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September 19, 2023

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Nuclear Waste Management Facility Performance Report - Q2 2023 Results

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Performance update

As part of our commitment to keep you informed, this report tracks performance for Ontario Power Generation (OPG)’s Nuclear Waste Management facilities in the areas of safety, operations, and the environment. It also summarizes significant accomplishments achieved during the first quarter of 2023.

OPG operates three nuclear waste facilities across the province located in Darlington, Pickering & Bruce County. Spent fuel taken from the reactors is stored at each facility locally after it has been cooled for 10 years. Low and intermediate level materials are stored at OPG’s Western Waste Management Facility.

0.40 TRIF

A dial graphic indicating "green" for excellent performance. 0.0 incidents

Safety

Total Reportable Injury Frequency (TRIF)

TRIF is a measure of the number of injuries involving OPG employees that result in a fatality, lost time, requiring restricted work or requiring medical treatment per 200,000 hours worked. The current TRIF sits at 0.40. The year-end target is not to exceed 0.20. OPG measures TRIF using a 12-month rolling average, rather than quarterly updates.

Transportation Safety

The transportation of waste to our Western facility from Darlington, Pickering and Bruce Power is managed by experienced and skilled drivers. In this quarter, all shipments were made safely and accident-free and the fleet safely travelled 147,700 additional kilometres. By the end of June over 6.6 million kilometres have been safely travelled to date.

A dial graphic indicating "green" for excellent performance.

0 spills

Environment

Spills to the environment

In this quarter, there were no spills to the environment at our waste facilities that were reportable to a regulatory authority. For detailed environmental information, please refer to the environmental data reports available on our Regulatory Reporting page.

PWMF - 7

DWMF - 7

WWMF - 9

Operational Performance

Pickering Waste Management Facility (PWMF)

A total of 7 Dry Storage Containers (DSC) were transferred up to the end of Q2 which totals 18 of 70 year-end transfer target, keeping the facility on track to meet this target.

Darlington Waste Management Facility (DWMF)

A total of 7 Dry Storage Containers (DSC) were transferred up to the end of Q2 which totals 15 of 47 year-end transfer target keeping the facility on track to meet this target.

Western Waste Management Facility (WWMF)

A total of 9 Used Fuel Dry Storage Containers (DSC) were transferred up to the end of Q2 totalling 42 of 110 year-end transfer target, exceeding the year-to-date target of 39.

A dial indicating 'red' for poor performance. 1,066.00 m³

A dial graphic indicating "green" for excellent performance. 13.12 m³

Waste Minimization

Sold Waste

In Q2, through incineration a total of 1,066 cubic metres of low-level solid waste was processed. This was below the year-to-date target, of processing 1,896.70 cubic metres. The goal is to process 5,690.00 cubic metres by year end.

Liquid Waste

In Q2, through incineration, a total of 13.12 cubic metres of liquid waste was processed. This was above the year to date target of 3.32 cubic metres. The goal is to process 9.96 cubic metres of liquid waste by year end.

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Please contact Jennifer Knox, Director - Nuclear Stakeholder Relations, through the form below.

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