{"id":3825,"date":"2020-11-24T18:07:29","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T18:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnl.wpengine.com\/?page_id=3825"},"modified":"2025-12-09T20:14:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T01:14:29","slug":"near-surface-disposal-facility-nsdf","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/environmental-stewardship\/near-surface-disposal-facility-nsdf\/","title":{"rendered":"Near Surface Disposal Facility (NSDF)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1591193513237{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/waves-bg-title.png?id=329) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: contain !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;bg-right-top&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-5 vc_col-md-6&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1592926434293{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1606240592518{padding-bottom: 21px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Near Surface Disposal Facility<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>First and foremost the NSDF is an environmental remediation project.<\/h4>\n<p>The Government of Canada has made a commitment to clean up historical radioactive waste around the country. This includes waste from a variety of sources: nuclear research facilities, shut-down nuclear reactor sites, uranium mines and even old radium watch factories. This project, providing a safe way to dispose of low level radioactive waste, will go a long way to making that happen.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-7 vc_col-md-6&#8243;]<div class=\"qode_video_box\">\r\n\t<a itemprop=\"image\" class=\"qode_video_image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ejUFheJDLp8\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/West-Aerial_Phase-1-no-Ponds.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"qode_video_box_button_holder\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"qode_video_box_button\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"qode_video_box_button_arrow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"iframe-container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n       \r\n        \r\n            <div class=\"iframe-container_inner\">\r\n            <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Loading Video\" src=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><a href=\"#\" class=\"close-video\" ><i class=\"fa fa-close\"><\/i> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Close Video <\/span><\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        \r\n        \r\n    <\/div>\r\n   \r\n    \r\n      \r\n    <div class=\"video_contant\">\r\n     \t\t              \r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1765327890576{margin-top: 62px !important;margin-bottom: 62px !important;padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;background: #1e75db url(https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bg-testimonials.jpg?id=461) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column]<div class='testimonials_c_holder clearfix dark'><ul class=\"slides\"><li id=\"testimonials-c-9062\" class=\"testimonial_content\"><div class=\"testimonial_content_inner\"><div class=\"testimonial_text_holder\"><div class=\"testimonial_text_inner\" style=\"\"><p>\u201cCNL is committed to the safe and long-term management of all waste in our care. The NSDF is a modern solution to managing low-level waste and CNL is committed to ongoing engagement with the public, Indigenous Nations, communities and organization, and other interested parties throughout the lifecycle of the project.\u201d<\/p><p class=\"testimonial_author\" style=\"\">- <span class=\"testimonial_title_holder\">Kimberly Wolfgram Schmidt,<\/span> NSDF Facility Authority<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1606241200314{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Project Purpose<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]For more than 75 years, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) has been making advances in nuclear science and technology in the interest of Canadians. This includes the production of medical isotopes that have treated over 1 billion patients worldwide, as well as developments in clean energy which help ensure clean air to breathe and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. Through investments in the revitalization of the laboratories, that mission of innovative science will continue into the future.<\/p>\n<p>This proud history has created nuclear liabilities in the form of waste. Since Chalk River Laboratories (CRL) site operations began, wastes produced have been managed consistently with the evolving best practices and regulations. But times have changed, and as a responsible steward of the environment, CNL is seeking to retrieve and dispose of these wastes using modern engineering technology.<\/p>\n<p>Both the Government of Canada and CNL recognize that leaving the waste for future generations is not a sustainable option. CNL is proposing to build and operate this project, but it will be paid for by the Government of Canada, and overseen by the federal government, through the Crown Corporation Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, and will only go ahead if approved by the federal regulator, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong><a class=\"trackExternal\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jtNqr-_4ZkE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NSDF is key to improving the state of legacy waste<\/a><\/strong> that is already at the Chalk River Laboratories site. Presently, some wastes are temporarily contained in waste storage systems that protect workers, the public and the environment, but continuing to build more and more temporary storage is neither sustainable nor financially responsible. Other wastes exist in soils affected by historic and ongoing operations or historic building materials that require decommissioning.