Thermal releases: Review of international regulatory practices and options for incorporation into a compliance and licensing framework.
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The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) is seeking professional services to study how thermal risk assessments and thermal-effluent regulations are used in Canada and internationally. The work is intended to support a compliance and licensing framework for Canadian nuclear power plants. Potential work includes: - Reviewing thermal risk assessment practices in the electrical power generation industry, including nuclear, oil and gas, and other facilities using once-through cooling systems. - Comparing domestic and international regulatory approaches to thermal effluent and thermal thresholds. - Identifying gaps in how thermal risk assessments are standardized. - Reviewing scientific literature on thermal effects for reliability and relevance to risk assessments. - Developing an updated database of thermal-effect thresholds for Canadian-relevant fish and invertebrate species in marine and freshwater environments. - Providing recommendations to improve the consistent application of thermal risk assessments in Canada.Buyer: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)Location: Canada, with the National Capital Region/Ottawa identified Status: Open Closing date and time: November 6, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. as listed in the tender information Category: Professional services Offers are to be submitted by email to [email protected]. The available documents are the RFP and an accompanying NPP/APM document. This opportunity appears most relevant to organizations with experience in nuclear regulation, thermal risk assessment, aquatic ecology, environmental science, regulatory research, or related technical consulting. Review the official RFP carefully for mandatory qualifications, deliverables, evaluation criteria, security or clearance requirements, submission formatting, and any applicable questions deadline. The provided tender record does not include a direct official-source webpage, so verify all details and the closing time in the official CNSC/Canada Buys documents before submitting an offer.
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- Offers are to be submitted by email to [email protected].
- Offers must be submitted by the closing time of November 6, 2026 at 14:00:00. The applicable time zone is not stated in the provided tender text and should be verified in the official solicitation documents.
- The proposed services should review how thermal risk assessments (TRAs) are conducted across the electrical power generation industry in Canada and internationally.
- The work should examine existing regulatory frameworks for managing thermal effluent.
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Please return offers by email to [email protected] Canada is seeking offers from qualified Offerors to provide professional services to review if and how thermal risk assessments (TRAs) are being conducted across the electrical power generation industry domestically and internationally, and if there are any existing regulatory frameworks addressing management of thermal effluent. The work will identify gaps in the standardized application of TRA methods and provide recommendations where applicable for improvement in standardization of TRAs for the nuclear power plants in Canada. The scope includes a critical evaluation of thermal effects literature for reliability and relevance for being able to inform a TRA, and the generation of an updated database of thermal effects thresholds for Canadian relevant species fish, and invertebrate species in the marine and freshwater environment. The scope of this project also includes reviewing and compiling data on regulatory approaches used by different facilities utilizing once-through cooling system technology (e.g., nuclear power plants, oil and gas plants, etc.), nationally and internationally, with respect to thermal risk assessment and the derivation and application of thermal thresholds.
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