NEWS
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Approximately 70 people attended Cameco's community forum on the relicensing process of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) on December 5. |
Port Hope | December 12, 2011 |
| Cameco's three licensed facilities within our Fuel Services division in Ontario have now filed their written submissions with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) as part of the relicensing process for the three facilities. | All | October 21, 2011 |
| Approximately 60 people attended Cameco's community forum on fire safety and emergency response on July 11. Andy Thorne, vice-president of Cameco's fuel services division, began the forum with an update on local operations, including the impact of the Fukushima situation, noise from the Port Hope conversion facility, Vision 2010 and relicensing. | Port Hope | July 15, 2011 |
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The results of the 2011 community poll indicate that Cameco continues to have a firm foundation of public support among the majority of Port Hope residents; 87% of residents are supportive of Cameco continuing to operate in Port Hope and the majority are strongly supportive. |
Port Hope | July 11, 2011 |
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Cameco has confirmed its intention of doing what it can to ensure that Vision 2010 is as complementary as possible to the Municipality of Port Hope's waterfront redevelopment plans. |
Port Hope | October 13, 2010 |
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Cameco welcomed approximately 1800 visitors to its display tent at the 2010 Port Hope Fall Fair held September 17 – 19. |
Port Hope | September 29, 2010 |
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The results of the 2010 community poll indicate that Cameco continues to have a firm foundation of public support among the majority of Port Hope residents. |
Port Hope | August 24, 2010 |
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Cameco Fuel Manufacturing (CFM) will be conducting an emergency response exercise at its Port Hope facility on Tuesday, June 15. Cameco is required to conduct this type of exercise as part of its licence from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. |
Port Hope | June 11, 2010 |
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Cameco received the Port Hope and District Chamber of Commerce 2009 Excellence in Environmental Business award at the organization's annual business excellence awards dinner on April 17. |
Port Hope | May 3, 2010 |
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The Welcome Waste Management Facility is a closed waste site, located approximately three kilometres northwest of downtown Port Hope. It received wastes from Eldorado Mines' Port Hope Refinery between 1948 and 1955. Cameco owned and operated the site from 1988 to 2010. |
Port Hope | April 12, 2010 |
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Cameco Corporation announced today that it will incorporate removal of the four buildings on the Centre Pier into the environmental assessment (EA) for the Vision 2010 project, as directed by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. |
Port Hope | January 20, 2010 |
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Cameco Corporation (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) is pleased to announce that the 137 unionized employees at Cameco Fuel Manufacturing Inc. (CFM) in Ontario have agreed to a new collective agreement. |
Fuel Manufacturing | December 18, 2009 |
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Cameco Corporation has been named by the Financial Post as one of the 10 Best Companies To Work For in Canada. |
All | October 21, 2009 |
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Cameco Corporation has been named one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in a national competition organized by Mediacorp Canada Inc. and published in Maclean's magazine and The Globe and Mail. |
All | October 8, 2009 |
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Cameco welcomed representatives from Families Against Radiation Exposure (FARE), Port Hope Community Health Concerns Committee and Lake Ontario Waterkeeper for a tour of the Port Hope conversion facility on Friday, September 25. |
Port Hope | September 29, 2009 |
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Cameco Corporation (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) announced that unionized employees at Cameco Fuel Manufacturing Inc. (CFM) began a legal strike today after the company and members of United Steelworkers Local 14193 were unable to reach a new collective agreement. The last contract between the company and the 137 unionized employees at CFM's plants in Port Hope and Cobourg expired on June 1, 2009. |
Fuel Manufacturing | September 5, 2009 |
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Cameco has submitted several technical studies and reports to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) and other regulators, which provide important information on matters of local interest pertaining to the Port Hope conversion facility. |
Port Hope | July 14, 2009 |
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Cameco Corporation (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) announced today that it has resumed production of uranium hexafluoride (UF6) at its Port Hope, Ontario conversion facility. |
Port Hope | June 17, 2009 |
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Cameco Corporation (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) announced today that it is preparing to resume uranium hexafluoride (UF6) production at its Port Hope conversion facility. Cameco has signed a new contract with its historic supplier of hydrofluoric acid (HF) under terms that are mutually beneficial to both parties. HF is a primary feed material for the production of UF6. |
Port Hope | May 19, 2009 |
