Nuclearsafety.gc.ca Kiggavik Project Final Hearing Presentation Heather Harpell Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Baker Lake, Nunavut March 2-14, 2015

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Kiggavik Project Final Hearing Presentation

Kiggavik Project Final Hearing Presentation

Heather HarpellCanadian Nuclear Safety Commission

Baker Lake, NunavutMarch 2-14, 2015

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Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Kiggavik Project – Final Hearing Presentation

Presentation TopicsPresentation Topics

• Introduction to the CanadianNuclear Safety Commission(CNSC)

• Final written submission findings

• CNSC licensing process

• Public information sessions

• CNSC staff concluding remarks

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Regulatory RoleRegulatory Role

• Canada’s nuclear regulator

• Licensing and compliance of nuclear facilities

• Does not regulate: other types of mining uranium exploration

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Role in this Environmental AssessmentRole in this Environmental Assessment

• Provide technical expertise

• Not a decision maker during the environmental assessment (EA)

• Conduct extensive licensing process, after the EA, if applicable

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• Protect the health, safety and security of persons and the environment

• Implement Canada’s international commitments on the peaceful use of nuclear energy

• Provide scientific and regulatory information to the public

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MandateMandate


Laws and Regulations ᐱᖁᔭᐃᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᐃᓪᓗ

Laws and Regulations ᐱᖁᔭᐃᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᐃᓪᓗ

• Nuclear Safety and Control Act

• General Nuclear Safety and Control Regulations

• Uranium Mines and Mills Regulations

• Radiation Protection Regulations

• Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations

• ᓄᖑᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᑦᑕᕐᓇᕐᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᐃᑦ

• ᓄᖑᔪᐃᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᐊᑦᑕᕐᓇᕐᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ

ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᓪᓗ ᒪᓕᒐᐃᑦ• ᓄᖑᔪᐃᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᐅᔭᕋᒃᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐ

ᓯᖃᓕᑦᑎᓂᕐᓗ ᒪᓕᒐᖏᑦ• ᓄᒍᔪᐃᑦᑐᒥᑦ ᑲᑕᒐᕐᑕᖓᓂᑦ

ᓴᐳᔭᐅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᐃᑦ• ᐴᖃᕐᑕᐅᓂᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ

ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕐᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓ ᓄᖑᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅᖃᕐᑐᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᐃᑦ

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Final Environmental Impact StatementFinal Environmental Impact Statement

Staff review focused on:•proposed mine and mill sites•how AREVA addressed CNSC’s comments

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Topics ReviewedTopics Reviewed

• Atmospheric environment

• Geology

• Geotechnical design

• Waste rock and tailings

• Hydrology, hydrogeology and groundwater quality

• Aquatic environment

• Terrestrial environment

• Human health risk assessment

• Ecological risk assessment

• Human performance

• Environmental management systems

• Effluent treatment, control and monitoring

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FindingsFindings

• Overall, the responses were sufficient for the EA phase

• No new specific comments

• Several new post-EA expectations for AREVA were identified

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Post–EA Commitments from 2013Post–EA Commitments from 2013

• Design and construction• Tailings management• Andrew Lake pit• Waste rock management• Hydrogeology• General • Human performance• Environmental

management plan

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Proposed New Post-EA CommitmentsProposed New Post-EA Commitments

• Consider best practices related to improving air quality

• Provide more detail on groundwater flow analysis

• Update human health risk assessment for nickel

• Provide final sewage and waste water design options

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CNSC Staff ConclusionsCNSC Staff Conclusions

• Revisions made by AREVA are acceptable for an EA

• Methods used and assumptions made were appropriate

• Overall, staff agreed with the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) conclusions for topics within the mandate of the CNSC

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Correction to Final Written SubmissionCorrection to Final Written Submission

• P. 19: Clarifying that the toddler doesn’t accompany the Judge Sisson’s Lake hunter, the toddler just eats the food that the hunter brings back

• No change to staff conclusions

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CNSC Licensing Process ᓄᖑᔪᐃᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖃᕐᑐᑦ

ᐱᓇᓱᒃᓂᖏᑦ

CNSC Licensing Process ᓄᖑᔪᐃᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖃᕐᑐᑦ

ᐱᓇᓱᒃᓂᖏᑦ

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Environmental assessment

Licence decision

Technical review

Public hearing

Application

Post-EA commitments

Compliance program


Working with OthersWorking with Others

• CNSC works with other regulatory agencies

• CNSC works with Aboriginal groups and community liaison committees

• Partners discuss common concerns, conduct joint inspections, carry out technical reviews together and share inspection reports

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Recent Public Information SessionsRecent Public Information Sessions

• Communities:@ Baker Lake

@ Chesterfield Inlet

@ Coral Harbour

@ Rankin Inlet

• Federal departments• Nunavut regulatory

agencies

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Examples of Topics RaisedExamples of Topics Raised

• Human and wildlife health • Nunavut environment• Licensing process• Financial guarantees• Historical mining• Radiation protection • Environmental monitoring• Fuel cycle (spent fuel)

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Uranium MinersUranium Miners

• CNSC provides information on the health effects of uranium mining

• CNSC studies uranium miners’ radiation exposures and health effects

• CNSC reviews research conducted around the world

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• CNSC monitors environmental releases around uranium mines

• Public doses are below public dose limits

• Studies provide no evidence of increased risk of cancer or other health effects to local communities

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People Living near Uranium MinesPeople Living near Uranium Mines


Concluding Remarks from CNSC StaffConcluding Remarks from CNSC Staff

• Agree with FEIS conclusions

• Have several recommendations for the Nunavut Impact Review Board

• Will conduct extensive CNSC licensing process if project proceeds

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