Port Hope: Port Hope Area Initiative - Protocols for the Port Hope and Port Granby Projects Licensing Activities

A1. The purpose of the Protocols for the Port Hope and Port Granby Project licensing activities is to establish the administrative framework, target timelines and service standards for the remaining activities of the federal regulatory process in relation to the projects. This includes the environmental assessment for the Port Granby Project and the submission of the technical information to support an application for a Waste Nuclear Substance Licence and the regulatory review of this technical information for both projects

A2. The CNSC is responsible for assessing the licence application and for issuance of a licence to AECL to allow the projects to proceed. These regulatory and statutory responsibilities fall under the Nuclear Safety and Control Act (NSCA) and its regulations. The CNSC is a responsible authority for the Port Granby Project pursuant to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEA Act).

A3. AECL is a Crown Corporation, owned by the Government of Canada and is the designated proponent on behalf of Canada for completing the project.  AECL is the licence applicant for the Port Hope and Port Granby Projects.

A4. NRCan, on behalf of the federal Government, provides funding and policy direction for the Port Hope Area Initiative, comprising both Port Hope and Port Granby Projects. Under the CEA Act, NRCan is the lead responsible authority for environmental assessments related to PHAI.

A5. The Major Projects Management Office (MPMO), a division of NRCan, has been engaged to assist with ensuring that the Port Hope Project progresses in a timely and predictable manner.