Fifteen former AECL officials and scientists have submitted critical comments on the CNL nuclear waste disposal projects. These people point out many serious flaws in the proposals and the environmental impact statements.
These comments were all submitted to CNSC/CEAA. Links are to the CEAA pages for the environmental assessments for the disposal projects
Most of these former AECL employees identify themselves as “residents of Deep River” or “residents of Pinawa” and do not refer to their employment at AECL in their submissions (but see Michael Stephens’ second NSDF submission). All are retired, but their former job titles or responsibilities – found through internet searching – are shown in parentheses, below.
Comments from AECL officials and scientists on the Near Surface Disposal Facility Project:
Michael Stephens (Manager, Business Operations, Liability Management Unit; Manager, Strategic Planning, Nuclear Legacy Liabilities Program, AECL)
Michael Stephens (2nd submission)
William Turner (Quality Assurance Specialist and Environmental Assessment Coordinator/Strategic Planner, AECL)
William Turner (2nd submission)
William Turner (3rd submission)
William Turner (4th submission)
William Turner (5th submission)
John Hilborn (Nuclear physicist, AECL)
J.R. Walker (Director, Safety Engineering & Licensing; Champion, NLLP Protocol, AECL)
J.R. Walker (2nd submission)
J.R. Walker (3rd submission)
Peter Baumgartner, Dennis Bilinsky, Edward T. Kozak, Tjalle T. Vandergraaf, Grant Koroll, Jude McMurry, Alfred G. Wikjord (all retired AECL Whiteshell Laboratories employees)
Pravin Shah (Manager, Site Landlord Services, AECL)
Greg Csullog (Manager, Waste Identification Program, AECL)
Greg Csullog (2nd submission)
David J. Winfield (30 years’ experience, research reactors and nuclear facilities, AECL)
Comments from AECL officials and scientists on the Nuclear Power Demonstration Closure Project:
William Turner (Quality Assurance Specialist and Environmental Assessment Coordinator/Strategic Planner, AECL)
William Turner (2nd submission)
William Turner (3rd submission)
Michael Stephens (Manager, Business Operations, Liability Management Unit; Manager, Strategic Planning, Nuclear Legacy Liabilities Program, AECL)
J.R. Walker (Director, Safety Engineering & Licensing; Champion, NLLP Protocol, AECL)
Comments from AECL officials and scientists on the In Situ Decommissioning of the Whiteshell Reactor #1 Project
William Turner (Quality Assurance Specialist and Environmental Assessment Coordinator/Strategic Planner, AECL)
William Turner (2nd submission)
William Turner (3rd submission)
Michael Stephens (Manager, Business Operations, Liability Management Unit; Manager, Strategic Planning, Nuclear Legacy Liabilities Program, AECL)
Michael Stephens (2nd submission)
Peter Baumgartner (AECL Whiteshell Laboratories employee)
Peter Baumgartner (2nd submission)
Peter Baumgartner, Dennis Bilinsky, Edward T. Kozak, Tjalle T. Vandergraaf, Grant Koroll, Jude McMurry, Alfred G. Wikjord (all retired AECL Whiteshell Laboratories employees)
Peter Baumgartner, Dennis Bilinsky, Edward T. Kozak, Tjalle T. Vandergraaf, Grant Koroll, Jude McMurry, Alfred G. Wikjord (2ndsubmission)
Leonard Simpson (Director of Reactor Safety Research, AECL)
J.R. Walker (Director, Safety Engineering & Licensing; Champion, NLLP Protocol, AECL)