\u00a0 CNL has a wealth of operating experience for low level waste (LLW) facilities and there is international operating experience for LLW disposal facilities.<\/p>\n<p>NSDF has been specifically designed to isolate these waste materials from the environment. The highly conservative design life of the facility is in excess of 550 years, at which point the radioactivity will have decayed to levels you would find in the natural environment.<\/p>\n<p>We need to take action. The need for a modern LLW disposal facility at CRL is imminent. An operational NSDF allows CNL to clean up the CRL campus through carefully decommissioning of aging and redundant nuclear facilities, and conduct important environmental remediation by removing contaminated soils. NSDF is a safe, engineered modern facility that ensures these materials do not pose any risk to the public or the environment.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;64px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"Focus_Areas\" class=\"expanded\">Responding to your feedback<\/h3>\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<p>Based on the comments received on the NSDF project, six main themes were identified resulting in changes to the project or the addition of information in the final EIS.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;64px&#8221;]<div class=\"qode-accordion-holder clearfix  qode-toggle qode-initial \">\n\t\r\n<h2 class=\"clearfix qode-title-holder\" id=\"btn-1-waste-inventory\" aria-controls=\"1-waste-inventory\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\">\r\n<span class=\"qode-tab-title\">\r\n\t    <span class=\"qode-tab-title-inner\">\r\n        1. Waste Inventory    <\/span>\r\n<\/span>\r\n<span class=\"qode-accordion-mark\">\r\n    <span class=\"qode-accordion-mark-icon\">\r\n        <span class=\"icon_plus\"><\/span>\r\n        <span class=\"icon_minus-06\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/span>\r\n<\/span>\r\n<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"1-waste-inventory\" class=\"qode-accordion-content \"  aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"btn-1-waste-inventory\">\r\n    <div class=\"qode-accordion-content-inner\">\r\n        [vc_column_text]The Near Surface Disposal Facility will contain only low-level waste.\u00a0 The classes of radioactive waste in Canada are determined by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission with information available here, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca\/eng\/acts-and-regulations\/regulatory-documents\/published\/html\/regdoc2-11-1-vol1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on their website<\/a>.\u00a0 These waste classes are also consistent with definitions of the Canadian Standard Association (CSA).<\/p>\n<p>Low-level waste contains primarily short-lived radionuclides and restricts the amount of long-lived radionuclides thus requiring isolation and containment for periods of time up to a few hundred years. The engineered containment mound design life of 500 years has been established to meet the required time period to allow for radiologic decay of the waste inventory.<\/p>\n<p>Low-level waste includes items such as soils from remediation activities, demolition debris from decommissioning work and general trash such as used personal protection clothing or equipment.\u00a0 These items are considered low-level waste as they have become contaminated at some point with low levels of radioactivity.\u00a0 Low-level waste mostly contains short-lived radioactivity (thus decays relatively quickly) and can be safely handled with limited precautions.<\/p>\n<p>An estimation of the total inventory is required to inform the safety assessments where the inventory is tested against selected scenarios to determine the long-term consequences of the proposed facility.\u00a0 It also informs design criteria such as the Waste Water Treatment Plant.<\/p>\n<p>The reference inventory below establishes a representative radionuclide inventory by extrapolating waste already currently in storage, as well as waste forecasts from environmental remediation projects and decommissioning projects data to an assumed total volume of the NSDF at time of closure.\u00a0 All waste that is expected to be generated is meticulously described, or \u201ccharacterized\u201d before its generations to ensure the cumulative total inventory of NSDF is tracked against the reference inventory.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NSDF Reference Inventory at Closure<\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>Radionuclide<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Element Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Half Life (years)<sup>1<\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Predominate decay emission<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Total Activity (Bq)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Average Concentration (Bq\/g)<sup>2<\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Ag-108m<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Silver<\/td>\n<td>4.38E+02<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">beta\/gamma<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">2.62E+10<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">2.74E-02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Am-241<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Americium<\/td>\n<td>4.33E+02<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">alpha<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">9.74E+10<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">1.02E-01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Am-243<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Americium<\/td>\n<td>7.36E+03<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">alpha<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">5.24E+07<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">5.48E-05<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">C-14<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Carbon<\/td>\n<td>5.70E+03<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">beta\/gamma<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">1.70E+12<