June 2023 Environmental Non-Governmental Organization Forum

The CNSC–Environmental Non-Governmental Organization (ENGO) Forum met virtually on June 22, 2023.

Agenda

Welcome

• Approval of March 23, 2023, meeting summary
• Update on recent or emerging items

Small modular reactors – Licensing and regulation update

• Presenters: Caroline Ducros, Director General, Advanced Reactor Technologies; Sarah Eaton, Director, Advanced Reactor Licensing; Tiffany MacLellan, Senior Project Officer

CSA Enhanced Access Program presentation

• Presenters: Jason Churchill, Team Lead, Regulatory Framework Wesley Ross, Regulatory Framework Officer

Health break

Update on new Indigenous and Stakeholder Capacity Fund and timelines for Participant Funding Program

• Presenters: Clare Cattrysse, Director, Indigenous and Stakeholder Relations; Adam Levine, Team Lead, Indigenous Consultation and Participant Funding; Adam Zenobi, Participant Funding Program Administrator; Arielle Jean, Senior Policy Officer

ENGO Forum governance

• Feedback and discussion on the Forum in 2022–23
• Forward agenda
• Commitment tracker
• Fall meeting date

Conclusion

Participants

Lists of attendees from the CNSC and participating ENGOs.

ENGOs

• Carroll Chubb (Saskatchewan Environmental Society)
• Ann Coxworth (Saskatchewan Environmental Society)
• Pippa Feinstein (Nuclear Transparency Project)
• Larissa Holman (Ottawa Riverkeeper)
• Brennain Lloyd (Northwatch)
• Theresa McClenaghan (Canadian Environmental Law Association)
• Megan Van Buskirk (Saskatchewan Environmental Society)

Observers

• Susan O’Donnell (Coalition for Responsible Energy Development – New Brunswick)
• M.V. Ramana (University of British Columbia)

CNSC

• Michael DeJong
• Caroline Ducros
• Haidy Tadros
• Clare Cattrysse
• Sarah Eaton
• John Thelen
• Jason Churchill
• Meghan Gerrish
• Adam Levine
• Tiffany MacLellan
• Michael Young
• Arielle Jean
• Adam Zenobi
• Spencer Rolfe
• Wesley Ross