Reports

• • Independent Engineer Site Visit Report – October 2021
  • Independent Engineer Project Status Report Q2 2021
  • Muskrat Falls Project July 2021 Site Visit Report
  • Independent Engineer Project Status Report 2020-21
  • Independent Engineer GE Facility Visit Report December 2019
  • Muskrat Falls Project November 2019 Site Visit Report
  • Muskrat Falls Project September 2019 Site Visit Report
  • Muskrat Falls Project July 2019 Site Visit Report
  • Independent Engineer Factory Visit Report July 2019
  • Muskrat Falls Project IE site visit report December 2018
    • LCMC Management Response to MF Project December 2018 site visit
  • Muskrat Falls Project October/November 2018 site visit report
  • Independent Engineer ABB Transformer Plant Visit Report August 2018
  • Muskrat Falls Project June 2018 site visit
  • Independent Engineer Factory Visit Report May 2018
  • Muskrat Falls Project November 2017 site visit
  • Independent Engineer Factory Visit Report GE Clearwater October 2017
  • Muskrat Falls Project July 2017 site visit
  • Muskrat Falls Project November/December 2016 site visit
  • Sinohydro Fabrication Facility (China) November 2016 Site Visit
  • Muskrat Falls Project July 2016 Site Visit
    • LCMC Management Response to Muskrat Falls Project July 2016 Site Visit
  • GE facility (Stafford, UK) May 2016 site visit
  • GE facility (Quebec) April 2016 site visits
  • Alstom Grid (Aix-les-Bains) November 2015 site visit
  • Alstom Grid facility (Stafford, UK) November 2015 site visit
  • Muhr facility (Brannenburg, Germany) November 2015 site visit
  • Muskrat Falls Project November 2015 Site Visit
  • Muskrat Falls Project September 2015 Site Visit
  • Muskrat Falls Project July 2015 Site Visit
  • Andritz Hydro Plant (China) March 2015 Site Visit
  • NVC Fabrication Facility (Japan) March 2015 Site Visit
  • Muskrat Falls Project November 2014 Site Visit
  • Muskrat Falls Project July 2014 Site Visit
  • Muskrat Falls Project Report – November 29, 2013
  • Appendices
    • Nov. 29, 2013 IE Report_Appendix A-B
    • Nov. 29, 2013 IE Report_Appendix C-D
    • Nov. 29, 2013 IE Report_Appendix E
    • Nov. 29, 2013 IE Report_Appendix F
    • Nov. 29, 2013 IE Report_Appendix G
    • Nov. 29, 2013 IE Report_Appendices H-M
  • Briefing Presentation – April 14, 2014: Release of Nov 29, 2013 IE Report

• Hatch Report MF Post Project Winter Operations – March 2021
• Hatch Assessment of KGS Recommendations re CF Operations – April 2019
• Hatch Report on Examination of 2017 Ice Jam Event – August 2017
• Hatch Independent Dam Safety Review & Audit #5 – Sept 2020
• Hatch Independent Dam Safety Review & Audit #4 – April 2019
• Hatch Independent Dam Safety Review & Audit #3 – Nov 2017
• Hatch Independent Dam Safety Review & Audit #2 – April 2017
• Hatch Independent Dam Safety Review & Audit #1 – Feb 2017
• SNC-Lavalin’s Report_Soil and Vegetation Removal_Targeted Scenarios_22 March 2018
• aDB Engineering Unit #2 Draft Tube Formwork Report – April 2017
• aDB Engineering Unit #2 Draft Tube Formwork Appendix to Report – April 2017
• LCMC Management Response to Ernst & Young Review of Muskrat Falls Project Cost, Schedule and Related Risk
• Independent Project Analysis Report – December 2015
• MHI Review – October 2012
• MHI Review Vol I – January 2012
• MHI Review Vol II – January 2012
• Navigant Review – September 2011

• Peaking Operations: Winter Conditions – Hatch January 2021
• Ice Dynamics of the lower Churchill River Report – Hatch October 2007
• Updating of 2007 Ice Dynamics Report – Hatch November 2008
• Hydraulic Modeling and Studies 2010 Muskrat Falls Ice Study – Hatch March 2011
• Review of Ice Study Work – SNC Lavalin March 2012
• Muskrat Falls Ice Study 2013 Update – Hatch June 2013
• Log Boom for Ice Control During Impoundment – SNC Lavalin October 2013
• Muskrat Falls Winter Headpond Freeze up Program – Hatch November 2016
• Hatch Report on Examination of 2017 Ice jam Event  – August 2017

