Michael Rinker Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Accountable for providing the overall direction and long-term strategic planning for the Regulatory Affairs and Environment and Sustainability & Net Zero divisions. Responsible for managing the Company’s performance and reputation with internal and external stakeholders within focus areas of regulation and environmental protectionManage the approval interface with provincial and federal government/agencies.Contributes to the development and growth of a Nuclear Safety Culture by… Show more Accountable for providing the overall direction and long-term strategic planning for the Regulatory Affairs and Environment and Sustainability & Net Zero divisions. Responsible for managing the Company’s performance and reputation with internal and external stakeholders within focus areas of regulation and environmental protectionManage the approval interface with provincial and federal government/agencies.Contributes to the development and growth of a Nuclear Safety Culture by communicating the Nuclear Safety message, setting the example for nuclear safety and demonstrating this commitment through words and actions.Develops long-term and short-term strategies, sets operational direction, implements plans, facilitates resolution of cross functional issues. Show less

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Leads the directorate by providing regulatory leadership in a broad range of engineering disciplines including fuel, physics, electrical, mechanical, nuclear, civil and structural, robustnes, systems reliability, severe accident management, deterministic safety analysis, probabilistic safety analysis, instrumentation and control of cyber security.Leads in the evaluation of regulatory programs applied to power reactors, small reactors, processing facilities, research and test facilities… Show more Leads the directorate by providing regulatory leadership in a broad range of engineering disciplines including fuel, physics, electrical, mechanical, nuclear, civil and structural, robustnes, systems reliability, severe accident management, deterministic safety analysis, probabilistic safety analysis, instrumentation and control of cyber security.Leads in the evaluation of regulatory programs applied to power reactors, small reactors, processing facilities, research and test facilities, waste management facilities, and uranium mines/millsResponsible for a directorate of approximately 100 scientists and engineers Show less

Ottawa, Canada

As the Director General, Environmental and Radiation Protection and Assessment Directorate, I am accountable to the Vice President, Technical Support Branch for providing national strategic direction of the CNSC’s centers of excellence related to radiation protection, environmental and geoscience assessment and the assessment of environmental protection programs for all power reactors, nuclear facilities and uranium mines in Canada, in accordance with the requirements of the Nuclear Safety… Show more As the Director General, Environmental and Radiation Protection and Assessment Directorate, I am accountable to the Vice President, Technical Support Branch for providing national strategic direction of the CNSC’s centers of excellence related to radiation protection, environmental and geoscience assessment and the assessment of environmental protection programs for all power reactors, nuclear facilities and uranium mines in Canada, in accordance with the requirements of the Nuclear Safety Control Act well as the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. In addition, I am responsible for providing direction and representing the CNSC’s interest in national and international initiatives with respect to radiation protection and laboratory assessment services as well as in setting direction for radiological environmental protection. Using a risk informed process, I am also responsible for ensuring that all nuclear projects, initiatives and proposals continue to be subject to a high-quality and demanding federal environmental assessment process. Show less

Ottawa

• Accountable for compliance and licensing activities for Cameco Port Hope and Blind River, Cameco Fuel Manufacturing, General Electric Peterborough and Toronto, the Port Hope Area Initiative (PHAI), SRB Technologies, Best Theratronics and Nordion Canada • Accountable for compliance and licensing activities for several Designated Officer licences, include preparation of material for licence amendment and renewal • Built a reliable and competent divisional workforce to deliver and… Show more • Accountable for compliance and licensing activities for Cameco Port Hope and Blind River, Cameco Fuel Manufacturing, General Electric Peterborough and Toronto, the Port Hope Area Initiative (PHAI), SRB Technologies, Best Theratronics and Nordion Canada • Accountable for compliance and licensing activities for several Designated Officer licences, include preparation of material for licence amendment and renewal • Built a reliable and competent divisional workforce to deliver and divisional responsibilities by growing the division from 8 to 15 FTEs• Renewed a collaborative relationship with TSB by requiring NPFD staff to establish TSB consensus in a 10 year facility inspection plan, annual plans and annual compliance reporting Show less

Ottawa, Canada

• Provided leadership and maintained scientific and regulatory excellence in the areas of environmental sciences and geosciences• Enabled scientific and engineering staff to translate their expertise into a reasoned and balanced regulatory position • Lead the development of several improvement initiatives for DERPA to strengthen its ability to prepare for Commission hearings, to document review findings into regulatory action, and to better cooperate with ROB • Lead cooperation… Show more • Provided leadership and maintained scientific and regulatory excellence in the areas of environmental sciences and geosciences• Enabled scientific and engineering staff to translate their expertise into a reasoned and balanced regulatory position • Lead the development of several improvement initiatives for DERPA to strengthen its ability to prepare for Commission hearings, to document review findings into regulatory action, and to better cooperate with ROB • Lead cooperation on geoscience issues (e.g., groundwater protection) with Environment Canada and the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission• Developed regulatory requirements for mine waste management Show less

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Project Manager for environmental assessments conducted under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act

Brampton, Ontario

• Member of several project teams assessing the environmental impact of mining, pulp and paper and other resource based industries. • Design and implement technical studies to examine the geochemical components of waste, soil, surface water, ground water and aquatic sediment investigations. • The Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) for the Brampton office that contained a basic laboratory used to conduct environmental studies on natural material with elevated levels of uranium and its… Show more • Member of several project teams assessing the environmental impact of mining, pulp and paper and other resource based industries. • Design and implement technical studies to examine the geochemical components of waste, soil, surface water, ground water and aquatic sediment investigations. • The Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) for the Brampton office that contained a basic laboratory used to conduct environmental studies on natural material with elevated levels of uranium and its progeny. • Examined the mobility of constituents (e.g., metals, arsenic, radionuclides) and loadings of constituents into receiving environments (Field/Bench Scale Investigations and Modeling Studies). • Developed proposals, managed projects, evaluated and interpreted data, summarized findings, conclusions and interpretations in technical reports. Show less

London, Ontario

• Operation and programming of analytical instruments (Philips PW 1450 Spectrometer-XRF; Perkin-Elmer AAS 5000) for trace element analysis of solids and water. Sample Preparation for NAA, XRF and ICP-AES. Titration of samples for Fe(II) analysis.

Zimbabwe

• Taught A-level (grade 13+) physics courses and O-level (grade 12 and under) science courses. Organized the science program for a secondary school of 1,100 pupils. • Established laboratory programs, timetables for a science teaching staff of seven. • Created experiments for and administered practical exams. • Extensively involved in extra-curricular programs that include a variety of sporting events, grounds work activities and supervision duties.

Master'S Degree, Geochemistry

M.Sc. Geochemistry (Environmental Science), Geochemistry (Environmental Science)