Nuclear Waste Watch
Posted: 7th February 2025
Tuesday, February 11th
7 pm Eastern / 6 pm Central
Nuclear Waste Unleashed: NWMO’s Integrated Strategy for Radioactive Waste Register HERE
A strategic review of the Nuclear Waste Management Organization-delivered strategy for the long term management of low and intermediate level waste. Action will gear up in March with the NWMO delivers its siting plan for another DGR, this one for intermediate and high-level wastes
Tuesday, February 18th, 12 pm Eastern
International Update: Nuclear Waste Burial Programs in the UK, US and EU Register HERE
The nuclear industry in Canada purports that nuclear waste burial is part of international best practice, but there is no operating DGR for high-level radioactive wastes anywhere in the world. Join this session to hear from organizations tracking nuclear waste burial schemes in other jurisdictions.
Tuesday, February 25th, 7 pm Eastern
Big Nuclear: Nuclear Expansionism in Canada Register HERE
From construction applications for not-so-small “Small Modular Reactors” at the Darlington to announcements of plans for new mega-reactors at the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station and now Wesleyville, the nuclear industry is running a juggernaut nuclear expansion campaign and governments are on nuclear spending sprees.
Tuesday, February 4th, 7 pm Eastern
Canada Update 2025: Nuclear Waste Burial & the NWMO Watch the recording HERE
An overview and update on the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s efforts to site and develop a deep geological repository for all of Canada’s high level nuclear fuel waste, including response to the November 2024 announcement of the selection of the Revell site in northern Ontario.
UPCOMING NUCLEAR-RELATED COMMENT OPPORTUNITIES
February 7
Comment deadline on Ontario Power Generation’s application to amend Darlington Nuclear Generating Station power reactor operating licence to allow production of additional medical isotopes. The notice is HERE
February 24
OPG’s submission and CNSC staff’s recommendations on Ontario Power Generation’s application to renew power reactor operating licence for the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station become available. The notice is HERE
February 28
Comment deadline on OPG’s application amend its licence to authorize the construction and operation of a new waste management structures for storage of low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste generated during future decommissioning and proposed refurbishment activities at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station. The notice is HERE
March
CNSC has decided to provide a feedback on comments period for REGDOC-2.10.1 on Nuclear Emergency Preparedness and Response and are currently preparing the comment table for posting which should be posted in approximately 30 days on the CNSC’s Consultation page.
April 5
Comment deadline on Regulatory document REGDOC-2.6.4, Chemistry Control for Reactor Facilities. The notice is HERE.
SUSPENDED
The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada suspended the timeline for the impact assessment of the Bruce C Nuclear Project at the request of the proponent Bruce Power.