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Request for Public Comment

Draft Screening Report – Decommissioning of the Heavy Water Upgrading Plant, Chalk River Laboratories (FEAI 31931)

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) invites public comment on the Draft Environmental Assessment Screening Report for the proposed decommissioning of the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) Heavy Water Upgrading Plant, at Chalk River Laboratories.

The environmental assessment is being conducted pursuant to the requirements of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act.

The public comment period ends on February 1, 2008.

The Screening Report is based on a separate Environmental Assessment Study Report prepared by AECL in response to EA Guidelines approved by CNSC.

Interested parties should address their written comments to CNSC Environmental Assessment Officer at the address indicated below. CNSC staff will review and address all comments received before submitting the EA Screening Report to the Commission for approval and decision under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. All comments received regarding the EA Screening Report will be public information.

Copies of the DRAFT EA Screening Report are available at the following locations:

Written comments on the Screening Report document should be submitted by regular mail or by email by 2 February 2008 to:

Alison Dourado
Environmental Assessment Officer
Environmental Assessment Division
Directorate of Environmental and Radiation Protection and Assessment
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
P.O. Box 1046, Station B
Ottawa, ON
K1P 5S9

Phone: 1-800-668-5284
Email: ceaainfo@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca

For more information on the environmental assessment process, please refer to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency web site at www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca.

CNSC regulates the use of nuclear energy and materials to protect health, safety, security and the environment and to respect Canada's international commitments on the peaceful use of nuclear energy.