AECL: 2019-20 TO 2023-24 Corporate Plan Summary

The agility of the laboratories and their ability to mount a response to a global threat demonstrated the importance of the Chalk River Laboratories and of maintaining their world-class expertise and capabilities. [...] This requires the decontamination and decommissioning of redundant structures and buildings, the remediation of contaminated lands and the management and disposal of radioactive waste at AECL sites, primarily at the Chalk River Laboratories and the Whiteshell Laboratories in Manitoba. [...] Nuclear science and technology activities at the Chalk River Laboratories support the Federal Nuclear Science and Technology Work Plan, which helps the Government of Canada deliver on its responsibilities in the areas of health, nuclear safety and security, energy and the environment. [...] With the implementation of the Government-owned, Contractor-operated model and the increased emphasis placed on tackling its environmental and decommissioning responsibilities, AECL has asked CNL to accelerate and complete the decommissioning and closure of the site. [...] The acceleration of the decommissioning of the site is based on the bid that was accepted by Canada as part of the procurement process and includes a proposal to decommission the WR-1 reactor in situ.