List of nuclear waste storage facilities in Canada

Nuclear waste is stored in Canada at the following locations:

Site Location(s) Licensee Class(es) of waste Status
Best Theratronics Manufacturing Facility Kanata, Ontario Best Theratronics Intermediate-level radioactive waste, low-level radioactive waste Operating [1]
Blind River Refinery Blind River, Ontario Cameco Low-level radioactive waste Operating [1]
Bruce Nuclear Generating Station Tiverton, Ontario Bruce Power High-level radioactive waste (wet storage), non-used nuclear fuel Operating [1][2]
BWX Technologies Fuel Manufacturing Peterborough, Ontario

Toronto, Ontario

BWX Technologies Nuclear Energy Canada Low-level radioactive waste Operating [1]
Cameco Fuel Manufacturing Facility Port Hope, Ontario Cameco Low-level radioactive waste Operating [1]
Chalk River Laboratories Chalk River, Ontario CNL High-level radioactive waste (dry storage), intermediate-level radioactive waste, low-level radioactive waste Operating/storage with surveillance [1]
Darlington Nuclear Generating Station Clarington, Ontario OPG High-level radioactive waste (wet storage) Operating [1]
Darlington Waste Management Facility Clarington, Ontario OPG High-level radioactive waste (dry storage), intermediate-level radioactive waste Operating [1]
Douglas Point Waste Management Facility Tiverton, Ontario CNL High-level radioactive waste (dry storage), intermediate-level radioactive waste, low-level radioactive waste Storage with surveillance [1]
Gentilly-1 Waste Management Facility Gentilly, Quebec CNL High-level radioactive waste (dry storage), low-level radioactive waste Storage with surveillance [1]
Gentilly-2 Nuclear Generating Station Gentilly, Quebec HQ High-level radioactive waste (wet storage), intermediate-level radioactive waste, low-level radioactive waste Storage with surveillance [1]
Gentilly-2 Waste Management Facility Gentilly, Quebec HQ High-level radioactive waste (dry storage) Operating [1]
Greater Toronto Area Greater Toronto Area, Ontario AECL/Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario Low-level radioactive waste from past practices Operating [1]
McMaster Nuclear Research Reactor Hamilton, Ontario McMaster University High-level radioactive waste (wet storage) Operating [1]
National Research Universal Chalk River, Ontario CNL High-level radioactive waste (wet storage) Storage with surveillance [1]
Nordion Manufacturing Facility Kanata, Ontario Nordion Intermediate-level radioactive waste Operating [1]
Nuclear Power Demonstration Renfrew County, Ontario CNL Intermediate-level radioactive waste, low-level radioactive waste Storage with surveillance [1]
Pickering Nuclear Generating Station Pickering, Ontario OPG High-level radioactive waste (wet storage) Operating [1]
Pickering Waste Management Facility Pickering, Ontario OPG High-level radioactive waste (dry storage), intermediate-level radioactive waste Operating [1]
Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station Maces Bay, New Brunswick New Brunswick Power High-level radioactive waste (wet storage) Operating [1]
Point Lepreau Waste Management Facility Maces Bay, New Brunswick New Brunswick Power High-level radioactive waste (dry storage), intermediate-level radioactive waste, low-level radioactive waste Operating [1]
Port Hope Conversion Facility Port Hope, Ontario Cameco Low-level radioactive waste Operating [1]
Port Hope Long-Term Waste Management Facility Port Hope, Ontario CNL Low-level radioactive waste from past practices Operating [1]
Port Granby Long-Term Waste Management Facility Port Granby, Ontario CNL Low-level radioactive waste from past practices Operating [1]
Radioactive Waste Operations Site 1 Tiverton, Ontario OPG Intermediate-level radioactive waste, low-level radioactive waste Storage with surveillance [1]
Welcome Waste Management Facility Port Hope, Ontario CNL Low-level radioactive waste from past practices Operating [1]
Western Waste Management Facility Tiverton, Ontario OPG High-level radioactive waste (dry storage) Operating [1]
Whiteshell Laboratories Pinawa, Manitoba CNL High-level radioactive waste (dry storage) Decommissioning [1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Radioactive waste". Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  2. ^ ONTARIO. ROYAL COMMISSION ON ELECTRIC POWER PLANNING (1978). INTERIM REPORT OF THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON ELECTRIC POWER PLANNING ON NUCLEAR POWER IN ONTARIO - A RACE AGAINST TIME. Robarts - University of Toronto. Toronto : Royal Commission on Electric Power Planning.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
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