Ottawa, ON, June 27, 2019 – Calian Group Ltd. (TSX:CGY), CCNuclear and Groupe Démex-Centrem (Démex) are pleased to announce a Memorandum of Understanding to offer value-added, one-stop decommissioning/deconstruction solutions to owners of nuclear facilities.

When a nuclear facility is no longer operated, actions must be taken to ensure the site can be eventually reused safely. The Calian, CCNuclear and Démex teams have agreed to combine their complementary skills and expertise, on a project-by-project basis, to offer a single point for solutions to support the owner’s selected decommissioning strategy (prompt dismantling, deferred dismantling or in-situ disposal).

“Nuclear facility owners across Canada can now find a complete range of decommissioning and deconstruction solutions in a single point of contact with one of our firms,” said Francois Lemay, Chief Nuclear Engineer, Calian Nuclear. “Whether they are looking for site assessments, planning, surveys or the recovery of assets, our teams have the appropriate solutions.”

The Calian, CCNuclear and Démex teams are together offering solutions supporting all phases of nuclear decommissioning projects, including:

• Preliminary and detailed decommissioning planning;

• Historical site assessment, characterization and surveys;

• Environmental protection assessments;

• Radiation protection RP/ALARA and MARSSIM planning;

• Dose estimations and monitoring;

• Shielding calculations;

• Hazards identification and risks assessments;

• Remote handling equipment design and supply;

• Radiological and conventional hazardous waste disposal and transportation logistics;

• Deconstruction methodologies and sequences;

• Schedules;

• Cost estimates;

• Asbestos abatement;

• Asset recovery;

• Safely deconstruct and remediate;

• Recovery and recycling of non-contaminated ferrous and non-ferrous metals;

• Management of non-contaminated, non-recoverable deconstruction wastes.

“With the acquisition of International Safety Research in 2017 and the full integration of their dedicated team, it has been a pleasure to see Calian Nuclear become a centre of excellence for the development of technological safety and risk-based solutions,” stated Kevin Ford, President and CEO, Calian Group Ltd. “This MOU is an important step forward in support of our growth framework, particularly our customer diversification objectives, as we continue to demonstrate our trusted delivery of services and solutions for new clients.”