Informal Request for ATI Records Previously Released

Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

Year: 2023

Month: June

Request Number: A-2022-00124

Request Summary: I am requesting CNSC e-mails, other correspondence, reports and the CNSC's independent review related to the Advanced Nuclear Materials Research Centre (ANMRC) for the years 2018 to 2022. The ANMRC is a new facility at the Chalk River Laboratories being built by Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL). The basis of this request is the following statement that was made by former CNL Vice President Phil Boyle at the March 2022 meeting of the Chalk River Laboratories Environmental Stewardship Council (ESC). This is to address ESC Action 220324:08 - Provide [REDACTED] (and ESC members) with the statement Phil Boyle made on licensing of the ANMRC. The activities that will occur in the ANMRC are covered in Part IV of the Chalk River Operating License, and as the facility is a 1 for 1 modern replacement for existing hot cell facilities, it doesn’t cause a change to the Licensing Basis. CNL’s determination with respect to the licensing basis was submitted to the CNSC in 2018. An independent review was conducted and the CNSC concluded the ANMRC was within the present licensing basis. Specific tasks within our facilities are allowed as long as they are within the activities covered by the safety envelope for the facility. As an S&T organization, we do different things from time to time. The activities are compared to the approved safety envelope to confirm the activity is within the Licensing Basis. CNSC provides ongoing oversight on this process. This reply was provided by Lauren Kinghorn, Corporate Operations Coordinator, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories

Disposition: Disclosed in part

Number of pages: 416

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