Item - 2018.EX33.6
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on April 24, 2018 without amendments.
- This item was considered by Executive Committee on April 17, 2018 and was adopted with amendments. It will be considered by City Council on April 24, 2018.
EX33.6 - Emergency Management Program Update - 2017
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on April 24, 25, 26 and 27, adopted the following:
1. City Council request the Director, Office of Emergency Management to make a submission to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission regarding the Ontario Power Generation Inc. request to renew its Nuclear Power Reactor Operating Licence for the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station for a period of 10 years, as part of the formal public consultation process, to include the following:
a. the City's ongoing support for transparency, public consultation, funding, strengthening emergency preparedness wherever feasible, protection of vulnerable communities, and world-class public safety as adopted by City Council at its meeting on November 7, 8 and 9, 2017, as part of Item EX28.13 headed "Toronto's Emergency Management Program and Revisions to the Toronto Municipal Code";
b. request the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission and the Provincial government to ensure awareness campaigns are in place to inform Torontonians on how to prepare for a nuclear accident at the Pickering or Darlington nuclear stations;
c. reiterate the City's ongoing concern regarding the lack of a clear justification to support limiting the delivery of Potassium Iodine (KI) pills to the current 10 kilometre zone;
d. support the Durham Region's request asking the Province to release the technical assessment it commissioned to identify whether evacuation zones or Potassium Iodine distribution distances should be expanded; and
e. support Durham Region's request for the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to include a license requirement obligating Ontario Power Generation Inc. or the Government of Ontario to provide appropriate funding to municipalities for the implementation of the 2017 Provincial Nuclear Emergency Response Plan (PNERP) or related implementation plans.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-113667.pdf
Motions (City Council)
EX33.6 - Emergency Management Program Update - 2017
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Committee Recommendations
The Executive Committee recommends that:
1. City Council request the Acting Director, Office of Emergency Management to make a submission to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) regarding the Ontario Power Generation Inc. (OPG) request to renew its Nuclear Power Reactor Operating Licence for the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station (NGS) for a period of 10 years, as part of the formal public consultation process, to include the following:
a. the City's ongoing support for transparency, public consultation, funding, strengthening emergency preparedness wherever feasible, protection of vulnerable communities, and world-class public safety as adopted by City Council on November 7, 8 and 9, 2017, as part of Item EX28.13;
b. request the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission and the Provincial government to ensure awareness campaigns are in place to inform Torontonians on how to prepare for a nuclear accident at the Pickering or Darlington nuclear stations;
c. reiterate the City's ongoing concern regarding the lack of a clear justification to support limiting the delivery of Potassium Iodine (KI) pills to the current 10 kilometre zone;
d. support the Durham Region's request asking the Province to release the technical assessment it commissioned to identify whether evacuation zones or Potassium Iodine distribution distances should be expanded; and
e. support Durham Region's request for the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to include a license requirement obligating Ontario Power Generation Inc. or the Government of Ontario to provide appropriate funding to municipalities for the implementation of the 2017 Provincial Nuclear Emergency Response Plan (PNERP) or related implementation plans.
Origin
Summary
This report provides an overview of the City's Emergency Management Program in 2017.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-113667.pdf
Motions
That City Council request the Director, Office of Emergency Management to make a submission to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) regarding the Ontario Power Generation Inc. (OPG) request to renew its Nuclear Power Reactor Operating Licence for the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station (NGS) for a period of 10 years, as part of the formal public consultation process, to include the following:
1. The City's ongoing support for transparency, public consultation, funding, strengthening emergency preparedness wherever feasible, protection of vulnerable communities, and world-class public safety as outlined in the motion passed by City Council (EX28.13);
2. Request the CNSC and the Provincial government to ensure awareness campaigns are in place to inform Torontonians on how to prepare for a nuclear accident at the Pickering or Darlington nuclear stations;
3. Reiterate the City's ongoing concern regarding the lack of a clear justification to support limiting the delivery of Potassium Iodine (KI) pills to the current 10 km zone;
4. Support the Durham Region’s request asking the Province to release the technical assessment it commissioned to identify whether evacuation zones or KI distribution distances should be expanded; and
5. Support Durham Region’s request for the CNSC to include a license requirement obligating OPG or the Government of Ontario to provide appropriate funding to municipalities for the implementation of the 2017 Provincial Nuclear Emergency Response Plan (PNERP) or related implementation plans.