Rook I Project

The next phase of technical review by the Federal Indigenous Review Team will run from November 14, 2023 to February 12, 2024. Subject Matter experts will review the responses to IRs provided to NexGen in November 2022, which includes the following documents:

• Rook l Project FIRT Annex 1 – Information Request Responses (October 2023)
• Summary of Indigenous Group Engagement Activities – Interim Update (August 2023)
• Annex 2 Responses:  Federal Indigenous Review Team Advice to Proponent

October 13, 2023 - On September 5, 2023, NexGen Energy Ltd. (NexGen) submitted responses to Federal Indigenous Review Team information requests for the proposed Rook l Project to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC). CNSC staff conducted a completeness check and determined that insufficient information was provided in order to proceed with a technical review. NexGen is expected to provide additional information and resubmit responses to IRs and supporting documents at a later date. More information can be found in the October 5, 2023 letter to NexGen, and completeness check table.

November 18, 2022 - The Federal Indigenous Review Team has completed a technical review of NexGen Energy Ltd’s draft environmental impact statement (EIS) submission and has found that the information provided does not fully address the regulatory requirements for the environmental assessment (EA).  The technical review resulted in 271 information requests (IRs), found in Annex 1, as well as 40 Advice to Proponent comments, found in Annex 2. CNSC staff expects NexGen to submit complete responses to all IRs and Advice to Proponent comments and to re-submit a revised EIS.

July 14, 2022 - The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) is seeking comments during a 90-day public comment period on the draft environmental impact statement (EIS), for the proposed Rook l Project submitted by the proponent, NexGen Energy Ltd (NexGen). The draft EIS and supporting documents can be accessed by visiting the Canadian Impact Assessment Registry for the Rook l Project.

The draft EIS provides an analysis of the project’s potential environmental effects and measures to mitigate those potential impacts.

The public comment period gives Indigenous nations and communities, members of the public, and government departments and agencies an opportunity to submit their views in writing to the CNSC on the adequacy of the information presented in the EIS, as measured against the Generic Guidelines for the Preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement pursuant to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (the Guidelines), and on the technical merit of the information presented. The Guidelines provide direction to the proponent and identify the information that is required in the EIS.

Written comments must be submitted by October 12, 2022 to:

Nicole Frigault
Environmental Assessment Specialist
Email: rook1@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca

All comments on the draft EIS will be posted on the Canadian Impact Assessment Registry in the language in which they were received.

June 16, 2022 - On June 13, 2022, NexGen Energy Ltd. submitted a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed Rook I Project to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC). CNSC staff are currently conducting a 30-day conformity review to ensure that sufficient information has been submitted in accordance with the CNSC Generic Guidelines for the Preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement. If the draft EIS is deemed sufficient, a 90-day technical and public review will commence in July 2022..