AECL and CNSC Sign Protocol
In August 2009, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) and AECL established a “Protocol for the NRU Restart Licensing Activities”. The Protocol, signed jointly by CNSC President & CEO Michael Binder and AECL President & CEO Hugh MacDiarmid, outlines the administrative framework, milestones and service standards for the licensing activities required for restarting the NRU reactor after the repair of the reactor vessel.
The protocol will facilitate AECL's submission and CNSC's review of the various information materials needed to support a Commission hearing to review the safety case for restarting the reactor. Revision 1 of the protocol signed in January 2010 replaces the original version of the protocol signed in August 2009.