ONTARIO POWER GENERATION’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Transcript of ONTARIO POWER GENERATION’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ONTARIO POWER GENERATION’S
BOARD OF DIRECTORSR U M I N A V E L S H I , P R E S I D E N T A N D C E O
C A N A D I A N N U C L E A R S A F E T Y C O M M I S S I O N
M A R C H 1 1 , 2 0 2 1
OUR MANDATE
• Regulate the use of nuclear energy and materials to protect health, safety, and security and the environment
• Implement Canada's international commitments on the peaceful use of nuclear energy
• Disseminate objective scientific, technical and regulatory information to the public
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COMMISSION MEMBERS
DR. TIMOTHY BERUBE
DR. SANDOR DEMETER
DR. MARCEL LACROIX
DR. STEPHENMCKINNON
MS. RUMINA VELSHI
• Quasi-judicial administrative tribunal
• Agent of the Crown (duty to consult)
• Decisions reviewable by Federal Court
• Independent, part-time Commission members
• Reports to Parliament through Minister of Natural Resources
MS. INDRA MAHARAJ
MR. RANDALL KAHGEE
CNSC ACROSS CANADA
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Human Resources
Approximately 900 full-time equivalents
Financial Resources
CAD $168 million70% cost recovery; 30% appropriation
Licensees
1,700
Licences
2,500
Laval Eastern Regional Office
Calgary Western
Regional OfficeSaskatoon Uranium Mines
and Mills Regional Office
Chalk River
Bruce
Mississauga Southern
Ontario Regional Office
Point Lepreau
Pickering
Darlington
Ottawa
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STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
Modern RegulatorScience-basedRisk-informed
Readiness
Trusted RegulatorIndependentTransparencyParticipation
Global Nuclear InfluenceSafety
CollaborationLeadership
Agile OrganizationHighly-skilled
Diverse & inclusiveEquity
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ADVOCATING FOR WOMEN IN STEM / GENDER EQUITY
• Women in STEM (WiSTEM) Initiative
• Driving Advancement of Women in Nuclear (DAWN) Initiative
• International Gender Champion Impact Group
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FUKUSHIMA COVID-19March 11, 2011 Ongoing
LEADERSHIP AND LESSONS LEARNED
10 YEARS
PERFORMANCE OF OPG SITES
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• Performance across all sites continues to be strong
• All 14 Safety and Control Areas for all sites were rated as “Satisfactory” in 2019
• No decline in safety from 2018
• Various examples of excellent safety performance in 2019
May 21, 2020 - Visiting OPG’s Darlington site
OPG INNOVATION AND PROPOSED NEW PROJECTS
• Molybdenum and Cobalt-60 production
• Small/micro modular reactors
• Centre for Canadian Nuclear Sustainability
• X-Lab
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Source: opg.com - Pickering Nuclear GS shipping flask with Cobalt-60 isotopes
CNSC READINESS FOR INNOVATION
• SMR readiness and vendor design review
• Multilateral licensing
• International collaboration
• Chair of the IAEA Commission on Safety Standards
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October 8, 2020 – CNSC and UK Office for Nuclear Regulation signed twoagreements to explore further collaboration and more effectively regulatean ever-changing nuclear sector.
CNSC UPDATES
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• Bill C-21, Firearms
• Alcohol and drug testing
• Cost recovery
• Nuclear operator certification
AREAS FOR DISCUSSION
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• Refurbishment and fitness for service
• Waste management
• Early engagement and building trust
• Safety culture
Safety and control areaPNGS PWMF DNGS DWMF
WWMF & RWOS-1
2018 2019* 2018 2019 2018 2019* 2018 2019 2018 2019
Management system SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA
Human performance management SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA
Operating performance FS SA* SA SA FS SA* SA SA SA SA
Safety analysis FS SA* SA SA FS SA* SA SA SA SA
Physical design SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA
Fitness for service SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA
Radiation protection SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA
Conventional health and safety FS SA* SA SA FS SA* SA SA SA SA
Environmental protection SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA
Emergency management and fire protection
SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA
Waste management SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA
Security SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA
Safeguards and non-proliferation SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA
Packaging and transport SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA
Annex A: Safety and Control Area Ratings for OPG Sites
*PNGS and DNGS 2019 Ratings: CNSC staff assigned “satisfactory” ratings for all SCAs at the PNGS and DNGS in 2019. Although CNSC staff did identify various examples of excellent safety performance, and instances of meeting and/or exceeding regulatory requirements in 2019, CNSC staff did not assign “fully satisfactory” ratings at the SCA level (this contrasts with the regulatory oversight for 2018, where the PNGS and DNGS received multiple “fully satisfactory ratings”). This was strictly because of a lack of opportunity (due to the COVID-19 pandemic) for staff to assure the consistent applications of criteria for “fully satisfactory” ratings across all SCAs - it does not reflect, in itself, a decline in safety at the PNGS and DNGS in 2019.