Lower Churchill Hydroelectric Generation Project

• LCP Environmental Assessement Commitment Generation Status Update Aug 2020
• LCP Environmental Assessment Commitment Generation_Status Update_June 2019
• Harris Technical Memo on Muskrat Falls Modelling – August 2018
• Lake Melville Modelling Summary – August 2018
• Predicted Increases in Fish Methylmercury Muscle Tissue Concentrations in Goose Bay and Lake Melville – July 2018
• Azimuth HHRA Technical Memo – July 2018
• Lake Melville MeHg Mass Balance Perspective – February 2018
• Final Baseline Human Health Risk Assessment : Lower Churchill Hydroelectric Generation Project
• Environmental Impact Statement Executive Summary
• EIS Plain Language Summary (English)

Labrador-Island Transmission Link

• • • • LCP Environmental Assessment Commitment LITL Status Update Aug 2020
      • LCP Environmental Assessment Commitment LITL_Status Update_June 2019
      • Labrador-Island Transmission Link Overview of Environmental Assessment
      • Corridor vs Route
      • Environmental Impact Statement Executive Summary
      • EIS Plain Language Summary (English)

*Note: Additional environmental reports, including the project’s environmental protection plans, environmental effects monitoring and management plans, as well as annual program reports, are available in the Environment section of this website.

• • • • SNC Lavalin North Spur Post Impoundment Assessment Report (March 2021)
      • SNC Lavalin North Spur Stabilization Construction Report Sept 2018
        • NS Stabilization Construction Report Appendix A-B
        • NS Stabilization Construction Report Appendix C
      • SNC Lavalin North Spur Post Construction Assessment Report
      • SNC Lavalin North Spur Slope Stability Sensitivity Memo May 2019
      • Geotechnical Peer Review of Dr. S. Bernander’s Reports and Analysis of North Spur
      • North Spur: Independent Engineer Comments on Reports by Dr. Bernander 
      • Letter from SNC-Lavalin: Preliminary review of Robin Dury’s thesis on the North Spur
      • Letter from Jim Gordon, P.Eng., (Retired) on North Spur safety – October 2016
      • Canadian Dam Association North Spur paper – October 2015
      • Presentation for the Independent Engineer – updated July 2014
      • North Spur stabilization works presentation – March 2014
      • North Spur stabilization works poster presentation – October 2013
      • Geotechnical Investigation Edwards Island Landslide – 2011
      • Hatch Cold Eyes Review of Design & Technical Specifications, North Spur – 2014
      • North Spur Stabilization Works – Design Report
        • Click heading for a full list of North Spur reference documents – Reference Documents - North Spur Stabilization Works Design Report
          • Seismicity Analysis – Technical Report
          • Earthquake Hazard Analysis
          • Climatological Data Report
          • Tail Water Rating Curve Analyses
          • Muskrat Falls Water Level Survey and Rating Curves Update
          • Muskrat Falls Development: A Report to the British Newfoundland Corporation Limited
          • Muskrat Falls Development: Lower Churchill River – Muskrat Falls and Gull Island Sites
          • Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) Laboratory Works
          • NGI Triaxial Compression Tests on a Naturally-cemented Sensitive Clay from Labrador
          • Geotechnical Review of 1965 Layout
          • Muskrat Falls Development Engineering Assessment (Acres Consulting Services Ltd.)
          • Muskrat Falls Geological Report, Part III – Photos for Cores and Site Areas
          • Muskrat Falls Power Development and 345 kV Transmission Intertie to Churchill Falls
            • Volume I: Engineering Report
            • Volume II: Appendices
            • Volume III: 1979 Field Exploration Program – Soils Investigation – Borehole Logs and Lab Results
            • Volume IV: 1979 Field Exploration Program – Construction Materials – Test Pits and Trenches – Logs and Lab Results
          • Muskrat Falls Dewatering System Construction Report, Operation and Maintenance Information
          • Muskrat Falls Dewatering System Engineering Assessment
          • Dewatering System Assessment and Rehabilitation
          • Standpipe Piezometer Installation Program Report
          • Muskrat Falls Hydroelectric Development Final Feasibility Study, Volume 1 – Engineering Report
            • Engineering Report – Sections 1-9
            • Engineering Report – Sections 10-17
            • Appendices A-C
            • Appendices D-G
          • Muskrat Falls Hydroelectric Development Final Feasibility Study, Volume 2 – 1998 Geotechnical Investigations
            • Geotechnical Investigations Report
            • Report Appendices A-C
            • Report Appendices D-F
          • Assessment of Existing Pumpwell System
          • Evaluation of Existing Wells, Pumps and Related Infrastructure in the Muskrat Falls Pumpwell System
          • Installation of New Piezometers in the Muskrat Falls Pumpwell System
          • Cold Eye Review of Design and Technical Specifications, North Spur Stabilization Works (Hatch)
          • Tromino Report – Testing the Natural Frequency of the North Spur
          • Three-Dimensional Hydrogeological Study for the North Spur
          • Bank Stability Study for the Proposed Lower Churchill Hydroelectrical Generation Project
          • Bank Stability and Fish Habitat, 2010 Field Investigation Reports, Volume 1
          • Dynamic Analysis Study
          • Progressive Failure Study
          • Riprap Design for Wind Generated Waves
          • Slope Protection with Considerations for Ice Effects
          • Engineering Report, Construction Materials – North Bank, Borrow Areas and Quarries
          • Geotechnical Investigations 2013 Field Investigation Report (AMEC)
          • Geotechnical Investigations 2013 Field Investigation Report Appendices

• • • • DFO Fisheries Act Authorization for Muskrat Falls
        • Modification to Authorization Dates (November 2017)
      • Transport Canada Approval for Muskrat Falls Generation Station
        • Navigation Mitigation and Monitoring Plan
      • Backgrounder: Dam Breach Studies for the Muskrat Falls Dam on the Churchill River, Labrador
        • Dam Break Analysis for Muskrat Falls Construction
        • Muskrat Falls Dam Break Study
        • North Spur Dam Break Analysis
      • Backgrounder: Application to Construct the Muskrat Falls Dam on the Churchill River, Labrador
        • Muskrat Falls Geotechnical Design Criteria
        • Muskrat Falls Civil Design Criteria
        • Muskrat Falls Hydraulic Design Criteria
        • Muskrat Falls Hydraulic Modeling and Studies, 2010 Update Report
        • Muskrat Falls Probable Maximum Flood and Construction Design Flood Study
        • Muskrat Falls Wind-Generated Wave Study
        • Supporting Information for Permit Application
        • Permit to Construct, Issued July 2013
      • Electrode information regarding navigation:
        • Scope of Work – Supply/Install Electrode Stations
        • Dowden’s Point Electrode Drawings
        • L’Anse au Diable Electrode Drawings

• • • • NL Energy Plan
      • Technical Briefing Electricity Demand Nov 2012
      • Technical Briefing Decisoin Gate 3 Oct 2012
      • Technical Briefing Electricity Rate Forecasting Nov 2012
      • Technical Briefing Natural Gas as an island power generation option Oct 2012
      • Technical Briefing Assessement of Wind for Isolated Island Oct 2012
      • Natural gas as an island power generation option
      • Report-Labrador Mining and Power
      • Report-Economic Impact Analysis of Iron Ore Mining Industry in Labrador
      • Report-MHI Review of wind study for Isolated Island
      • Report-MHI Review of Muskrat Falls and HVdc Transmission Link
      • Report-Electricity Rates Forecasting
      • PIRAs Forecast Methodology
      • Report-Electricity Demand Forecast Do We Need the Power
      • Report-Legal Options
      • Report-Upper Churchill can we wait until 2041
      • Report-Why not develop Gull Island first
      • Report-Environmental Benefits of Closing Holyrood Generating Station
      • Wood Mackenzie – Ziff Analysis 1 Nov 2012
      • Decision Gate 3 Electricity Rates
      • Power is in our hands fact sheet
      • Project Engineering and Planning Progress
      • Key Changes Affecting Muskrat Falls Project Estimates
      • Muskrat Falls Infographic
      • CPW of Alternatives
      • Decision Gate Capital Cost and CPW Summary
      • News Release, Reports on Labrador Mining Support Need for Power
      • News Release, Report Shows Grand Banks Natural Gas and LNG Not Options
      • News Release, MHI Analysis & DG3 Cost Estimates Support Development of Muskrat Falls
      • News Release-Independent Review Shows Wind at Least $3.5B More than Muskrat Falls
      • Hatch Report Wind Integration Study
      • Report-Wind Integration Study for Isolated Island
      • Report-Muskrat Falls will stabilize electricty rates
      • News Release – New Power Generation is Required to Meet Future Electricity Demand
      • News Release – Developing Muskrat Falls is best option
      • News release – Benefits of Closing Holyrood Generating Station
      • News Release-Independent Analysis Supporting Ziff Energy Report
      • News Release – Federal Loan Guarantee
      • Terms of Reference – Ziff Energy LNG Analysis
      • Terms of Reference – PIRA – Forecast Methodology and Assesment of Future Oil Price Trends
      • Terms of Reference – MHI Wind Analysis
      • Terms of Reference – MHI DG3 Analysis
      • Terms of Reference – Dr. Wade Locke Analysis of Mining Developments
      • Terms and Conditions of the Federal Loan Guarantee
      • News Release – Proposed Amendments Support Financing of Muskrat Falls
      • News Release – New Legislation to Help Advance Muskrat Falls Hydroelectric Project
      • Technical Briefing Sanction Presentation Dec 2012
      • Nalcor and Emera Inc Project Oversight Agreement
      • News Release-Government NL Announces Sanction of Muskrat Falls