Who regulates Camecos operations in Port Hope?
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has lead responsibility for regulating activities at both the conversion facility and Cameco Fuel Manufacturing. The CNSC monitors Cameco’s activities to ensure the company is in compliance with health and safety as well as certain environmental standards. Both facilities provide a quarterly compliance report to the CNSC staff and appear before the commission for licensing. For more information go to the CNSC’s website. In addition, Transport Canada regulates the transportation of all hazardous materials and the Ontario government’s Ministry of Environment plays a role in monitoring environmental impacts through Municipal Industrial Strategy for Abatement audits and Selected Targets for Air Compliance. Cameco also complies with international standards. The Port Hope conversion facility is registered under the ISO 14001 program, an internationally recognized standard for environmental management systems which requires the development of a st
