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Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) Publishes Request for Expressions of Interest

OTTAWA – Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) published today a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEOI) to manage and operate Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL).

The RFEOI has been published on MERX: Renewal Of A Contract To Manage And Operate Canadian Nuclear Laboratories – RFIEI20220926 | MERX

AECL, a Canadian Crown corporation, seeks from potential industry proponents their interest, experience and capability to manage and operate CNL under a Government Owned Contractor Operated (“GoCo”) contracting model after the current contract ends. Responses received will be used in the development of a procurement plan to decide if and how AECL will proceed with a procurement to award a follow-on contract.

AECL owns the sites, facilities, assets, liabilities, and intellectual property of CNL while CNL is responsible for the day-to-day management and operations of those assets and holds the nuclear site licences. CNL has been managed since September of 2015 by Canadian National Energy Alliance (CNEA), a consortium made up of three partner companies – SNC-Lavalin, Jacobs Engineering and Fluor Federal Services – under a contract that will expire in September of 2025.

CNL is focused on three areas:

  • Managing radioactive waste, environment remediation and nuclear decommissioning responsibilities
  • Performing science and technology activities to meet core federal responsibilities
  • Supporting Canadian industry, both nuclear and other, through access to science and technology facilities and expertise on a commercial basis.

The objective of any procurement and resulting contract will be to contain or reduce costs and risks for Canadian taxpayers while leveraging CNL’s capabilities and resources for Canadians.

Expressions of interest must be submitted via MERX on or before October 26, 2022. (Note: An incorrect date appeared in a previous version of this release. The 26th is correct.)

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For further information:

Malcolm Bernard
Communications Advisor
AECL

mbernard@aecl.ca

+1 613 612-0096

AECL Annual Public Meeting Oct. 13, 2022

On October 13, 2022 Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) will hold a virtual public meeting. The forum will provide an opportunity to learn about the organization’s achievements of the past year and its plans.

Jim Burpee, Chair of the AECL Board of Directors, and Fred Dermarkar, President and CEO, will present at this meeting and will be available to answer questions from the public.

The meeting will take place via live webcast on AECL’s website.

Date and time:
October 13, 2022
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm EDT

To attend the event, please register.

Members of the public who will join the meeting via the webcast are invited to provide questions in advance of the meeting via email at communications@aecl.ca. This mailbox will also be monitored for any questions received during the meeting. Best efforts will be made to answer questions received via email during the meeting within the allocated time; unanswered questions will be responded to in writing directly to requestors following the meeting.

For more information, please contact:
communications@aecl.ca
1-888-220-2465

Amy Gottschling to Assume Role of Vice-President, Science, Technology & Commercial Oversight at AECL

Amy Gottschling to Assume Role of Vice-President, Science, Technology & Commercial Oversight at AECL

Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) is pleased to welcome Amy Gottschling as Vice-President, Science, Technology & Commercial Oversight at AECL, effective February 14, 2022.

In her new role of Vice-President, Science, Technology & Commercial Oversight, Amy will be responsible for overseeing the performance of Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ nuclear science and technology projects and programs for the Government of Canada, as well as commercial science and technology projects for third-party customers.

Amy comes to AECL with over 20 years of experience, having most recently served as the Vice President of Radioactive Materials and Chemistry Services at Kinectrics Inc., where she managed a portfolio encompassing research and development, radioactive waste processing and decommissioning planning, radiochemistry, tritium technologies, and medical isotopes.