DGR Hearing Restarts September 9 in Kincardine
The Joint Review Panel appointed to evaluate Ontario Power Generation's proposal to bury nuclear waste beside Lake Huron announced on June 3rd that the hearing will restart on September 9th for an estimated two weeks. Anyone wishing to make a presentation must fill out a Hearing Participation Form by June 23rd. Written submissions will be required by July 21st and any supporting materials - such as presentation slides - must be submitted by August 25th. The Review Panel has identified a short list of subjects to be addressed during the reconvened hearing. They are: the methodology used to determine the significance of adverse environmental effects; updates to the geoscientific verification plan; expansion plans for the DGR project; relative risk analysis of alternative means of carrying out the project; implications of revisions to the reference waste inventory; and the applicability of recent incidents at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) to the safety case for the DGR project. The revised hearing procedures provide additional detail on the subjects to be addressed.
Background
On March 25, 2014 the Joint Review Panel for Ontario Power Generation's Proposed Deep Geologic Repository for Low and Intermediate Level Radioactive wastes announced that it will be reconvening the hearing after receiving all of the additional information required of OPG since the hearing adjourned in October 2013.
On June 18, the Joint Review Panel issued its notice that a public hearing on Ontario Power Generation's proposed "Deep Geological Repository" for radioactive wastes will begin on September 16th, 2013 in Kincardine. The hearing opened at 1 pm on Monday, September 16th at the Legion in Kincardine. The hearing continued for three weeks at the Legion in Kincardine, before moving to the 'Plex in Port Elgin for Week Four. On October 1, 2013 the Joint Review Panel for the Deep Geologic Repository Project for Low and Intermediate Level Radioactive Waste (DGR) announced that they were adding three additional hearing days to dedicate more time to the topic of licensing, permits and authorizations. Since the hearing closed in late October, the Joint Review Panel has issued several sets of requests for additional information.
The Joint Review Panel appointed to evaluate Ontario Power Generation's proposal to bury nuclear waste beside Lake Huron announced on June 3rd that the hearing will restart on September 9th for an estimated two weeks. Anyone wishing to make a presentation must fill out a Hearing Participation Form by June 23rd. Written submissions will be required by July 21st and any supporting materials - such as presentation slides - must be submitted by August 25th. The Review Panel has identified a short list of subjects to be addressed during the reconvened hearing. They are: the methodology used to determine the significance of adverse environmental effects; updates to the geoscientific verification plan; expansion plans for the DGR project; relative risk analysis of alternative means of carrying out the project; implications of revisions to the reference waste inventory; and the applicability of recent incidents at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) to the safety case for the DGR project. The revised hearing procedures provide additional detail on the subjects to be addressed.
Background
On March 25, 2014 the Joint Review Panel for Ontario Power Generation's Proposed Deep Geologic Repository for Low and Intermediate Level Radioactive wastes announced that it will be reconvening the hearing after receiving all of the additional information required of OPG since the hearing adjourned in October 2013.
On June 18, the Joint Review Panel issued its notice that a public hearing on Ontario Power Generation's proposed "Deep Geological Repository" for radioactive wastes will begin on September 16th, 2013 in Kincardine. The hearing opened at 1 pm on Monday, September 16th at the Legion in Kincardine. The hearing continued for three weeks at the Legion in Kincardine, before moving to the 'Plex in Port Elgin for Week Four. On October 1, 2013 the Joint Review Panel for the Deep Geologic Repository Project for Low and Intermediate Level Radioactive Waste (DGR) announced that they were adding three additional hearing days to dedicate more time to the topic of licensing, permits and authorizations. Since the hearing closed in late October, the Joint Review Panel has issued several sets of requests for additional information.