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">1.78E+00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Cl-36<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Chlorine<\/td>\n<td>3.01E+05<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">beta\/gamma<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">3.97E+09<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">4.15E-03<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Co-60<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Cobalt<\/td>\n<td>5.27E+00<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">beta\/gamma<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">1.47E+16<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">1.53E+04<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Cs-135<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Cesium<\/td>\n<td>2.30E+06<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">beta\/gamma<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">5.19E+08<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">5.43E-04<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Cs-137<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Cesium<\/td>\n<td>3.01E+01<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">beta\/gamma<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">3.17E+12<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">3.31E+00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">H-3<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Hydrogen<\/td>\n<td>1.23E+01<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">beta<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">2.79E+14<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">2.91E+02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">I-129<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Iodine<\/td>\n<td>1.57E+07<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">beta\/gamma<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">3.03E+10<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">3.16E-02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Mo-93<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Molybdenum<\/td>\n<td>4.00E+03<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">beta\/gamma<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">1.47E+05<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">1.53E-07<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Nb-94<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Niobium<\/td>\n<td>2.03E+04<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">beta\/gamma<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">2.34E+10<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">2.45E-02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Ni-59<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Nickel<\/td>\n<td>7.60E+04<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">beta\/gamma<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">1.21E+09<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">1.26E-03<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Ni-63<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Nickel<\/td>\n<td>1.01E+02<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">beta\/gamma<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">2.59E+11<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">2.70E-01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Np-237<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Neptunium<\/td>\n<td>2.14E+06<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">alpha<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">1.74E+07<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">1.82E-05<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Pu-239<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Plutonium<\/td>\n<td>2.41E+04<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">alpha<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">8.76E+10<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">9.16E-02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Pu-241<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Plutonium<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">1.43E+01<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">beta\/gamma<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">5.84E+11<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">6.10E-01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Pu-242<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Plutonium<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">3.75E+05<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">alpha<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">6.32E+07<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">6.61E-05<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Ra-226<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Radium<\/td>\n<td>1.60E+03<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">alpha<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">3.61E+10<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">3.77E-02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Se-79<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Selenium<\/td>\n<td>3.27E+05<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">beta\/gamma<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">9.26E+07<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">9.68E-05<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Sn-126<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Tin<\/td>\n<td>2.30E+05<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">beta\/gamma<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">1.24E+08<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">1.30E-04<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Sr-90<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Strontium<\/td>\n<td>2.88E+01<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">beta\/gamma<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">3.35E+12<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">3.50E+00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Tc-99<