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 | |
| M-6 Heating Plant Plate Cooler Study | Complete |
| M-6 Heating Plant Noise Study | Complete |
| M-10 Test Cell 3 Noise Study | Complete |
| M-10F Rooftop and Building Acoustical Study | Complete |
| M-10 8 Mega Watt Compressor Piping Noise Study | Complete |
| M-11 Air Supply (IATS) Blow-off Noise Study | Complete |
| M-11 Ambient Exhaust Noise Study | Complete |
| M-12 Roof Top Fan Noise Study | Complete |
| M-46 Wind Tunnel Monitoring | Complete |
| Community Background Noise Study | Complete |
| Community Noise Study | Complete |
| Electrical Yard Noise Review | Complete |
| M-10 Silencer assessment | In progress |
| Odour Panel and Chemical Analysis Studies | |
| M-6 Heating Plant Boiler Efficiency Testing | Complete |
| Odour Panel Study of Stack Emissions | Complete |
| M-10F Thermal Oxidizer Design and Installation | In progress |
| Constant Emissions Monitoring and Calibration System | Complete |
| Silencer and Noise Insulation Purchases and Installations | |
| M-6 Heating Plant Plate Cooler | Complete |
| M-10 Altitude Facility (RATFAC) Air Intake Silencer | Complete |
| M-10F Air Intake Louver Silencers | Complete |
| M-10F Test Cell Door Replacement | Complete |
| M-10F Silencer Gate Valve Installation | Complete |
| M-10F Pipe Lagging | Complete |
| M-10F Stack Lagging | In progress |
| M-10F Roof Top Noise Barrier | Complete |
| M-10 8 Mega Watt Compressor Air Intake Louver Replacement | Complete |
| M-10 8 Mega Watt Compressor Pipe Noise insulation | Complete |
| M-11 Ambient Exhaust Silencer | Complete |
| M-11 Air Supply (IATS) Blow-off Silencer | Complete |
| M-12 Roof Top Fan Replacement and Modification to Settings | Complete |
| M-46 Wind Tunnel Blow-off Silencer | Complete |
| Engineering Structural Reviews | |
| M-10 Building Exhaust Fan Silencers | Complete |
| M-10 High Bay Make-Up Air Intake Silencers | Complete |
| M-10 Altitude Facility (RATFAC) Intake System Overhaul | Complete |
| M-10 8 Mega Watt Intake Silencer | Complete |
| M-10 8 Mega Watt Exhaust Lagging | Complete |
| M-10 F Rooftop Noise Barrier | Complete |
| M-11 Compressor Silencer | Complete |
| M-11 Dehydration Unit Blow-off Valve Silencer | Complete |
| M-11 Roof Top Chiller Enclosures | Complete |
| M-11 System Exhaust Fan Enclosure | Complete |
| M-19 Road Side Chiller Replacement/Relocations | Complete |
| M-46 Wind tunnel Acoustical Design Review | Complete |
| M-46 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 |