Regulatory Action - Saskatchewan Research Council
Under the Nuclear Safety and Control Act and associated regulations, various levels of regulatory action can be taken by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) to protect the health, safety and security of Canadians and the environment.
2010
November 4, 2010
Update to regulatory action issued on July 23, 2010, to Saskatchewan Research Council regarding the proposed Gunnar Rehabilitation Project
SRC has submitted the required documentation (source: SRC Web site) in response to the Commission order 10-1 for the Gunnar Mine site. CNSC staff are currently reviewing these documents.
Read the regulatory action issued on July 23, 2010, to Saskatchewan Research Council (PDF)
October 12, 2010
Update to regulatory action issued on July 23, 2010, to Saskatchewan Research Council regarding the proposed Gunnar Rehabilitation Project
Following the Commission order issued to the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) on July 23, 2010 (PDF), the SRC has complied with items 1, 2 and 6 of Commission order 10-1. CNSC staff will be on site at the Gunnar mine in Northern Saskatchewan during the week of October 11, 2010, to confirm compliance with the remainder of this Commission order. The inspection will include observation and verification of all activities on the Gunnar mine site in relation to Commission Order 10-1. CNSC staff will also ensure that temporary storage sites for hazardous material are safe and secure to protect workers, the public and the environment.
The CNSC has been advised by SRC that their plan to burn the wooden structures at the Gunnar site has been cancelled since SRC will be able to take down all wooden structures using heavy equipment. Read more about SRC’s program for the Cleanup of Abandoned Northern Sites (CLEANS)
September 23, 2010
Update to regulatory action issued on July 23, 2010 to Saskatchewan Research Council regarding the proposed Gunnar Rehabilitation Project
Following the Commission order issued to the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) on July 23, 2010 (PDF), the CNSC has been working cooperatively with the Saskatchewan Ministry of the Environment on issues dealing with the Gunnar mine site in Northern Saskatchewan. As part of SRC's response to the order to "take down buildings and structures that fail the structural assessment by no later than October 31, 2010", the CNSC has been advised that the SRC submitted an application and was granted approval by Saskatchewan Environment to burn wooden buildings that are structurally unsafe in a controlled fashion, on the Gunnar site.
CNSC staff considers that there are no radiological impacts as a result of burning of these wooden structures and the CNSC is satisfied with the conditions set by Saskatchewan Environment to ensure the work is completed in a safe manner for workers and the public.
Read more about SRC's request to burn wooden structures at the Gunnar mine site. (source: CLEANS Web site)
August 19, 2010
Update to regulatory action issued on June 18, 2010 to Saskatchewan Research Council regarding the proposed Gunnar Rehabilitation Project
July 26, 2010
Update to regulatory action issued on June 18, 2010 to Saskatchewan Research Council regarding the proposed Gunnar Rehabilitation Project
July 5, 2010
Update to regulatory action issued on June 18, 2010 to Saskatchewan Research Council regarding the proposed Gunnar Rehabilitation Project
July 7, 2010: Transcript of the July 5 public hearing regarding Saskatchewan Research Council: Opportunity to be heard (PDF)
Saskatchewan Research Council: Opportunity to be heard today on the Designated Officer Order issued on June 18, 2010 (PDF)
June 18, 2010
Order to Saskatchewan Research Council regarding the proposed Gunnar Rehabilitation Project
On June 21, 2010, the CNSC announced that an order was issued on June 18, 2010 to the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC), in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
The order required SRC to immediately:
- conduct an assessment of the occupational health and safety risks of all buildings and structures;
- secure the site; and
- remove all buildings and structures at the Gunnar mine site that pose a physical risk to the health and safety to the public.
The order was issued based the results of an inspection conducted on June 8, 2010, which confirmed the continued deterioration of the former Gunnar site and the potential risk to persons accessing the site without authorization. The Gunnar mine site is located south of Uranium City, in northern Saskatchewan. The order will be closed when the above is completed and approved by the CNSC.
Read the order (PDF)
