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the environment, such as air, water, and
soil quality; noise; human health; Aboriginal
interest, physical, and cultural
heritage; and use of land resources. The
EA report contains recommendations for
a decision including all appropriate mitigation
measures and requirements of a
follow-up program.
On March 20, 2008, the federal minister
of the environment announced referral
of the project to a review panel pursuant
to the CEAA and indicated that the CNSC
and the Canadian Environmental Assessment
Agency (CEA Agency) should pursue
a joint EA review process. An EA
requires information about potential accidents
and effects on the environment that
the CNSC regulations require in an LTPS.
Accordingly, the JRP under the authority
of the CEAA and the NSCA was established
in 2009.
The Commission Tribunal (the Responsible
Authority under the CEAA) must
approve the EA before any further licensing
action can be considered. In August
2011, the JRP submitted its EA recommendation
to the Government of Canada.
The JRP concluded that the project was
not likely to cause significant adverse
environmental effects, when implementation
of proposed mitigation measures
is considered, including effects of accidents,
malfunctions, and malevolent acts.
In May 2012, the government agreed with
the JRP's recommendation and authorized
the project to proceed to the next step,
issuing the LTPS. With approval of the
LTPS, the JRP has met its project review
responsibilities and is no longer involved
with the subsequent licensing steps.
Canada's Multiphase
Licensing Process
The NSCA and related regulations require
five separate license applications to be
filed over the lifetime of a nuclear plant.
Note that the license to operate is a separate
administrative process, much like that
used by the NRC in past years, though now
superseded by the combined (construction
and operation) license process.
License to Prepare Site. The CNSC
must be satisfied that it is feasible to design,
construct, and operate the facility
on the proposed site in a manner that will
meet all health, safety, security, and environmental
protection requirements. As
discussed above, the LTPS for Darlington
B was issued to OPG in August 2012.
Darlington was selected because the site
is large enough to accommodate up to four
new reactors, the site is adjacent to a major
transmission corridor, excellent support is
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