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Technetium<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">2.11E+05<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">beta\/gamma<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">3.16E+11<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">3.31E-01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Th-230<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Thorium<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">7.54E+04<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">alpha<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">5.30E+09<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">5.54E-03<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Th-232<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Thorium<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">1.40E+10<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">alpha<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">2.70E+10<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">2.82E-02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">U-233<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Uranium<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">1.59E+05<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">alpha<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">2.74E+08<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">2.86E-04<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">U-234<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Uranium<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">2.46E+05<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">alpha<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">6.88E+10<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">7.19E-02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">U-235<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Uranium<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">7.04E+08<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">alpha<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">2.96E+09<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">3.10E-03<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">U-238<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Uranium<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">4.47E+09<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">alpha<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">7.57E+10<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">7.92E-02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Zr-93<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Zirconium<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">1.61E+06<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">beta\/gamma<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">4.92E+11<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">5.17E-01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\" valign=\"top\"><sup>1<\/sup>\u00a0Half-Lives are from the IAEA Chart of the\u00a0Radionuclides<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"trackExternal\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www-nds.iaea.org\/relnsd\/vcharthtml\/VChartHTML.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www-nds.iaea.org\/relnsd\/vcharthtml\/VChartHTML.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><sup>2<\/sup>Average concentrations calculated using the ECM total waste mass of 9.57E+08 kg.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h4 class=\"clearfix qode-title-holder\" id=\"btn-2-protection-of-the-ottawa-river\" aria-controls=\"2-protection-of-the-ottawa-river\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\">\r\n<span class=\"qode-tab-title\">\r\n\t    <span class=\"qode-tab-title-inner\">\r\n        2. Protection of the Ottawa River    <\/span>\r\n<\/span>\r\n<span class=\"qode-accordion-mark\">\r\n    <span class=\"qode-accordion-mark-icon\">\r\n        <span class=\"icon_plus\"><\/span>\r\n        <span class=\"icon_minus-06\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/span>\r\n<\/span>\r\n<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"2-protection-of-the-ottawa-river\" class=\"qode-accordion-content \"  aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"btn-2-protection-of-the-ottawa-river\">\r\n    <div class=\"qode-accordion-content-inner\">\r\n        [vc_column_text]CNL employees live along and utilize the Ottawa River and its protection is as important to us as it is to you.\u00a0 We are taking the time to ensure the design of the facility is robust enough to contain the waste under all contemplated environmental conditions.As part of the ongoing federal environmental assessment, CNL is providing the necessary evidence and the science-based explanation that supports placing the facility at the Chalk River location. This includes providing details on how we will control and treat any liquid effluent discharges.<\/p>\n<p>Controls will be in place to minimize the generation of waste water.\u00a0 A state of the art waste water treatment plant has been designed to remove both radiological and chemical contaminants.\u00a0 CNL has performed pilot testing of the proposed wastewater treatment process utilizing simulated waste water representative of what we expect to collect and treat when the NSDF is in operation.\u00a0 Through pilot testing we have demonstrated that we can achieve the effluent discharge targets that are protective of the public and the environment.\u00a0 Furthermore, the plant is designed for batch releases, which means all liquid effluent must be sampled and proven to meet our targets before discharge.<\/p>\n<p>This short\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ejUFheJDLp8\"><strong>conceptual video<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0explains the process in more detail.<\/p>\n<p>CNL has a comprehensive environmental and effluent monitoring program in place which includes monitoring of the Ottawa River water quality and fish.\u00a0 CRL\u2019s\u00a0Annual Environmental Monitoring\u00a0summarizes monitoring activities regularly conducted on various sources, including ambient air, surface water, vegetation, soil and sediments, and game animals, at various locations on and off the CRL site.