Nuclear facility – Port Granby Project
Part of the Port Hope Area Initiative, the Port Granby Project is designed to remediate and move historic low-level radioactive waste and marginally contaminated soils from the existing Port Granby Waste Management Facility to a new, engineered above-ground mound about a kilometre north of the current site.
| Location: | The project is located in the town of Port Granby, Ontario, about 100 kilometres east of Toronto, on the shores of Lake Ontario |
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| Facility type: | Waste facility |
| Licensee: | Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) |
| Owner: | Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) |
| Status: | Remediation |
| Licence issued: | March 29, 2012 |
| Licence expires: | December 31, 2021 |
| Licensing documentation: | Request a copy of the Port Granby Project’s licence and licence conditions handbook by emailing cnsc.info.ccsn@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca |
| Facility website: | Port Granby Project |
Latest news
- December 22, 2021: Commission renews Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ waste nuclear substance licence for its Port Granby Project for a 1-year period
- Upcoming hearing documents
- April 28, 2021: Revised Notice of Hearing in Writing and Participant Funding regarding CNL's request for a 1-year licence renewal for its Port Granby Project
- April 8, 2021: Application from CNL requesting a 1-year licence renewal for its Port Granby Project
- February 1, 2021: Notice of Hearing in Writing and Participant Funding regarding CNL’s application requesting a 1-year licence renewal for its Port Granby Project
Commission proceedings
The Commission is an independent administrative tribunal set up at arm's length from government, without ties to the nuclear industry. Use the links below to find documents related to Commission meetings or hearings.
- November 22, 2022: Notice of Hearing in Writing and Participant Funding regarding CNL’s application requesting a renewal for its Port Hope Project
- December 22, 2021: Commission renews Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ waste nuclear substance licence for its Port Granby Project for a 1-year period
- April 28, 2021: Revised Notice of Hearing in Writing and Participant Funding regarding CNL's request for a 1-year licence renewal for its Port Granby Project
- April 8, 2021: Application from CNL requesting a 1-year licence renewal for its Port Granby Project
- February 1, 2021: Notice of Hearing in Writing and Participant Funding regarding CNL’s application requesting a 1-year licence renewal for its Port Granby Project
Regulatory actions
The CNSC posts regulatory enforcement actions taken to protect the health, safety and security of Canadians and the environment. Use the links below to find out more about any orders or penalties that have been placed on this licensee, if any.
- No recent regulatory actions
Disclosure
Licensees must report events and incidents involving licensed activities that could impact the health, safety and security of Canadians and the environment to the CNSC. Use the links below to find information provided by this licensee, as well as other public disclosures made by licensees.
- No recent disclosures
Protecting Canadians and the environment
Environment
The CNSC uses information provided by licensees to create its own reports assessing the environmental effects of nuclear facilities or licensed activities.
- Environmental monitoring: Independent environmental monitoring results collected by the CNSC
- Environmental assessment – Port Granby Long-Term Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Project
- Environmental assessment report executive summary – Port Granby
- Federal, provincial and municipal monitoring programs: List of monitoring programs managed by other levels of government
- CNL’s environmental monitoring reports
- Radionuclide releases – Canadian Nuclear Laboratories: Dataset in Canada’s Open Government catalogue including information on releases from this facility
Health and safety
The CNSC oversees licensee emergency planning and works with other levels of government to ensure the health and safety of Canadians. The CNSC also conducts and reviews health studies on various areas associated with the production, possession or use of nuclear substances.
- CNSC health studies: Relevant health studies by the CNSC on Port Hope and Port Granby
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