Panel Session 37: Featured Country Canada - Whiteshell Laboratories Decommissioning Successes and Challenges (4/5)

Conference · Mon Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 2019

OSTI ID:23005281

Sexton, Richard; Michaluk, Craig ^[1]; Schruder, Kristan; Wilcox, Brian ^[2]; Murthy, Kavita ^[3]; Skinner, Blair ^[4]; Johnston, Oral ^[5]

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1. Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (Canada)
2. Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (Canada)
3. Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (Canada)
4. Local Government District of Pinawa, Manitoba (Canada)
5. Black River Nation Tribe (Canada)

This panel focused on the decommissioning of the AECL Whiteshell Laboratories in Pinawa, Manitoba. The discussion presented successes as well as remaining challenges, including the proposed in-situ disposal of the organic-coated nuclear reactor shell. The panel included representatives from the Owner, the operator, the Canadian regulator, the local municipality and a representative of the indigenous community in the area. Presentations proposed include: 1 - Whiteshell Laboratories - Decommissioning Successes and Challenges (Craig Michaluk, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (Canada)); 2 - Whiteshell Laboratories Decommissioning: Successes and Challenges (Kavita Murthy, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (Canada)); 3 - Successes and Challenges of the Whiteshell Laboratories Closure Project (Brian Wilcox, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (Canada)); 4 - Whiteshell Laboratories Decommissioning Successes and Challenges - Community Point of View (Blair Skinner, Local Government District of Pinawa, Manitoba (Canada))

• Research Organization: WM Symposia, Inc., PO Box 27646, 85285-7646 Tempe, AZ (United States)
• OSTI ID: 23005281
• Report Number(s): INIS-US--21-WM-19-PS-037
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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