Emil Jacobs - Collectifission<p>"The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has announced its decision to authorise Ontario Power Generation to construct a BWRX-300 reactor at the Darlington New Nuclear Project site in Clarington, Ontario.</p><p>In making its decision, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) said it had concluded that Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is qualified to carry out the activities authorised under the licence; that the company has adequate programmes in place to ensure that the health and safety of workers, the public and the environment will be protected; and that it will make adequate provision for the maintenance of national security and to implement Canada's international obligations.</p><p>The licence is valid until 31 March 2035, and includes site-specific licence conditions as well as regulatory hold-points during the construction process where OPG is required to provide additional information to the CNSC before it may continue.</p><p>The decision by the Commission does not authorise the operation of the reactor: this would be subject to a future licensing hearing and decision, "should OPG come forward with a licence application to do so", the regulator said.</p><p>Ontario Power Generation applied for a licence to prepare a site for the reactor in September 2006, and the CNSC began the environmental assessment process in May 2007. This was completed in 2012, with a determination from the Government of Canada that the Darlington New Nuclear Project was not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.</p><p>In December 2021, OPG announced that it had selected the General Electric Hitachi BWRX-300 reactor for deployment at the site. It applied for the construction licence in October 2022."</p><p><a href="https://greennuclear.online/tags/Nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nuclear</span></a> <a href="https://greennuclear.online/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://greennuclear.online/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/canadian-regulator-issues-smr-construction-licence" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">world-nuclear-news.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/canadian-regulator-issues-smr-construction-licence</span></a></p>