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Nuclear Facility - BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada Inc. - Peterborough

BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada Inc. operates two Class IB nuclear facilities under two site-specific licences to manufacture CANDU nuclear fuel bundles. These are for use at Ontario Power Generation’s Pickering and Darlington nuclear generating stations. The facility in Peterborough manufactures nuclear fuel bundles from uranium dioxide fuel pellets made in Toronto, and zircalloy tubes manufactured in house under a CNSC licence.

This facility also uses beryllium as part of its operations involving the manufacture of zircalloy tubes.

BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada Inc.'s Peterborough nuclear fuel facility

Photo credit: BWXT

Location: Peterborough, Ontario
Licensee: BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada Inc. (BWXT NEC)
Facility type: Nuclear fuel fabrication facility
Owner: BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada Inc.
Licensed capacity: Processing of up to 150 Mg of uranium per month
Status: Operating
Licence issued: January 1, 2021
Licence expires: December 31, 2030
Start of operation: 1955
Licensing documentation: Request a copy of BWXT NEC’s Peterborough licence and licence conditions handbook by emailing cnsc.info.ccsn@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca
Facility website: BWXT NEC Peterborough

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