\u00a0 This environmental and effluent monitoring program will be expanded to include the NSDF waste water treatment plant effluent, surface water in the Perch Lake Basin, and groundwater to confirm performance of the engineered containment mound and ongoing monitoring of the Ottawa River.[\/vc_column_text]    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h4 class=\"clearfix qode-title-holder\" id=\"btn-3-design-and-engineering\" aria-controls=\"3-design-and-engineering\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\">\r\n<span class=\"qode-tab-title\">\r\n\t    <span class=\"qode-tab-title-inner\">\r\n        3. Design and Engineering    <\/span>\r\n<\/span>\r\n<span class=\"qode-accordion-mark\">\r\n    <span class=\"qode-accordion-mark-icon\">\r\n        <span class=\"icon_plus\"><\/span>\r\n        <span class=\"icon_minus-06\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/span>\r\n<\/span>\r\n<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"3-design-and-engineering\" class=\"qode-accordion-content \"  aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"btn-3-design-and-engineering\">\r\n    <div class=\"qode-accordion-content-inner\">\r\n        [vc_column_text]When the draft EIS was submitted, CNL had completed the preliminary design of the NSDF. Since then, CNL has continued development of the design of the engineered containment mound, waste water treatment plant and supporting facilities. While the overall design has generally remained the same, several improvements have been made in many cases as a result of the decision to include only low-level radioactive waste, but also in response to valuable public and Indigenous input.<\/p>\n<p>A number of comments were received questioning CNL\u2019s confidence in the 550 year design-life of the engineered containment mound, a key component of which is are the High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Geomembranes (GMB). Over the past three years, Dr. Kerry Rowe, a globally recognized expert in geomembrane systems based at Queens University has undertaken testing of the NSDF geomembrane and provided the scientific evidence to demonstrate with confidence that 550 year service-life will be met.\u00a0 Methods for testing and data analyses were performed in accordance with applicable standards and have been published in a number of peer-reviewed journals.<\/p>\n<p>To ensure the integrity of the HDPE materials and quality of installation, the project will apply a Construction Quality Assurance (CQA) program. The CQA Program will include confirmatory tests and inspection by qualified personnel prior to and during liner installation. The design also includes systems to monitor and detect any leakage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UUHLzc6qJUs\">In 2019, Dr. Rowe presented the findings of this study at a public event in Deep River.<\/a>[\/vc_column_text]    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h4 class=\"clearfix qode-title-holder\" id=\"btn-4-long-term-accountability\" aria-controls=\"4-long-term-accountability\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\">\r\n<span class=\"qode-tab-title\">\r\n\t    <span class=\"qode-tab-title-inner\">\r\n        4. Long Term Accountability    <\/span>\r\n<\/span>\r\n<span class=\"qode-accordion-mark\">\r\n    <span class=\"qode-accordion-mark-icon\">\r\n        <span class=\"icon_plus\"><\/span>\r\n        <span class=\"icon_minus-06\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/span>\r\n<\/span>\r\n<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"4-long-term-accountability\" class=\"qode-accordion-content \"  aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"btn-4-long-term-accountability\">\r\n    <div class=\"qode-accordion-content-inner\">\r\n        [vc_column_text]As the owner of the CRL site and of the associated liabilities, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) &#8211; a federal Crown corporation &#8211; will ensure that the site is safely managed and controlled for as long as necessary.[\/vc_column_text]    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h4 class=\"clearfix qode-title-holder\" id=\"btn-5-environmental-events\" aria-controls=\"5-environmental-events\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\">\r\n<span class=\"qode-tab-title\">\r\n\t    <span class=\"qode-tab-title-inner\">\r\n        5. Environmental Events    <\/span>\r\n<\/span>\r\n<span class=\"qode-accordion-mark\">\r\n    <span class=\"qode-accordion-mark-icon\">\r\n        <span class=\"icon_plus\"><\/span>\r\n        <span class=\"icon_minus-06\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/span>\r\n<\/span>\r\n<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"5-environmental-events\" class=\"qode-accordion-content \"  aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"btn-5-environmental-events\">\r\n    <div class=\"qode-accordion-content-inner\">\r\n        [vc_column_text]Other disruptive environmental events have been further analyzed in the safety assessments, considering both during the operational phase and post-closure.\u00a0 This includes:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Earthquakes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The analysis has shown that the design of the engineered containment mound is robust and can with stand a 1:10,000 year earthquake.<\/p>\n<p>Design changes to the engineered containment mound have been made to mitigate liquefaction potential. A replacement of the liquefiable soils with graded granular material from the bedrock excavation at site was considered as an optimal solution and included in the design of the engineered containment mound.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tornadoes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The design of the waste water treatment plant has been made more robust to withstand potential tornadoes and high winds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Precipitation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The design basis increases the capacity for the equalization tanks for the waste water treatment plant to accommodate for 100 year back to back storm events.