Canadian Nuclear Commission canadienne Safety Commission de sûreté nucléaire P.O. Box 1046 C.P. 1046 Station B Succursale B Meeting Minutes 280 Slater Street 280, rue Slater Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa (Ontario) E-Docs #:3436799 Canada K1P 5S9 Canada K1P 5S9 File/Dossier: 2.01 Date: August 28, 2009 Task #16200 MEETING CNSC OPG MINUTES SENT A. McAllister L. Swami TO R. MacDonald DFO J. Peters S. Haayen D. Pawlowski J. Kwan-Czuppon TC D. Zeit CTA J. Woodward (teleconference) EC S. Leonardelli N. Ali J. Fischer D. Gration D. Kim J. Moreno A. Thompson HC M. Lalani SUBJECT OBJET Workshop on Darlington New Nuclear Project – EIS LOCATION OF OPG Head Office MEETING 700 University Ave., Toronto, ON ENDROIT DE LA Room 6 (Mezzanine Level) RÉUNION Date: Friday, August 28, 2009 Time/Heure: 9:30 am to 11:30 am REMARKS L. Swami (OPG) welcomed everyone and went over the objectives of the workshop: familiarize Toronto-based federal authorities with OPG's EIS REMARQUES prior to government submission in September 2009; and, provide an opportunity for federal authorities to learn about work OPG has undertaken in accordance with federal EA requirements. A. McAllister (CNSC) provided introductory remarks and described the purpose of the workshop and the future role that the Joint Review Panel (JRP) will play in the OPG New Nuclear at Darlington Project. It was also noted that greater clarity regarding the submission and review process will be achieved following the formation of the JRP. OPG Presentation OPG made a presentation to Federal Agencies/Departments located in the Greater Toronto Area. The presentation provided an overview of their EIS submission. OPG plans to submit the EIS/LTPS package on September 30, 2009. The presentation package is found under EDOCS # 3426900, 3436904, 3436905, 3436907, 3436910, and 3436913. OPG issued their own package to all attendees that includes copies of the presentation and other materials. Comments/Questions Participants asked questions and provided comment on a range of subject matter concerning: • timing and sequencing of federal approvals; • EA scope regarding the forebay and transportation of fuel; • EA methodology and alternative considerations; • Cumulative effects regarding existing site features; • Net loss of water and bulk water transfer due to cooling towers; • Loss of bluff habitat; • Considerations regarding lake fill/soil removal; • Site layout options; and • Reactor design considerations. MINUTES Name(s)/Nom(s) : Andrew McAllister WRITTEN BY August 21, 2009 OPG New Nuclear at Darlington Project Contact Information for Federal Authorities Name Contact Area of Responsibility Laurie Swami (905) 837-4540 Director Ext. 5203 Licensing and Environment Irene Dias (905) 837-4540 Admin. Assistant to L. Swami Ext. 5219 Leslie Mitchell (905) 837-4540 Manager Ext. 5233 Licensing and Approvals John Peters (905) 837-4540 Manager Ext. 5202 Overall Environmental Assessment, EIS, Physical Environment Assessment Donna Pawlowski (905) 837-4540 Manager Ext. 5201 Consultation, Communications, Aboriginal Relations Don Williams (905) 837-4540 Manager Ext. 5204 Design and Engineering OPG New Nuclear at Darlington Environmental Assessment Laurie Swami, Director Licensing and Environment Darlington New Nuclear Project New Nuclear at Darlington Overview of the Environmental Impact Statement Presentation to Federal Agencies and Ministries August 28, 2009 1 ContentsContents Background Project Overview Federal Review Process EA Work to Date 2 Purpose of Today’s Workshop Context Setting OPG will submit to government, an Environmental Impact Statement for the OPG New Nuclear at Darlington Project this fall Large quantity of materials to be provided Early comments encouraged Interest in establishing protocol for ongoing contact to ensure efficient review Today’s Objective To familiarize federal authorities with OPG’s documentation Describe the Project: 3 Background Phases June 2006: OPG was directed by the Ontario Minister of Energy to begin a federals approvals process, including an environmental assessment, for new nuclear units at an existing site September 2006: OPG submitted Application for Approval to Prepare a Site for the Future Construction of a Nuclear Power Generating Facility to the CNSC April 2007: OPG submitted a Project Description to the CNSC September 30, 2009: OPG will submit the Environmental Impact Statement (approx. 1,000 pages), 28 Technical Support Documents (over 9,000 pages) and LTPS (approx. 