Participant funding for Ontario Power Generation’s application to renew its licence for the Western Waste Management Facility

Status

This participant funding opportunity is now closed, and funding has been approved.

Participant funding notice

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) will conduct a public hearing to consider an application from Ontario Power Generation Inc. (OPG) to renew its waste facility operating licence for the Western Waste Management Facility (WWMF) for a period of 10 years. OPG has also applied for authorization to construct 2 additional used-fuel storage structures at the WWMF. The WWMF is located in the Municipality of Kincardine, Ontario, within the traditional and treaty territory of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation, and the harvesting areas of the Georgian Bay Métis Nation of Ontario Region 7 and the Historic Saugeen Métis peoples.

The CNSC is offering participant funding to assist Indigenous Nations and communities, members of the public and interested parties in reviewing OPG’s application and associated documents, and in participating in the Commission hearing process.

Up to $200,000 in participant funding will be disbursed among all successful applicants for the provision of new, distinctive and valuable information through informed and topic-specific interventions to the Commission. Participant funding applications must clearly demonstrate how the proposed intervention will provide the Commission with information directly related to OPG’s application to renew its licence for the WWMF.

Participant funding decision

A funding review committee (FRC) was established to review the funding applications received by the CNSC's Participant Funding Program administrator and to make recommendations on the allocation of funding to eligible applicants. The CNSC carefully considered the FRC's recommendations on the allocation of participant funding and approved the reimbursement of up to $180,649.30 to the following recipients:

Recipient	CNSC-approved funding
Saugeen Ojibway Nation	$102,350.00
Paul Sedran	$1,500.00
Canadian Association of Nuclear Host Communities	$33,478.30
Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility	$15,000.00
Northwatch	$28,321.00
Total	$180,649.30

Eligibility and funding criteria

For more information on participant funding and how it works, including details on eligibility and funding criteria, please read the Participant Funding Program Guide.

Contact information

Participant Funding Program Administrator
pfp@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca