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entinel, Wednesday, December 9 1998
Heavy water plan
by Bev Er
An open house on the
decommissioning of alae
Bruce Heavy Water Plant
•;brought retired employee
Peter Landry to Ontario
Hydro"s information oen»
tre last Thursday.
Landry, of Port Elgin,
was a lab chemical techni-
cian for 22 years at the
heavy Water plant. He was
at the open house because
he wanted to see what was
happening.
"I'm still interested.
The heavy water plant was
the best plant'in all of
Ontario Hydro. We met
our production quota and
budget every year. We.
were the jewel in Ontario
Hydro's crown."
The „plant will be com-
pletely dismantled by the
end of 2000.
Last year. Ontario
Hydro decided to shut
down and decommission
the heavy water plant.
Before decommissioning,
the Atomie Energy
Control Hoard requires an
environmental assessment,
which, 13ob Simmons,
technical superintendent at
the heavy water plant,
says will be to the stan-
dard of .the Canadian
Environmental
Assessment Act.
Part of the environmen-
tal assessment, is public
discussion,
George-Antinori, senior
technieal szpervisor for
decommissioning, said
Phase One of the assess-
ment, which included
visual inspection to deter-
mine any potential prob-
lem areas, hasbeencotta
pleted.
Sampling from soil.
around the plant has also
been completed. All that
remains is the results from
the sampling program.
"So far there have been
no surprises," Antinori
c.•. to be '!iewcl
said.
After the results, have
been analyzed, Simmons
said "we will know what
areas need remediation
and to what extent."
Antinort. said Hydro is
anticipating have to clean
up some areas.
"The assessment will
confirm what areas need
to be cleaned."
He said there have been
oil traces in some of the
soil samples. Oil was used'
to provide sealing capabil-
ity to the hydrogen sul-
phide compressors at the
plant.
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some eorroston by-prod-
ucts of carbon and steel in
the lagoons.
"The site will be
craned to the standards of
an industrial site, available
for future industrial use,"
Sitnmoris said.
'There will still be ser -
.vices ort the site which
will.remain in Operation.
Heavy water will be stored
on the site. ,
"We'll still be supply-
ing steam and water to the
Bruce Energy Centre. The
is a big maze of under-
ground piping. We're just
taking down some of the
above ground structures,"
Simmons said,
. Landry, who came
from Shawinigan Quebec,
to work at the heavy water
plant in 1911, said there
was never a loss of life
:during the operation of the
plant,
" dna very proud of the
people who worked at the
heavy water plant. All of
them."
Landry said he wasn't
sad to see the towers come
down.
"I'm proud to have
.gone through a long, time
of job employment. The
towers coming down is
reality. This is old technol-
ogy. It's time for new
technology."
Antinori agreed.. He
was involved in the com-
missioning of Heavy
Water Plant B, in, 1977,
and worked with Landry.
"Being here for the
decommissioning brings
closure to a project. We
saw the full cycle. Did 1
expect to see the towers
come down when 1 started
working here? No, he
laughed.
Arrort visits
his -:grandparents
• Suzanne and Harry
Hollands home was
enlightened this Ppast
weekend by the ,presence
of grandson Arron from
Cambridge., • •
Edna Stanley and Bette
McLeod enjoyed.. the
Christmas dinner for the:
retired employees held at
Tommy Johns this past
week: •
Largaret'McInnes from
Teeswater, Mary Scott and
Kay Collins enjoyed lunch
with Marj Thompson. on
Tuesday. •
Anne . McCosh and
Mary Anne Kukoly
' enjoyed a.; meat and visit
.with Ruth Colwell, Shirley,
and ,Ray Gilders of
Clinton last week.
Cheryl Stevenson of
Michigan and friend Kay
Visited With Marl
Thompson this past week-
end. •
The Gamble Christmas
• was held , .at. Kinloss
Community Centre on
•Sunday, with 35 in atten-
dance.
Miehael and Brianna
Husk spent Sunday with
Gram and Gramp Reid.
joined by Sandra, Ed and
Ryan for supper.
Purple Grove WI, was
held at R Villa Wednesday
evening..
Joyce and John Farrell,
-Toby and ;Jena •and Kay
Collins visited with Anne
McCosh, Mary. Anne and
Dick.McCoah•on Sunday
evening and 'celebrated
Jbyce's birthday, ,Saturday
visitor was Elizabeth
}hidden , of . Kitchener.
Saturday.evening,
Morley and Deanna S.eott
attended the house warm-
ing of Frances and Bev
Kingston in Chesley.
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Bruce County Public •
Library beadquartets will
be displaying the work of
Marton artist Arlene
-MacKay until the end of
February 1999.
Arlene, a•well known
Grey Bruce•piano, teacher,
began painting in January
1993 as a 50th birthday.
present ;to, herself. 'After
Y.iewing her work it will
be very hard to imagine
that prior to 1993,; tier
artistic endeavors' were
mainly limited to'doo
ales" on telephone Ines -
.,sages.
Arlene says that "Percy.
Baines, an Owen Sound
artist provided instruction
and inspiration in my
favorite medium; water-
colour, which is both;
exciting and challenging.
Each summer 1 have taken:,
advantage of the excellent
Bourses offered at, the ;
Southarripton Art School."'
The Bruce County
Library ,is open to the ;pub-
lic Monday through
Friday,•g~a.m. to 5:15 p:m.
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