4,000 pages) 4 Overview of the Project The “Project” defined as: Preparation of the Darlington Nuclear Site for up to four nuclear power reactors and up to 4,800 MW of electrical capacity, and associated facilities Construction, operation and maintenance of nuclear reactors and associated facilities for approximately 60 years of full power electricity operation Construction, operation and maintenance of appropriate nuclear waste management facilities, and Preliminary planning for decommissioning and eventual abandonment of the nuclear reactors and associated facilities 5 Technology Selection In March 2008, Ontario initiated a 2 phase competitive bidding process to select a nuclear vendor to build 2 new nuclear units at the Darlington site. In February 2009, bids were received from 3 potential vendors (AECL, Areva and Westinghouse) On June 29, 2009, the Ontario Minister of Energy and Infrastructure announced that the Government of Ontario had suspended the “Request for Proposal” process to procure two reactors for the Darlington Site due to concern about pricing and uncertainty around AECL’s future. 6 Reactor Technologies Reactor Vendor Single Size Type AP-1000 Westinghouse 1100 MW New EPR AREVA 1600 MW Innovative (Evolutionary Pressurized Reactor) ACR-1000 AECL 1200 MW New (Advanced Candu Reactor) These reactors are all considered pressurized water reactors (PWR), with the ACR including a heavy water moderator system All require the use of slightly enriched uranium 7 New Nuclear Project - Major Structures/Facilities Project Description 8 Site Preparation & Construction Phases Site Preparation Phase: Activities to prepare the site for construction including receipt and transport of heavy equipment Removal of up to 13 million cubic meters of soil Approximately 2 years Construction Phase: Activities to construct the nuclear reactors & associated buildings Approximately 6 years (for first set of reactors) Darlington Nuclear Generating Station site during Site Preparation (1980) Project Description 9 Operations & Decommissioning Phases Operations Phase: Work & activities that would occur on site during routine operation and maintenance of the plant Darlington Turbine Hall Assumes 60 years of full power operation per reactor Mid-life refurbishment, if required Decommissioning Phase: Major activities associated with decommissioning the reactors Typically occurs about 30 Darlington years after the end of Generator operation Dismantling may take an additional 5 to10 years 10 Alternatives Considered in the EA Condenser Cooling Systems Lake Water Cooling Natural Draft Cooling Towers Fan Assisted Natural Draft Cooling Towers Mechanical Draft Cooling Towers Used Fuel Management Expand existing facility/storage structures Build a design-specific dry storage processing facility Low and Intermediate-Level Waste Management New above ground storage facility on site Harris Nuclear Transport off-site in licensed containers to licensed Power Plant, US facility 11 Bounding Condition for Potential Lake Infill 1978 2008 2012 Lake Ontario shoreline along Darlington property, up to 40 hectares Create cofferdam, dewater the area, fill with soil/rock from excavations Requires permits/approvals from provincial and federal authorities 12 Conceptual Plant Layouts Principle buildings and structures Site access Switchyard expansion Parking, construction facilities Soil stockpiles, lake fill, land fill Used fuel & nuclear waste storage 13 EA Study Areas/Spatial Boundaries Site Study Area – existing Darlington site Local Study Area ~ 10 km from the Project Site Predict most environmental effects within LSA Regional Study Area ~ 50 km from the Project site Largely socio- economic effects Cumulative effects 14 Bounding EA Timelines/Temporal Boundaries The dates shown are for EA study purposes. Actual start and in service dates have yet to be determined 15 CNSC Posted Schedule Step Target Completion Dates EIS Guidelines Finalized Complete OPG Submission of EIS and LTPS Application, September 30 2009 Submission of DFO and TC Applications Intervenor Funding September 2009 JRP Announcement JRP determines whether to proceed with public review 14 days Six Month Public and Technical Review October to EIS and LTPS Application April/May 2010 Additional Information Request Response Time (not included in schedule) Hearing Notice May 2010 Hearing August/September 2010 JRP Report December 2010 Federal Government Response to JRP Report February 2011 LTPS Issued April 2011 DFO, TC Approvals 90 Days Post-EA Approval (*Contingent upon proponent's submission of required information ) 16 JRP Sufficiency Review Conformity Check/Public Review (October 2009 to April/May 2010) Purpose: to determine whether there is sufficient information to proceed to public hearing EIS, LTPS application and all supporting documents (43) released by JRP for government and public review (notice posted – TCD: October 15 2009) Federal Authorities, Review Agencies, Public and Intervenors undertake reviews on sufficiency of information