BRUCE HEAVY WATER PLANT DECOMMISSIONING PROJECT

Four broad criteria relating to safety, environmental protection, cost and schedule were
considered in the analysis. The preferred option that was selected from this process
involves the demolition to grade of all structures, buildings and site services, followed by
site remediation.
7.0 PUBLIC AND STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION
Section 5.0 of the EASR describes the public and stakeholder consultation program
conducted by OPG during the environmental assessment. A number of consultative
activities involving local communities, aboriginal peoples, government departments and
other stakeholders were conducted. Communication activities included project
notification letters, public information open houses, newsletters, tours of the site, and
project briefings to stakeholder committees. The consultation occurred in three periods:
(i) an initial period from September 1998 to December 1998; (ii) an interim period from
January 1999 to June 2002 that primarily involved governmental consultation; and (iii) a
third period from July 2002 to September 2002 which involved distribution of a
preliminary draft of the EASR to interested stakeholders in the local community for
comment.
Issues raised by stakeholders during the consultation, and the consideration of these
issues in the assessment, are identified in section 5.0 of the EASR. No public concerns
associated with the decommissioning project were identified which would warrant a need
to have the project referred to a mediator or review panel pursuant to section 25 of the
CEAA.
8.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Section 3.0 of the EASR describes the proposed decommissioning project that was
assessed.
The current status of the site is described, including an identification of the structures and
buildings associated with the BHWP (eg., enrichment and degassing towers, pipe racks);
site services (eg., surface water treatment facility, process effluent lagoons, sludge
lagoons); and substances (nuclear, chemical) remaining on site.
The proposed decommissioning project works and activities are described in Section 3.0
of the EASR, including:
(i) demolition methods;
(ii) decommissioning of structures;
(iii) decommissioning of buildings;
(iv) decommissioning of site services;
(v) land remediation; and
(vi) management of wastes generated during the project.
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