Home      About Us      Press Releases      Reports      Events      Committees      Join FARE      Contact «Press Releases Cameco lied: CNSC orders it to fix pipe Treatment systems "do not conform" Everything Cameco told the public about its broken pipe from Welcome turned out to be a lie. They said it wasn’t broken. And they said “things are working like they should,” even after water tests done by Lakeshore Road residents showed high levels of uranium and arsenic pumping into Lake Ontario. After three months of Cameco denials that anything was wrong, the company has been ordered to clean up its act by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. It must repair its broken pipe immediately. And it must upgrade its water treatment equipment at the Welcome Waste Management Facility – to “control the release of nuclear and hazardous substances … into the environment,” a CNSC letter informed Cameco vice-president Andrew Oliver on Oct. 17. The letter said “the environmental protection measures in place at the facility do not conform to modern standards and expectations.” Under Subsection 12(2) of the General Nuclear Safety and Control Regulations, Cameco must respond by Nov. 15, saying that it will carry out 10 pages of requested actions. The company, which is licensed to operate the 3-kilometre pipeline that carries “treated” runoff from the Welcome waste facility to Lake Ontario, has been given until November next year to evaluate the level of risks to human health and the environment. The CNSC letter did not divulge results of water testing it did in August and September. Laboratory testing done by residents showed levels of uranium more than 50 times higher than provincial water quality objectives. Arsenic levels were 11 times higher than Ontario considers acceptable. The pipe has, since 1956, drained water from the Welcome Waste Management Facility, a depository for industrial soil containing elevated levels of uranium, radium and arsenic, some of it dating from the time during the Second World War that uranium was refined in Port Hope for the Manhattan Project. According to Cameco’s own records, as much as 8,000 cubic metres of “treated” water from the facility is pumped out of the pipe in a month. F.A.R.E. has called on the CNSC to upgrade its shockingly inadequate license limits for effluent from Welcome and to stop allowing Cameco to pump water contaminated with concentrations of arsenic and uranium into Lake Ontario. Posted on Nov. 8, 2008 Scary map shows how much Cameco pollutes harbour CNSC says it must stop before low-level clean-up Does the CNSC believe THIS?? It appears to go against new scientific wisdom CNSC mystery: Was it qualified to say we're safe? Refuses to release qualifications of experts East Beach park contaminated with uranium No one is concerned Cameco lied: CNSC orders it to fix pipe Treatment systems "do not conform" Mayor's views on W-FIVE show are inaccurate Why do Health Canada, CNSC refuse comment? Write in to stop Cameco reopening polluting plant Make them clean up huge uranium spill More and more lies: Cameco's clean-up branded 'deficient' CNSC documents show lots more may be wrong What we want regulator do do Full clean-up needed of leaking uranium Dust emissions top our concerns No targets or plan to curtail uranium Too expensive to clean up all of our waste? We need explanations of delays, extra costs FARE has issues with SEU plans at Zircatec Questions filed to CNSC concerning EA screening Zircatec gets blank cheque from CNSC No mention of concerns registered by FARE Rubber stamp for Zircatec and Cameco CNSC ignores concerns of nearly 300 intervenors Here we go again: CNSC fast-tracks SEU assessment CNSC changes rules to limit public input Evening Guide guilty on "sitting on sidelines" Panders to big advertiser instead of serving people FARE wins Canadian Environment Award Praised for stopping SEU and accurate research Uranium dioxide: We've found proof that it can burn Despite Cameco's claims, its own records don't lie How to register as an intervenor for Oct. 20 hearing CNSC coming to Port Hope and they'll hear an earful Poll: 78 percent of us want a panel review Council gets details of new public opinion poll: More oppose SEU than favour it "Reckless disregard" on fire protection Documents show how CNSC dropped the ball, and why we need a panel review FARE asks 44 questions about CNSC draft report Expects them to be answered before environmental hearings 3 groups demand independent review of SEU May 19 press conference held at Port Hope harbour 3 May 2005 - CNSC response to questions about neutron radiation Press Release 14 April 2005: Questions about Neutron Radiation 30 March 2005: Response from CNSC to FARE letter 26 March 2005: Letter from FARE to Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission 22 July 2004: Media Release (As read by John Morand) 22 July 2004: Research Sub Committee Statement - read by Patrick McNamara admin@ph-fare.com P.O. 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