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Amazing what can be dug up. Perhaps
something to keep an eye on?
"Low“-level”nuclear
substances at Fort McMurray?
No
link for the following, but it is a quote:
"The
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)’s Calgary office is
actively involved in the regulatory oversight of nuclear substances
and radiation devices in the Fort McMurray area. CNSC staff are
currently working with licensees impacted by the forest fires to
ensure the safe storage of all inventories. An update on the
situation will be provided at an upcoming Commission meeting."
Thanks
to Ray Masalas for the heads-up
"Historic
low-level waste consists of soil contaminated with uranium and
radium, at sites located in the Northwest Territories, British
Columbia, Alberta and Ontario.
This
waste was originally managed in a way that is no longer considered
acceptable, but for which the current owner cannot be reasonably held
responsible.
The
government of Canada has accepted responsibility for the long-term
management of this waste, which is currently managed by the Low-level
Radioactive Waste Management Office (LLRWMO), run by Canadian Nuclear
Laboratories Ltd. (CNL)."......
"From
the early 1930s to the 1950s, uranium ore was transported over 2,200
km by the Northern Transportation Route (NTR) from Port Radium (on
Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories) to the railhead at Waterways
(now Fort McMurray, Alberta).
In
the 1990s, AECL’s Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Office
(LLRWMO) identified sites impacted by uranium ore along the NTR. The
contamination was located primarily in docks and boat launches.
Radiological
surveys conducted in 2004, 2005 and 2006 determined the volume of the
waste to be approximately 10,000 cubic metres. Following these
surveys the LLRWMO removed and consolidated most of the
higher-density, uranium-impacted soil from the identified locations.
CNL’s
LLRWMO is in charge of continuing to address the historic nuclear
waste in Canada's north.
It
is adapting methods of community engagement and technical approaches
that have led to successful remediation projects in Canada's southern
regions."
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