Public can learn about Bruce Power’s safety performance during CNSC regulatory oversight review

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 (CNSC)’s annual review of its safety performance, scheduled to take place Feb. 25, 2025.

CNSC staff will present its assessment of nuclear power plants and nuclear waste facility safe operations and performance to the commission during a public meeting as part of the nuclear industry regulator’s annual 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 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 and safety, operating performance, emergency management and fire protection).

The CNSC invites Indigenous communities, members of the public and interested parties to comment on the regulatory oversight reports, in writing by Jan. 11, 2025, 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 regulatory oversight report meeting will be held Feb. 25, 2025, in Ottawa. The public is encouraged to watch the public meeting on-line 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 regulatory oversight report and intervenor submissions, can be found here.

For additional information about Bruce Power, as well as to ask questions and provide feedback, visit Bruce Power’s Community Portal or send an E-mail message to info@brucepower.com.

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