Participant Funding Program decision – Meeting with Curve Lake First Nation to discuss the applicability of the environmental assessment to Ontario Power Generation’s selected reactor technology for the Darlington New Nuclear Project

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has offered funding through its Participant Funding Program (PFP) to support Curve Lake First Nation (CLFN) in meeting with CNSC staff to discuss the applicability of the environmental assessment to Ontario Power Generation’s selected reactor technology for the Darlington New Nuclear Project, and to support CLFN’s participation in the public Commission hearing.

Background

The CNSC made PFP support available to:

• enhance Indigenous and public participation in the CNSC’s environmental assessment and licensing processes
• help Indigenous Nations and communities, the public and interested parties bring valuable information to the Commission

A funding review committee (FRC), was established to review the funding application received by the CNSC’s PFP administrator and to make recommendations on the allocation of funding to the applicant.

On December 4, 2023, the FRC met to review the PFP application received, requesting a total of $8,030.

Eligibility and funding criteria

For more information on participant funding and how it works, including details on eligibility and funding criteria, please read the PFP guide.

CNSC participant funding decision

The CNSC carefully considered the FRC’s recommendations on the allocation of participant funding and approved the reimbursement of up to $8,030 to the following recipient:

Applicant	Maximum amount of available funding
Curve Lake First Nation	$8,030
TOTAL:	$8,030

Additional information
Participant Funding Program Administrator, CNSC
Tel.: 613-415-2814
Email: pfp@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca