Bruce Power continues to deliver clean, reliable electricity to Ontario and cancer-fighting medical isotopes for the global medical community while maintaining a strong regard for the safety of its employees, the environment, and the community.
As part of this commitment, the company looks forward to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission’s (CNSC) annual review of its safety performance, scheduled to take place Feb. 25.
CNSC staff will present its assessment of nuclear power plants and nuclear waste facility safe operations and performance to the CNSC Commission during a public meeting as part of the nuclear industry regulator’s annual regulatory oversight review. The CNSC has a presence at each nuclear station in Canada and CNSC staff members have continuous access to inspect Bruce Power’s stations and review its activities.
Each year, CNSC staff prepare regulatory oversight reports (ROR) on nuclear power plant safety performance for all licensed Canadian nuclear facilities for the previous year, which are presented to the Commission during a public meeting. The reports evaluate licensees’ safety performance across 14 Safety Control Areas (some examples include: Environmental Protection, Radiation Protection, Conventional Health & Safety, Operating Performance, Emergency Management and Fire Protection).
The CNSC invites Indigenous communities, members of the public and interested parties to comment on the ROR, in writing by Jan. 11, or present comments orally at the public Commission meeting in February.
“Safety is Bruce Power’s number one value and we are proud of our excellent safety performance record and our employees’ continued dedication to performing their work safely and with quality every day,” said Mike Rinker, Bruce Power’s Vice-President, Regulatory, Environment and Sustainability. “Our goal is continuous improvement in our industry leading conventional and radiological safety programs, as well as an emergency preparedness program that’s always ready to respond.
“We continue to be open and transparent with our industry regulator and welcome the opportunity to hear feedback from intervenors as part of this regulatory oversight review process.”
The CNSC ROR meeting will be held Feb. 25 in Ottawa. The public is encouraged to watch the public meeting online to observe the CNSC staff report on nuclear power plant and nuclear waste facility safety performance, and the public participation with the CNSC Commission.
Meeting materials, including the ROR and intervenor submissions, can be found here.
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About Bruce Power
Bruce Power is an electricity company based in Bruce County, Saugeen Ojibway Nation Territory, Ontario. We are powered by our people. Our 4,200 employees are the foundation of our accomplishments and are proud of the role they play in safely delivering clean, reliable nuclear power to families and businesses across the province and cancer-fighting medical isotopes around the world. Bruce Power has worked hard to build strong roots in Ontario and is committed to protecting the environment and supporting the communities in which we live. Formed in 2001, Bruce Power is a Canadian-owned partnership of TC Energy, OMERS, the Power Workers’ Union and The Society of United Professionals. Learn more at www.brucepower.com and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube.
