Bruce A Unit 1 Fuel Reload

November 22, 2011

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced today its decision to allow Bruce Power to begin to load fuel into Bruce A Unit 1 and progress with remaining return to service activities.

In making its decision, CNSC staff reviewed dozens of submissions from Bruce Power and conducted many inspections at the facility.  These were verification for compliance with the licence conditions, which were established during the licence renewal hearings in October 2009.  Based on these reviews, it was concluded that Bruce Power has met all of the conditions related to loading fuel for Unit 1. CNSC approval is still required to remove the shutdown guarantees and restart the reactor. 

CNSC staff concluded that Bruce Power has taken adequate measures for the protection of health and safety of the public, the workers and the environment for fuel reloading in Unit 1.

A copy of the decision is available upon request at info@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca.