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The lack of full, documentary disclosure remains a systemic barrier to meaningful participation before the CNSC and is contrary to one of its core statutory objectives, which is to “to disseminate objective scientific, technical and regulatory information to the public concerning the activities of the Commission and the effects, on the environment and on the health and safety of persons.”15 Per Re. [...] The intervenors submit that in the spirit of sustainable development, the precautionary principle, and the “polluter pays” principle, the CNSC has an obligation to ensure the environment is adequately protected for present and future generations.68 Due to the age of Rabbit Lake, there were no baseline studies of the local environment and biota conducted prior to mining and milling operations. [...] Therefore, the intervenors submit that it is paramount to the licencing renewal process that there is careful consideration of the site’s remediation and reclamation plans, and how a shifting baseline within the environmental studies of the Rabbit Lake site are influencing the future plans of how the former mining and milling area of Rabbit Lake will integrate into the surrounding environment. [...] 14: It is paramount to the licencing renewal process that there is careful consideration of the site’s remediation and reclamation plans, and how a shifting baseline within the environmental studies of the Rabbit Lake site are influencing the future plans of how the former mining and milling area of Rabbit Lake will integrate into the surrounding environment. [...] According to the CNSC, the source of the leak was stopped, a full inspection of the pump farm was conducted after the incident, and an investigation was underway to determine the cause of the propane pump failure.81 To find more information about the incident, CNSC’s website prompts the reader to visit Cameco’s environmental monitoring webpage for Rabbit Lake.