BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada Inc. - Environmental Compliance Approval (air)

Instrument type: Environmental Compliance Approval (air)

ERO number
026-0104
Ministry reference number
6680-DPGSBV
Notice type
Instrument
Act
Ontario Water Resources Act, R.S.O. 1990
Posted by
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Notice stage
Proposal
Proposal posted
Comment period
January 30, 2026 - March 16, 2026 (45 days) Open
Last updated

This consultation closes at 11:59 p.m. on:
March 16, 2026

Proposal summary

This proposal is for the renewal of the Limited Operational Flexibility for an Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) No. 1600-9LKJLP for BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada Inc., a manufacturing facility of zirconium fuel tubes and products for nuclear power located in Arnprior, Ontario.

Location details

Site address

465 McCartney Street
Arnprior, ON
Canada

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Proponent(s)

BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada Inc.
465 McCartney Street, R.R. #1
Arnprior, ON
K7S 3G7
Canada

Proposal details

This proposal is for the renewal of the Limited Operational Flexibility for an Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) No. 1600-9LKJLP for BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada Inc., a manufacturing facility of zirconium fuel tubes and products for nuclear power located in Arnprior, Ontario.

The emission sources from the manufacturing and associated processes that discharge to the air include pilger mills, cleaning lines, belt polishing, ultrasonic testing, tube cutting, end finishing.

Emissions to the air from this facility include:

  • triethanolamine
  • hydrotreated heavy naphtha distillates
  • ethoxylated alcohols
  • suspended particulate matter

The Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility (air), when issued, permits modifications to the facility subject to limits on operational flexibility that include a production limit for the facility to be specified on the Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility (air). The limited operational flexibility conditions have an expiry date. The company will be required to make an application for amendment at that time to renew these conditions.

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135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto, ON
M4V 1P5
Canada

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