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flooding<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The base of the proposed NSDF is located approximately 163 metres above sea level, which is approximately 50 metres above the current water levels of the Ottawa River. Local residents can be assured that the proposed site is situated well outside of a flood plain.<\/p>\n<p>The Ottawa River posed no flooding threat to the Chalk River Laboratories site or its operations during the 2019 high-water conditions, nor would it have impacted the NSDF.[\/vc_column_text]    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h4 class=\"clearfix qode-title-holder\" id=\"btn-6-alternative-means\" aria-controls=\"6-alternative-means\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\">\r\n<span class=\"qode-tab-title\">\r\n\t    <span class=\"qode-tab-title-inner\">\r\n        6. Alternative Means    <\/span>\r\n<\/span>\r\n<span class=\"qode-accordion-mark\">\r\n    <span class=\"qode-accordion-mark-icon\">\r\n        <span class=\"icon_plus\"><\/span>\r\n        <span class=\"icon_minus-06\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/span>\r\n<\/span>\r\n<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"6-alternative-means\" class=\"qode-accordion-content \"  aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"btn-6-alternative-means\">\r\n    <div class=\"qode-accordion-content-inner\">\r\n        [vc_column_text]The EIS has an expanded Alternative Means section to better clarify the process that was followed to determine the NSDF location and design features.\u00a0 Based on questions and comments received, a summary of some of key information is provided below.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Why the Chalk River site?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chalk River Laboratories is the most suitable host site as more than 90% of the waste to be managed in the NSDF is already on the CRL site. This location for the facility avoids the time, cost and risk in transporting the waste to another location (an effort which would require ~ 45,000 transport truck trips) and reduce the unnecessary generation of tons of greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Why the East Mattawa Road Location on the Chalk River Site?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fourteen potential sites within the Chalk River Laboratories (CRL) site were initially screened against mandatory criteria such as minimum area, access to power, water and gas.\u00a0 Sites that passed the first review were further evaluated using a number of exclusion criteria, such as the floodplain, geotechnical considerations and presence of species at risk. Based on this review two candidate sites were identified for further evaluation. Both sites were technically feasible, however they differed in relation to monitoring complexity, lifecycle costs and the potential for environmental impacts.<\/p>\n<p>The chosen East Mattawa Road (EMR) site is closest to the CRL main campus and therefore closest to the mandatory support services (e.g. electricity, water, heat). It is located within the Perch Lake drainage basin (Figure 2), which has been impacted by other historic waste management practices. Groundwater flow and contaminant migration at CRL site has been studied for over six decades and the Perch Lake Basin is well understood, better enabling CNL to mitigate any potential impacts from the NSDF facility.<\/p>\n<p>Placing the NSDF at the EMR site allows us to consolidate it within an area that is currently affected by historic and ongoing operations. The Alternate site is in a \u201cgreenfield\u201d area, which means it is an unaffected, natural site. There are no pre-existing plumes or contamination from waste storage in the vicinity of the Alternate site.\u00a0 CNL and AECL would prefer to retain the Alternate site as a greenfield area, providing protected habitat for species at risk such as the Blanding\u2019s Turtle and bats.[\/vc_column_text]    <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#f7f7f7&#8243;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;64&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>NSDF Timeline<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;32&#8243;]<div class='journey_carousels_holder clearfix'><div class='journey_carousel' data-show-navigation='yes' data-animation-speed='' data-auto-rotate-slides='0' data-number-per-slide='4'><ul class='slides'><li class=\"item id-3975\"><div class = \"blog_post_holder has_img\"><div class = \"blog_image_holder svg\" ><span class = \"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"33\" height=\"44\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/flags.svg\" class=\"attachment-latest_post_boxes size-latest_post_boxes wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class = \"blog_text_wrapper\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_outer\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner2\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\"  class= \"blog_slider_simple_title entry_title\" >March 2017<\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"blog_slider_simple_excerpt\" >Draft Environmental Impact Statement submitted to the CNSC.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"item id-3976\"><div class = \"blog_post_holder has_img\"><div class = \"blog_image_holder svg\" ><span class = \"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"47\" height=\"47\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/calendar.svg\" class=\"attachment-latest_post_boxes size-latest_post_boxes wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class = \"blog_text_wrapper\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_outer\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner2\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\"  class= \"blog_slider_simple_title entry_title\" >May &#8211; August 2017<\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"blog_slider_simple_excerpt\" >Formal public and Indigenous comment period on draft EIS.