NexGen Energy Ltd. is pleased to announce that on May 21st, the company submitted responses to the remaining 49 technical review comments to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. These comments are part of the Federal Environmental Assessment review process for NexGen’s 100 percent owned Rook I Project.
These 49 technical comments represent the final aspects of the initial 274 questions from the CNSC, stemming from their technical review of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement submitted by NexGen in June 2022. Alongside the responses, NexGen has also submitted a revised Federal EIS to the CNSC.
Leigh Curyer, NexGen’s chief executive officer, remarked, “The company received provincial EA approval in November 2023 and subsequently responded to the full Federal technical review comments, with approximately 80 percent accepted in the first round. The submission of these remaining 49 responses marks another significant milestone in advancing the Federal EA for the Rook I Project.”
Curyer further noted, “The Federal EA process, which began five years ago with the submission of the project description, validates the technical robustness of the project. Once approved, the Rook I Project will be the world’s largest and lowest-cost uranium fuel producer, providing outstanding environmental, social, and economic benefits for current and future generations.”
The federal licence application for the project was accepted by the CNSC in September 2023, and NexGen has received full support and consent from the four local rights-bearing Indigenous Nation partners. These partners include the Clearwater River Dene Nation , Birch Narrows Dene Nation, Buffalo River Dene Nation, and Métis Nation – Saskatchewan on behalf of MN-S Northern Region 2. All have formally confirmed their consent and strong support through the signing of industry-leading benefit agreements and have fully endorsed the Federal EA process.
In accordance with the established Federal EA process, the CNSC will now conduct a completeness check of NexGen’s most recent submission, to be completed within 30 days. Following this, a technical review of the responses and the revised EIS will be conducted by the CNSC through the Federal-Indigenous Review Team, which is prescribed to take 60 days. Upon confirmation that all technical comments are resolved and the EIS is accepted as final, the CNSC will establish a Federal Commission hearing date.
NexGen looks forward to the successful conclusion of the Federal EA technical review process and the establishment of a Federal Commission hearing date, which will pave the way for the construction and operation of this environmentally elite and fully supported green energy project.
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