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Cameco is pleased to announce that the environmental assessment (EA) process for the Vision 2010 project is now underway. The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC), the federal authority responsible for the regulation of nuclear facilities in Canada, issued draft EA guidelines on March 5, 2008. The draft guidelines document describes the basis for the conduct of the EA, and focuses the assessment on relevant issues and concerns. |
Port Hope | March 6, 2008 |
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Cameco Corporation has received regulatory approval to begin repairing and upgrading the Port Hope uranium hexafluoride (UF6) conversion plant following the discovery of soil contamination beneath the facility. While UF6 plant operations have been suspended since the discovery in July 2007, uranium dioxide conversion and other activities at the site have not been affected. |
Port Hope | January 28, 2008 |
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Cameco Corporation is a key corporate partner of the Port Hope Public Library. The company's commitment of $75,000 includes a donation towards the outstanding balance on the library capital building project and support for the proposed Library Reading Garden. |
Port Hope | December 30, 2007 |
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Cameco has provided frequent updates to the community and regulators on subsurface contamination from the UF6 plant at the Port Hope conversion facility. Below are slides and speaking notes from presentations to the CNSC and Port Hope council. |
Port Hope | December 15, 2007 |
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Cameco and Health Canada have each issued fact sheets to put into perspective the results of urine testing conducted for the Port Hope Community Health Concerns Committee on a small group of Port Hope residents. |
Port Hope | November 21, 2007 |
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Andy Oliver, Cameco's vice-president fuel services, updated the community on progress in addressing subsurface contamination from the UF6 plant through a media conference on October 25, 2007. |
Port Hope | October 31, 2007 |
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Cameco Corporation reports that groundwater test results received today indicate slightly elevated levels of uranium and arsenic at a location eight metres inside the fenceline south of the UF6 production building. |
Port Hope | October 3, 2007 |
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Cameco Corporation reported today that during a construction project it discovered uranium and evidence of other production-associated chemicals in the soil beneath its Port Hope uranium hexafluoride (UF6) conversion plant. |
Port Hope | July 30, 2007 |
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Cameco Corporation said today that about 250 unionized employees at its conversion facility in Port Hope, Ontario have accepted contract settlement offers. |
Port Hope | July 19, 2007 |
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Cameco Corporation announced today that about 120 unionized employees at Zircatec Precision Industries, a Cameco company, have accepted a contract settlement offer. |
Fuel Manufacturing | July 5, 2007 |
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A strong majority of Port Hope residents continues to support the local nuclear industry, according to recent public opinion research conducted for Cameco. |
Port Hope | June 20, 2007 |
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Cameco Corporation announced today that Andy Oliver, currently vice-president of Zircatec Precision Industries, a Cameco company, will be assuming the role of vice-president of Cameco’s fuel services division, succeeding Bob Steane, who has held this position since 1999. The transition is expected to be complete by mid-summer. |
Port Hope | May 4, 2007 |
| Uranium isn't the only valuable commodity that Cameco mines. | Port Hope | April 12, 2007 |
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Cameco Corporation announced today that it will be donating copies of Ian Montagnes' new book, "Port Hope: A History" to schools and libraries in west Northumberland County. |
Port Hope | April 4, 2007 |
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Cameco Corporation was notified today that the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has renewed the operating licences for the Port Hope conversion facility and Zircatec Precision Industries, a Cameco company. |
Port Hope | February 16, 2007 |
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Community leaders, volunteers and donors gathered at the Town Park Recreation Centre in Port Hope on December 7th to celebrate the successful achievement of the Town Agricultural Park Redevelopment Project's fundraising campaign. |
Port Hope | December 7, 2006 |
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The Capitol Theatre first opened its doors in the summer of 1930 and it has grown to become a symbol and landmark of our community's heritage. Today, the Capitol Arts Centre took another significant step forward to ensure that it will continue to be an intrinsic part of, not only the community's history, but its future. |
Port Hope | August 16, 2006 |
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Health studies the focus of presentation and workshop at second Community Liaison Forum in Port Hope
Issues related to the health studies done over the last approximately 20 years involving Port Hope generated lots of questions and vigorous, passionate discussion at the second community liaison forum held June 19th at the Port Hope Lions Recreation Centre. |
Port Hope | June 19, 2006 |
| More than 80 people participated in the first community liaison forum sponsored by Cameco, as part of the company’s ongoing commitment to expand the role of the community in Cameco’s future. | Port Hope | May 26, 2006 |
| Cameco Port Hope’s licence renewal process by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission begins shortly with hearings expected late this year. | Port Hope | May 10, 2006 |