories to varied 18th and nineteenth century treaties that coated lands in several elements of south-central Ontario.
In 1923, the Mississauga First Nations and the Chippewa First Nations consisting of Rama, Beausoleil and Georgina Island signed the Williams Treaties and collectively, over 90 years later in June 2018, joined to make sure that their rights to and the connection with these lands is revered via a renewed settlement with Canada and the Province of Ontario.
The world wherein we’re located can be residence to Indigenous Peoples from throughout the area and Canada. CNL is grateful to have the chance to work on these historically and culturally vital lands and waterways.
For extra info, please contact:
Shernette Muccuth Henry
Supervisor, Public Communications
Historic Waste Program Administration Workplace
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
905.885.0291 or [email protected]
