July 2005 - Decommissioning Delayed
Friday, July 15, 2005After yet another public hearing in front of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, it was decided that the Atomic Energy Canada Limited (AECL) plan for decommissioning the Chalk River Laboratories site was not sufficient to grant a financial guarantee from the Canadian Government.
The Ottawa Riverkeeper, Meredith Brown presented arguments at the hearing and the response of the Commission to those concerns can be found in the record of proceedings that is posted below.
The official decision is as follows: the Commission decides to adjourn the hearing until a complete Comprehensive Preliminary Decommissioning Plan in support of the proposed financial guarantee, including decommissioning cost estimates, is available for consideration. The hearing will continue at or before the public hearing that the Commission will hold on the proposed renewal of the CRL site licence in 2006. The specific date(s) for the continuation of the hearing will be announced later in accordance with the CNSC Rules of Procedure.
Attached is the Record of Proceedings released on July 12, 2005 concerning the financial guarantee for the decommissioning of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited’s Chalk River Laboratories site.
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