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"item id-3977\"><div class = \"blog_post_holder has_img\"><div class = \"blog_image_holder svg\" ><span class = \"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"47\" height=\"43\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/chat.svg\" class=\"attachment-latest_post_boxes size-latest_post_boxes wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class = \"blog_text_wrapper\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_outer\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner2\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\"  class= \"blog_slider_simple_title entry_title\" >September 2017<\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"blog_slider_simple_excerpt\" >CNL receives all comments and information requests on the draft EIS.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"item id-3978\"><div class = \"blog_post_holder has_img\"><div class = \"blog_image_holder svg\" ><span class = \"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"47\" height=\"41\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/newspaper.svg\" class=\"attachment-latest_post_boxes size-latest_post_boxes wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class = \"blog_text_wrapper\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_outer\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner2\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\"  class= \"blog_slider_simple_title entry_title\" >November 2019<\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"blog_slider_simple_excerpt\" >CNL addressing responses to comments on draft EIS. Revised draft EIS submitted.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"item id-3979\"><div class = \"blog_post_holder has_img\"><div class = \"blog_image_holder svg\" ><span class = \"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"47\" height=\"47\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/calendar.svg\" class=\"attachment-latest_post_boxes size-latest_post_boxes wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class = \"blog_text_wrapper\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_outer\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner2\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\"  class= \"blog_slider_simple_title entry_title\" >May 2021<\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"blog_slider_simple_excerpt\" >CNL submits final EIS and responses to public and Indigenous comments to the CNSC.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"item id-8281\"><div class = \"blog_post_holder has_img\"><div class = \"blog_image_holder svg\" ><span class = \"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"42\" height=\"42\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/check-mark.svg\" class=\"attachment-latest_post_boxes size-latest_post_boxes wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class = \"blog_text_wrapper\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_outer\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner2\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\"  class= \"blog_slider_simple_title entry_title\" >July 2021<\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"blog_slider_simple_excerpt\" >CNSC Staff deem EIS and licensing application documents acceptable.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"item id-3991\"><div class = \"blog_post_holder has_img\"><div class = \"blog_image_holder svg\" ><span class = \"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"33\" height=\"44\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/flags.svg\" class=\"attachment-latest_post_boxes size-latest_post_boxes wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class = \"blog_text_wrapper\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_outer\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner2\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\"  class= \"blog_slider_simple_title entry_title\" >February 22, 2022<\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"blog_slider_simple_excerpt\" >CNSC Commission Hearing Part 1.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"item id-3996\"><div class = \"blog_post_holder has_img\"><div class = \"blog_image_holder svg\" ><span class = \"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"47\" height=\"47\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/calendar.svg\" class=\"attachment-latest_post_boxes size-latest_post_boxes wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class = \"blog_text_wrapper\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_outer\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner2\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\"  class= \"blog_slider_simple_title entry_title\" >May 3- June 2, 2022<\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"blog_slider_simple_excerpt\" >CNSC Commission Hearing Part 2.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"item id-3997\"><div class = \"blog_post_holder has_img\"><div class = \"blog_image_holder svg\" ><span class = \"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"42\" height=\"42\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/check-mark.svg\" class=\"attachment-latest_post_boxes size-latest_post_boxes wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class = \"blog_text_wrapper\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_outer\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner2\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\"  class= \"blog_slider_simple_title entry_title\" >July 2022<\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"blog_slider_simple_excerpt\" >Procedural Direction Announced.