managing the environmental impacts of power canada europe roundtable for business toronto, 31 may...
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Current Permitting Assignments 3000 MW nuclear power station restart and life extension 4 reactors in Ontario 570 MW natural gas generation station Combined cycle station in Ontario 30 MW wind generation facility 20 turbines in Alberta Hydrogen transportation network OntarioTRANSCRIPT
Managing the Environmental Impacts of Power
Canada Europe Roundtable for BusinessToronto, 31 May 2005
Canada Canada (1700)(1700)
South South Africa Africa (100)(100)
South South America America
(250)(250)
United States United States (850)(850)
Europe Europe (550)(550)
Asia Pacific Asia Pacific (550)(550)
More than 4,000 people, over 100 offices, 6 continents
Golder Associates – Global & Local
Current Permitting Assignments
3000 MW nuclear power station restart and life extension
4 reactors in Ontario 570 MW natural gas generation station
Combined cycle station in Ontario 30 MW wind generation facility
20 turbines in Alberta Hydrogen transportation network
Ontario
Current Trends & Issues Ontario Government mandate to shut down coal-fired
generating stations in by 2007 Ministry of Energy RFP for 300 MW renewable and 2400
MW conventional Mandate for some Privatisation of the Energy Sector in
Ontario Predicted electricity shortage for Ontario in the coming
years Concerns regarding nuclear power
Schedule and cost overruns Long-term management of nuclear waste
Sustainability – Long term trend towards electricity generation from renewable sources
Kyoto Accord - Mandate to reduce Global Greenhouse Gas emissions
Environmental Assessment
Two environmental assessment regimes relevant to power projects
Provincial Environmental AssessmentEA required under the Ontario
Environmental Assessment Act, Electricity Projects Regulation 116/01
Federal Environmental AssessmentTriggers under the Canadian
Environmental Assessment Act include regulatory action, federal lands or federal money
Provincial EA ProcessProvincial EA Process
Prepare Project Description
Apply Screening Criteria to IdentifyPotential Adverse Environmental Impacts
Prepare aScreening
Report
Notice of ProjectCommencement
Consultation with thePublic, First Nations and
Government Agencies
Notice ofCompletion30 Day Review
Assess Environmental ImpactsDevelop Appropriate Mitigation Measures
Significant Net Effects and/orNot All Concerns Resolved
Project Proceeds
No Significant Net EffectsAnd All Concerns Resolved
No Request forElevation of Project
Statement ofCompletion to MOEEnv. Review / Individual EA
Request forElevation of Project
Category ‘B’Category ‘B’EnvironmentalEnvironmentalScreening ProcessScreening Process
Typical time to complete EA is 12 months C of As obtained concurrently
Federal EA Process
Typical time to complete EA is 12-24 months Licensing occurs concurrently, but is separate process
to EA
Nuclear Power – Regulatory Framework
Single regulator – Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Well-defined regulatory regime – Nuclear Safety Control Act and Regulations
Cost recovery for regulatory activities Formal and extensive environmental
assessments required prior to regulatory decisions (Canadian Environmental Assessment Act)
EA and licensing experience with restarting shut down plants, using new fuel and life extension
Ontario Nuclear Performance – Q1 2005
ReactorReactor Capacity (MW)Capacity (MW) Capacity Factor (%)Capacity Factor (%)Bruce 3 805 11.08
Bruce 4 805 99.67
Bruce 5 840 98.68
Bruce 6 840 81.33
Bruce 7 840 90.26
Bruce 8 840 100.19
Darlington 1 935 94.11
Darlington 2 935 84.33
Darlington 3 935 97.59
Darlington 4 935 99.34
Pickering 4 542 99.95
Pickering 5 540 44.57
Pickering 6 540 100.07
Pickering 7 540 93.77
Pickering 8 540 99.27
Total 11,412 86.3%
Typical Project Concerns
Native prairie Migratory birds and bats Species at risk Land use Noise and visual impacts Tower stability Heritage resources
Conclusion Need for electricity is evident (except to public) Renewables will not meet the need Community acceptability of coal plant phase-
out Regulatory approvals process is known and
workable for all sources Provincially imposed schedules for new plants However, Federal-Provincial jurisdictional
issues may be difficult Nuclear plants take a long time to come on
line Opposition to siting all types of facilities Best opportunities appear to be facilities sited
near/adjacent existing facilities