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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJune 24 14. e,OF p� MINUTES o *� OF THE MEETING OF THE PICKERING/ONTARIO HYDRO LIAISON COMMITTEE HELD ON WEDNESDAY,JUNE 24, 1998 AT 7:30 P.M. PICKERING CIVIC COMPLEX Present: / Mayor Wayne Arthurs / Rick Pearsall, Fire Chief-Town of Pickering Debbie Kearns, Committee Co-ordinator-Town of Pickering ;,/Pat O'Brien, Ontario Hydro r John Colby, Ontario Hydro Denise Weiss, Ajax-Pickering Board of Trade Evans Enyolu, Representative of PACT Al Goodall, Representative of the Public Mark Rohlehr, Durham Nuclear Health Committee Brian McGee, Ontario Hydro / Karen Paul, Durham Nuclear Awareness 1. Adoption of Minutes of the Meeting of April 16th, 1998 Minutes of the meeting of April 16th, 1998 were adopted as circulated. Moved by Al Goodall. 2. Ministry of the Environment Correspondence The correspondence from the Ministry of the Environment to Ontario Hydro concerning the Proposed Program Approval which outlines the implementation of a program to control the discharge of contaminants from the Pickering NGS was received for information. Moved by Pat O'Brien. 3. Minutes of the Atomic Energy Control Board Meeting The Minutes of the Atomic Energy Control Board Meeting of March 24th, 1998 were received for information. Moved by Al Goodall. • Cont'd.... • ' - 2 - Pat advised that the April deadline was met and a report was submitted. The consultation report is being finalized and copies will be made available to the community and Committee members. He requested direction on distribution advising that the report should be available mid-July and will be distributed throughout Durham, by media and Internet. The Committee should note that a number of the recommendations are included in the review. 4. WANO Review of Pickering Mark Elliott, Director of Operations & Maintenance Support, Ontario Hydro, advised that a team of 23 International Nuclear Professionals undertook a review of Pickering improvements. The WANO Team observed plant conditions and performance of staff, interviewed staff, reviewed improvement plans and reviewed station performance. Feedback was provided outlining improvements made and still required, and improvement plans needing to be strengthened. Suggestions were made concerning prioritizing improvements, staff training, and Managers and Supervisors spending time in the field coaching staff. In conclusion, Mark advised that the team confirmed that the overall plan is sound, and that `Staying the Course' and full implementation will lead to improved performance. Mayor Arthurs questioned what strategies are in place to ensure compliance of improvement plan. Mark advised that this is a corporate initiative, expectations have been made clear to staff, management will be in the field coaching and making sure of compliance. Discipline will occur if necessary. 5. Environmental Review Report Stuart Sears, Senior Environment Advisor, Ontario Hydro outlined the project objectives including: identifying key environmental issues and aspects of PN operations; determining adverse effects on environment; preparation of an Environmental Review Summary Report and an Action Plan. He advised that the project has received approval by Ontario Hydro management, consultants have been retained, an independent reviewer has tifi ation toen invited AECB have taken rplaces A of Ajax/Pickering Town Councils and . A Working Group will be established and a report prepared identifying key issues. Cont'd.... I 3 I6. Other Business a) Al Goodall was appointed to sit on the Ontario Hydro Working Group. 111 b) Pat advised that a News Release by Ontario Hydro advised of a Fuel Oil Spill of 111 180 litres (1 drum) which seeped from a catch basin into the ground overnight on Monday, June 22nd. Clean-up is taking place with soil being removed for safe disposal. The Ministry of Environment, Durham Works and the Towns of 11 Pickering and Ajax were notified. c) The Committee were advised that Technical Results on Copper/Zinc Emissions will be provided at the next meeting. d) The Committee were also advised that more ground water samplers are being installed to collect Tritium Leak data. A report will be submitted to the Ministry of the Environment by August 24th and an update will be available sometime in the fall. This item will be placed on the September agenda. e Karen requested information on the actual work taking place at the plant and the work schedules. The Committee were advised that A side reactors are in full shut- down, B are up and running. Until approval has been received to start up reactors, the work will not be started. It is anticipated that this will not take place for at least one year. q 0 Karen requested an update on the items included in No. 3 of the March 5th, 1998 meeting which included: Decommissioning Plan& Funds for the Pickering Nuclear Stations; PVC-Insulated Cable; International Joint Commission Radionuclide Inventory; Fire Protection; Zebra Mussels at Pickering; and Seismic Qualification at Pickering. Prioities will be decided and reports presented at next meeting. g) Karen requested that the Committee be provided with Ontario Hydro internal staff newsletters. h) Mark advised that the report from the University of Waterloo on the testing of Idrinking water should be ready within three weeks. i) Mayor Arthurs forwarded to the Committee Secretary the following correspondence: Minutes of the Ontario Hydro Copper and Zinc Study Workshop dated May 8, 1998; and a copy of the Decommissioning Cost Study Report for Bruce Nuclear Generating Stations A & B along with a description explaining recent changes in Ontario Hydro's Decommissioning Program. Cont'd.... I I - 4 - • Anyone wishing to review this material are requested to contact Debbie Kearns, Committee Secretary - 420-4618. 7. Next Meeting The next meeting will be held at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station on September 23rd, 1998 at 7:00 p.m. 8. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.