NRC is committed to minimizing the impact of its disruptive activities on its neighbouring communities. To that effect, we have taken several measures to reduce noise and odours stemming from our operations. These measures are listed below.
| Mitigation Activity | Status |
|---|---|
| Noise Studies | |
| M6 Heating Plant Plate Cooler Study | Complete |
| M6 Heating Plant Noise Study | Complete |
| M10 Test Cell 3 Noise Study | Complete |
| M10 F Rooftop and Building Acoustical Study | Complete |
| M10 8 Mega Watt Compressor Piping Noise Study | Complete |
| M11 Air Supply (IATS) Blow-off Noise Study | Complete |
| M11 Ambient Exhaust Noise Study | Complete |
| M12 Roof Top Fan Noise Study | Complete |
| M46 Wind Tunnel Monitoring | Complete |
| Community Background Noise Study | Complete |
| Community Noise Study | Complete |
| Electrical Yard Noise Review | Complete |
| M10 Silencer assessment | In progress |
| Odour Panel and Chemical Analysis Studies | |
| M6 Heating Plant Boiler Efficiency Testing | Complete |
| Odour Panel Study of Stack Emissions | Complete |
| M10F Thermal Oxidizer Design and Installation | In progress |
| Constant Emissions Monitoring and Calibration System | Complete |
| Silencer and Noise Insulation Purchases and Installations | |
| M6 Heating Plant Plate Cooler | Complete |
| M10 Altitude Facility (RATFAC) Air Intake Silencer | Complete |
| M10 F Air Intake Louver Silencers | Complete |
| M10 F Test Cell Door Replacement | Complete |
| M10 F Silencer Gate Valve Installation | Complete |
| M10F Pipe Lagging | Complete |
| M10F Stack Lagging | In progress |
| M10F Roof Top Noise Barrier | Complete |
| M10 8 Mega Watt Compressor Air Intake Louver Replacement | Complete |
| M10 8 Mega Watt Compressor Pipe Noise insulation | Complete |
| M11 Ambient Exhaust Silencer | Complete |
| M11 Air Supply (IATS) Blow-off Silencer | Complete |
| M12 Roof Top Fan Replacement and Modification to Settings | Complete |
| M46 Wind Tunnel Blow-off Silencer | Complete |
| Engineering Structural Reviews | |
| M10 Building Exhaust Fan Silencers | Complete |
| M10 High Bay Make-Up Air Intake Silencers | Complete |
| M10 Altitude Facility (RATFAC) Intake System Overhaul | Complete |
| M10 8 Mega Watt Intake Silencer | Complete |
| M10 8 Mega Watt Exhaust Lagging | Complete |
| M10 F Rooftop Noise Barrier | Complete |
| M11 Compressor Silencer | Complete |
| M11 Dehydration Unit Blow-off Valve Silencer | Complete |
| M11 Roof Top Chiller Enclosures | Complete |
| M11 System Exhaust Fan Enclosure | Complete |
| M19 Road Side Chiller Replacement/Relocations | Complete |
| M46 Wind tunnel Acoustical Design Review | Complete |
| M46 Intake Fan - Review of Active Noise Cancellation | Complete |
| Equipment Purchases and Equipment Upgrade | |
| Emission Analysis System | Complete |
| Meteorological Station Hardware Upgrades | Complete |
| Meteorological Station Software Upgrades for Real-time Data | Complete |
| Noise Monitoring Equipment | Complete |
| Constant Noise Monitoring System | Complete |