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"item id-8257\"><div class = \"blog_post_holder has_img\"><div class = \"blog_image_holder svg\" ><span class = \"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"33\" height=\"44\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/flags.svg\" class=\"attachment-latest_post_boxes size-latest_post_boxes wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class = \"blog_text_wrapper\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_outer\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner2\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\"  class= \"blog_slider_simple_title entry_title\" >July 2023<\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"blog_slider_simple_excerpt\" >Written submission for Procedural Direction.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"item id-12750\"><div class = \"blog_post_holder has_img\"><div class = \"blog_image_holder svg\" ><span class = \"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"47\" height=\"47\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/calendar.svg\" class=\"attachment-latest_post_boxes size-latest_post_boxes wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class = \"blog_text_wrapper\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_outer\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner2\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\"  class= \"blog_slider_simple_title entry_title\" >August 2023<\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"blog_slider_simple_excerpt\" >Final written submissions and oral presentations.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"item id-10708\"><div class = \"blog_post_holder has_img\"><div class = \"blog_image_holder svg\" ><span class = \"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"47\" height=\"43\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/chat.svg\" class=\"attachment-latest_post_boxes size-latest_post_boxes wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class = \"blog_text_wrapper\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_outer\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner2\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\"  class= \"blog_slider_simple_title entry_title\" >January 2024<\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"blog_slider_simple_excerpt\" >CNSC Commission amends Chalk River Laboratories licence authorizing the construction of the NSDF<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1606248494542{padding-top: 82px !important;padding-bottom: 70px !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1606242175128{padding-bottom: 70px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Learn more about the NSDF<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner]<div class=\"image_with_text one_third\"><div class=\"image_with_text_box  round\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/NSDF_Poster_EN.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"image_box\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/North-Entrance-Perspective_Complete-250x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><span class=\"image_with_text_inner \" ><h4  class=\"img-title \">NSDF Design<\/h4><\/span> <\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"image_with_text one_third\"><div class=\"image_with_text_box  round\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/environmental-stewardship\/near-surface-disposal-facility-nsdf\/nsdf-technical-documents-reports\/\"  target=\"_self\"><span class=\"image_box\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Site-Plan_ECM-Completed-250x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><span class=\"image_with_text_inner \" ><h4  class=\"img-title \">Technical Documents &amp; Reports<\/h4><\/span> <\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"image_with_text one_third\"><div class=\"image_with_text_box  round\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLxMi0WAtqUlLMzMWElGfRfWgBJiSBBkOp\"  target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"image_box\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/North-Entrance-Aerial_Phase-1-250x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><span class=\"image_with_text_inner \" ><h4  class=\"img-title \">Videos &amp; Presentations<\/h4><\/span> <\/a><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; 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The need for a modern LLW disposal facility at CRL is imminent. An operational NSDF allows CNL to clean up the CRL campus through carefully decommissioning of aging and redundant nuclear facilities, and conduct important environmental remediation by removing contaminated soils. NSDF is a safe, engineered modern facility that ensures these materials do not pose any risk to the public or the environment.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t       \n            \t<\/div>\n    \n   \n    \n\t<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\t\n    \n   \n    \n<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1606324856208{margin-top: 64px !important;margin-bottom: 64px !important;}&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#eaeaea&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;64px&#8221;]<div class=\"qode-info-card \">\n\n \n \t\t<div class=\"qode-info-card-image\">\n        <div class=\"qode-info-card-image-bg\"  style=\" 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             <h5 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"latest_post_title entry_title \">CNL announces 2025 Awards of Excellence winners<\/h5>\r\n                            <p class=\"excerpt\">Employee recognition program celebrates achievements in medical isotope production, nuclear science and technology, waste management and workplace safety at annual......<\/p>                            \r\n                            <div class=\"post_more\">\r\n                    \r\n                        \t\t\t<a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/cnl-announces-2025-awards-of-excellence-winners\/\" class=\"qbutton default\">Read More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">CNL announces 2025 Awards of Excellence winners<\/span><\/a>  \r\n                              \r\n                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                            \r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n        \r\n     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