September 7, 2022 3:59pm
The Canadian Nuclear Laboratories has updated Bruce County council about the decommissioning of Douglas Point nuclear plant in Kincardine.
At their September 1st meeting, council learned that so far over 90% of waste created by the removal of the facility is being recycled.
Of the 24,900 kilograms of non radioactive non hazardous waste removed in 2021, about 20,000 kilograms was recycled. Canada’s first nuclear facility operated from 1968 to 1984, with the initial decommission completed in the late 80s.
Senior Communications Officer, Margot Thompson, said 46 silos of used nuclear fuel will go into the proposed Deep Geological Repository which is currently slated for either South Bruce or Ignace.
“With Douglas Point, the decommissioning goal is full removal. So that means everything will be cleared off of the site and right now the target date for that is 2070,” said Thompson
The final phases to remove spent fuel and the reactor building, will be completed between 2030 and 2070 under a separate license.
Douglas Point is a 13 acre site located within the sprawling Bruce Power property.
