List_of_nuclear_waste_storage_facilities_in_Canada
Nuclear waste is stored in Canada at the following locations:
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| Site | Location(s) | Licensee | Class(es) of waste | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Theratronics Manufacturing Facility | Kanata, Ontario | Best Theratronics | Intermediate-level radioactive waste, Low-level radioactive waste | Operating | [1] |
| Blind River Refinery | Blind River, Ontario | Cameco | Low-level radioactive waste | Operating | [1] |
| Bruce Nuclear Generating Station | Tiverton, Ontario | Bruce Power | High-level radioactive waste (wet storage), non-used nuclear fuel High-level radioactive waste | Operating | [1][2] |
| BWX Technologies Fuel Manufacturing | Peterborough, Ontario | BWX Technologies Nuclear Energy Canada | Low-level radioactive waste | Operating | [1] |
| Cameco Fuel Manufacturing Facility | Port Hope, Ontario | Cameco | Low-level radioactive waste | Operating | [1] |
| Chalk River Laboratories | Chalk River, Ontario | CNL | High-level radioactive waste (dry storage), Intermediate-level radioactive waste, Low-level radioactive waste | Operating/Storage with surveillance | [1] |
| Darlington Nuclear Generating Station | Clarington, Ontario | OPG | High-level radioactive waste (wet storage) | Operating | [1] |
| Darlington Waste Management Facility | Clarington, Ontario | OPG | High-level radioactive waste (dry storage), Intermediate-level radioactive waste | Operating | [1] |
| Douglas Point Waste Management Facility | Tiverton, Ontario | CNL | High-level radioactive waste (dry storage), Intermediate-level radioactive waste, Low-level radioactive waste | Storage with surveillance | [1] |
| Gentilly-1 Waste Management Facility | Gentilly, Quebec | CNL | High-level radioactive waste (dry storage), Low-level radioactive waste | Storage with surveillance | [1] |
| Gentilly-2 Nuclear Generating Station | Gentilly, Quebec | HQ | High-level radioactive waste (wet storage), Intermediate-level radioactive waste, Low-level radioactive waste | Storage with surveillance | [1] |
| Gentilly-2 Waste Management Facility | Gentilly, Quebec | HQ | High-level radioactive waste (dry storage) | Operating | [1] |
| Greater Toronto Area | Greater Toronto Area, Ontario | AECL/Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario | Low-level radioactive waste from past practices | Operating | [1] |
| McMaster Nuclear Research Reactor | Hamilton, Ontario | McMaster University | High-level radioactive waste (wet storage) | Operating | [1] |
| National Research Universal | Chalk River, Ontario | CNL | High-level radioactive waste (wet storage) | Storage with surveillance | [1] |
| Nordion Manufacturing Facility | Kanata, Ontario | Nordion | Intermediate-level radioactive waste | Operating | [1] |
| Nuclear Power Demonstration | Renfrew County, Ontario | CNL | Intermediate-level radioactive waste, Low-level radioactive waste | Storage with surveillance | [1] |
| Pickering Nuclear Generating Station | Pickering, Ontario | OPG | High-level radioactive waste (wet storage) | Operating | [1] |
| Pickering Waste Management Facility | Pickering, Ontario | OPG | High-level radioactive waste (dry storage), Intermediate-level radioactive waste | Operating | [1] |
| Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station | Maces Bay, New Brunswick | New Brunswick Power | High-level radioactive waste (wet storage) | Operating | [1] |
| Point Lepreau Waste Management Facility | Maces Bay, New Brunswick | New Brunswick Power | High-level radioactive waste (dry storage), Intermediate-level radioactive waste, Low-level radioactive waste | Operating | [1] |
| Port Hope Conversion Facility | Port Hope, Ontario | Cameco | Low-level radioactive waste | Operating | [1] |
| Port Hope Long-Term Waste Management Facility | Port Hope, Ontario | CNL | Low-level radioactive waste from past practices | Operating | [1] |
| Port Granby Long-Term Waste Management Facility | Port Granby, Ontario | CNL | Low-level radioactive waste from past practices | Operating | [1] |
| Radioactive Waste Operations Site 1 | Tiverton, Ontario | OPG | Intermediate-level radioactive waste, Low-level radioactive waste | Storage with surveillance | [1] |
| Welcome Waste Management Facility | Port Hope, Ontario | CNL | Low-level radioactive waste from past practices | Operating | [1] |
| Western Waste Management Facility | Tiverton, Ontario | OPG | High-level radioactive waste (dry storage) | Operating | [1] |
| Whiteshell Laboratories | Pinawa, Manitoba | CNL | High-level radioactive waste (dry storage) | Decommissioning | [1] |
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- "Radioactive waste". Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
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