Hello Peterborough Community,

Although the weather recently has been unseasonably warm, winter is right around the corner.

Before driving, make sure your vehicle is fully cleared of snow and ice, including the windows, mirrors, lights and roof. Give yourself extra time to travel and adjust your driving to the conditions.

In this month’s update, we’re sharing a few recent highlights from Peterborough, including our Community Connect event at Lansdowne Place, a staff potluck that supported the Youth Emergency Shelter and planned improvements at our facility.

Thank you for staying connected with us!

Kind regards,

Brenda Palma

Licensing Community Relations and Communications Specialist

BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada

bpalma@bwxt.com

519-620-5443

Conversations about BWXT’s work in Peterborough

On Oct. 15 and 16, our team hosted a Community Connect booth at Lansdowne Place. Over the two days, we spoke with more than 140 people from the Peterborough area.

The event gave visitors an opportunity to learn more about BWXT and speak directly with members of our team.

We had thoughtful conversations about our Peterborough operations, environmental monitoring, safety, nuclear energy and nuclear medicine.

Visitors also learned more about the fuel bundles assembled at our Peterborough facility and the specialized tooling, components and systems our team designs and manufactures.

We appreciated everyone’s interest and the opportunity to connect with our community.

Planned improvements will support the facility’s future growth.

BWXT began a phased modernization of its Peterborough offices in July in response to forecasted growth among engineering and other professional teams.

The work includes adding about 120 workstations, refreshed offices and meeting rooms, and clearing decades of paper records from the workspace.

The project is expected to be complete in mid-December, when more employees are expected to return to the site. These improvements will help accommodate growing teams and support BWXT’s continued presence in Peterborough, with the goal of creating capacity for more local jobs over time.

BWXT Peterborough is already a major employer to your friends and neighbours who assemble CANDU® fuel bundles and design and manufacture specialized tooling, components and systems for the nuclear industry.

Thank you to all who took part!

Employees at BWXT’s Peterborough facility recently came together for a "Great Pumpkin Potluck", sharing a meal and supporting a local organization that helps people in our community.

Thanks to everyone’s generosity and participation in our 50/50 draw, the event raised $285 for Youth Emergency Shelter for Youth and Families (YES).

YES provides emergency shelter and support to youth and families in crisis.

We’re pleased to support the important work they do and grateful to everyone who helped make the potluck a success.

A day-of scenario gave our team and Peterborough Fire Services the chance to practice responding together.

BWXT recently completed a successful fire drill at our Peterborough facility in partnership with Peterborough Fire Services.

The drill included a simulated emergency scenario introduced on the day, giving our team and emergency responders an opportunity to practice coordinating their response in real time.

Regular exercises help strengthen preparedness and give employees a chance to apply their training. Thank you to everyone who took part.

Share your perspective and help shape the conversation.

Our Peterborough Community Liaison Committee (CLC) brings BWXT representatives and community members together to exchange information about our operations, health and safety initiatives and community activities.

Members share questions and perspectives from their communities, helping us better understand local interests and improve how we communicate.

If you are interested in joining the Peterborough CLC, we invite you to apply using the link below.

Contact Us:

questions@bwxt.com

1.855.696.9588 (toll-free)

nec.bwxt.com

1160 Monaghan Road

Peterborough, Ontario

BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada (BWXT) has more than 60 years of extensive experience and innovation in the supply of nuclear fuel and fuel channel components, services, equipment and parts for the CANDU® nuclear power industry. This includes designing and supplying highly reliable equipment to fuel, inspect and refurbish reactors. Our employees assemble CANDU® fuel bundles using natural uranium dioxide ceramic pellets from our Toronto facility and zircaloy tubes from our Arnprior facility. BWXT’s fuel handling and reactor inspection and maintenance tooling and delivery systems, are also designed and manufactured in Peterborough. Our Peterborough and Toronto facilities are licensed by Canada’s nuclear regulator, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC). Approximately 400 people work at BWXT in Peterborough in high-tech, manufacturing and administrative positions. The fuel bundles assembled by BWXT employees in Peterborough go on to power 1 in 4 homes and businesses across Ontario.