Project CLEANS Fact Sheet

Project CLEANS - Gunnar Mine Site Fact Sheet

In the Gunnar Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), three cleanup options for the Gunnar Mine site have been identified, with input from northern communities. These three options are discussed in the presentation below.

Gunnar Mine Site Closure Options – November 2010

The Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) is distributing the following flyer to each household and business in the Athabasca Basin region. We are seeking your feedback on our planned activities for the cleanup of the abandoned Gunnar Mine site, as a part of Project CLEANS. Please read through the flyer for more information.

Included with this flyer is a Feedback Form where you can provide input on each the Gunnar cleanup options. Please read through the section on Cleanup Options for the Gunnar Mine Site below and choose the option you prefer on the Feedback Form (only one form per person, please). There is also space to provide your feedback on the cleanup options. Once filled in, you can mail, email or fax the Feedback Form to SRC.

All feedback will be reviewed by SRC and provided as input to the government regulatory decision-makers.

Gunnar Mine Site Cleanup Options Information Flyer and Feedback Form

Send us your feedback form!

Fax to: 306-933-7299
Mail to: Saskatchewan Research Council, Attention: Tamara Yankovich, 125 - 15 Innovation Boulevard, Saskatoon, SK S7N 2X8
Email to: cleans@src.sk.ca 

The following documents outline the regulatory activities surrounding the Gunnar Rehabilitation Project and SRC’s compliance with the July 23, 2010 CNSC Order.

• CNSC Order 10-1

• Occupational Health & Safety Assessment (Action 1)
• Structural Safety Assessment (Action 2)
• Fencing Off Buildings and Structures (Action 3)
• Securing of Openings to Buildings (Action 4)
• Removal of Overhead Hazards (Action 5)
• Inventory of Hazardous Substances and Materials (Action 6)
• Collection and Securing of Hazardous Substances (Action 7)
• Demolition Plan (Action 8)
• Waste Management Plan (Action 10)
• Close-out Report for Demolition Work (Action 11)

On September 1, 2010 in Uranium City, Sask., SRC held a public meeting to discuss Project CLEANS updates. Please view the presentation materials below.

• Tamara Yankovich – SRC Presentation
• Mark Simpson – SRC Satellite Sites Update
• Diane McDonald – AECOM TEK Mapping Project
• Brad Parker – AECOM Options Presentation

From May 31, 2010 to June 2, 2010, SRC and AECOM held a series of workshops to discuss the remediation options for the Gunnar Mine. Thank you to all the community members and stakeholders who participated and contributed their opinions and experiences to the discussions.

Workshop Materials:

• Gunnar Mine Poster
• Surface and Groundwater Poster
• Issues of Concern Poster
• Northern Pike Tissue Concentration Poster
• Gamma Results Poster
• Water Quality Poster

Meeting Notes (Prepared by AECOM)
PowerPoint Presentation

SRC and AECOM presentation to CIM - January 21, 2010

The Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) and AECOM were asked to make a presentation at the CIM-Saskatoon Chapter Environmental night.

Topic: Gunnar Uranium Mine Rehabilitation Project, Northern SK

A copy of the PowerPoint presentation is now available for download as a PDF document.

Link to CIM-Saskatoon.

SRC Presentation to CNSC - December 10, 2009

The Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) made a presentation to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) on Thurs. December 10, 2009 in Ottawa, ON. The CNSC hearing was held to consider the application by SRC for an extension on the exemptions of the Gunnar and Lorado mine sites from the requirements of the Nuclear Safety and Control Act.

SRC presentation
SRC written submission and appendix
SRC supplemental documentation

Additional information and documentation is available on the CNSC website.

A copy of SRC's PowerPoint Presentation is now available for download as a PDF document.  

The Gunnar Mine Site fact sheet is now available for download as a PDF.

The Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) visited Uranium City on May 6, 2009 to hold a public meeting. Representatives from SRC provided an update for local residents about work done to-date and further information about proposed work to be completed in 2009.

SRC thanks all who participated in the public meeting.

A copy of SRC's PowerPoint presentation and the meeting notes are now available for download as a PDF documents. 

The Environmental Assessment Track Report for the Former Gunnar Mine Site Rehabilitation Project is now available as a PDF document. This publication was prepared by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission and Natural Resources Canada in December 2008. 

The Project-Specific Guidelines and Comprehensive Study Scoping Document are located in Appendix 1 of the PDF. It was prepared by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, Natural Resources Canada and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency to assist the Saskatchewan Research Council with the environmental impact assessment of the proposed Former Gunnar Mine Site Rehabilitation Project. 

The Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC), on behalf of the Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan, is proposing to rehabilitate the former Gunnar mine site, located on the north shore of Lake Athabasca in northern Saskatchewan.

The proposed project involves the: demolition of existing buildings, facilities and structures; appropriate disposal of materials resulting from demolition; installation of an appropriate cover on all or a portion of the exposed mill tailings; rehabilitation of existing waste rock piles; rehabilitation of additional risk(s), as warranted; general site clean-up and re-vegetation, as required; and appropriate monitoring during and after rehabilitation.

Additional information is available for free download as PDF documents below.

Screening Project Proposal

• Maps
• Appendix A
• Appendix B
• Appendix C
• Appendix D
• Appendix E

Further information related to the provincial regulatory process can be found at the Government of Saskatchewan's website.

The Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) visited Uranium City on Thursday November 13, 2008 to hold a public meeting. Representatives from SRC provided an update for local residents about work done to-date and further information about proposed work to be completed in 2009.

SRC thanks all who participated in the public meeting.

A copy of SRC's PowerPoint presentation and the meeting notes are now available for download as a PDF documents.