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Protecting health, safety and the environment is
a fundamental principle underlying all of the uranium
production activities carried out by AREVA Resources Canada.
This starts with exploration, and continues throughout
the life of a project - planning and design, operation,
and ultimately ending with decommissioning and reclamation.
- All parts of the McClean Lake operation incorporate
state-of-the-art features for environmental protection.
- An extensive environmental monitoring program is
carried out to identify any changes from the original
baseline conditions.
- AREVA Resources Canada Inc's occupational health and safety
programs are also state-of-the-art, both for radiation
protection and for protection against the conventional
hazards present in a large industrial plant.
- AREVA Resources Canada has extensive training programs
both for plant operation and for protection of employees
and the environment. The McClean Lake operation is
developing a comprehensive quality assurance management
system that will apply to all activities on site.
In late 2000, the McClean Lake mining, milling and
support services operation was certified to the ISO
14001 standard for environmental management systems.
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| AREVA's technicians
regularly check radiation levels in mill operating
areas. |
The conceptual decommissioning plan for the McClean
Lake site is supported by a $35 million financial assurance.
Decommissioning and reclamation will ensure that uranium
production and protection of health, safety and the
environment go hand in hand, now and in sustaining the
environment for the future.
| 2000 Dosimetry Results |
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The results shown in this figure clearly demonstrate
that radiation doses are well below both the regulatory
limit and the original target levels.
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