The following information is provided in accordance with CNL's commitment to enhance its voluntary public disclosure of events related to the Chalk River Laboratories (CRL) or Whiteshell (WL) Laboratories.
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) announced today that it has re-evaluated its proposal for the Near Surface Disposal Facility (NSDF) at Chalk River Laboratories, and has made the decision to only include low-level radioactive waste in the NSDF. Waste intended for disposal in the NSDF will meet the guidelines set out for low-level radioactive waste by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
On Thursday, August 17, a small fire occurred in an electrical motor cabinet in the NRU reactor. The cause of the fire was a relay overheating, and the fire self-extinguished.
On Sunday July 30, the Chalk River Laboratories site experienced a loss of electrical power as supplied by Hydro One.
On Friday April 7, CNL fire response personnel responded to an alarm at a small utility building located at the Chalk River site. The unoccupied structure is an access point to below grade utility services.