CNSC Amends Licensing for Pickering Waste Management Facility

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has amended the licensing basis for Ontario Power Generation's (OPG) Pickering Waste Management Facility (PWMF). This amendment allows OPG to process and store up to 100 dry storage containers of used fuel that has been cooled in wet storage at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station for at least six years. Previously, OPG was required to cool the used fuel in wet storage for a minimum of ten years.

This decision follows a public hearing in writing, which included interventions and written submissions from OPG, CNSC staff, and five intervenors.