We’re Attending OPG’s Community Power Expo
We are pleased to once again participate at Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) Community Power Expo! This free, family event provides an opportunity to learn more about different types of power, how electricity is made, what Ontario’s electric future looks like, and more. Visit our booth on Saturday, September 14, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 […]
Peterborough Community Information Event
We are pleased to invite you to attend our Peterborough Community Information Event! Learn more about our operations, safety, community engagement and more. Date: October 3, 2024 Time: 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Location: McDonnel Street Community Centre (577 McDonnel Street, Peterborough). Contact us: [email protected] or 1.855.696.9588.
BWXT Introduces Indigenous Relations Roadmap
BWXT aspires to be a trusted partner to Indigenous Peoples, Communities, Nations, and Businesses and to be a leader in Indigenous Truth and Reconciliation across BWXT. To support this goal, BWXT partnered with Creative Fire, a 100% Indigenous-owned agency, to develop an Indigenous Relations Roadmap for its operations in Canada. The Roadmap is designed to be […]
BWXT to Conduct Annual Soil Sampling in Peterborough
BWXT will be conducting routine soil sampling for the presence of beryllium and uranium at several sites in Peterborough, including Prince of Wales Public School on Monaghan Road, on August 14, 2024. BWXT’s facility in Peterborough assembles fuel bundles for CANDU® reactors using natural uranium dioxide pellets from BWXT’s Toronto facility, which are inserted into tubes […]
BWXT Supports Peterborough’s Dragon Boat Festival
Employees from BWXT’s Peterborough facility have participated in Peterborough’s Dragon Boat Festival since 2002. This year, the BWXT Xtreme Paddlers team raised over $5,500 for Peterborough Regional Health Centre to fund cancer treatment right here in the community. BWXT is a bronze sponsor of this important community event.
2024 Spring Community Newsletters Available
The Spring 2024 Community Newsletters are now available here. Contact us at [email protected] if you want to join our email list to receive regular updates (including our newsletters) direct to your inbox.
2023 Annual Compliance Reports Available
Each year, BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada (BWXT NEC) submits comprehensive Annual Compliance Reports (ACR) to Canada’s nuclear regulator, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) for the Peterborough and Toronto operations. The purpose of these reports is to demonstrate that BWXT NEC has successfully met the requirements of the Nuclear Safety and Control Act and its […]
Strategic Collaboration with the Innovation Cluster
On March 26, 2024, the Innovation Cluster Peterborough and the Kawarthas announced a strategic collaboration with BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada (BWXT NEC). The full media release can be found on the Innovation Cluster’s website here.
BWXT Completes 2022 Soil Sampling Campaign in Peterborough
BWXT Completes 2022 Soil Sampling Campaign in Peterborough (PETERBOROUGH, ON – January 10, 2023) – BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada Inc. (BWXT), a subsidiary of BWXT Canada Ltd., announced today that it has completed routine soil sampling for the presence of uranium and beryllium at several sites in Peterborough. Background Natural uranium fuel pellets produced at […]
Peterborough and Toronto Preliminary Decommissioning Plan Summaries
BWXT NEC maintains a preliminary decommissioning plan (PDP) and financial guarantees in accordance with CNSC regulatory documents REGDOC-2.11.2 Decommissioning and REGDOC-3.3.1 Financial Guarantees for the Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities and Termination of Licensed Activities, and CSA N294-09 Decommissioning of Facilities Containing Nuclear Substances. The PDP strategy and end-state objective of decommissioning is to release the […]