Michael Rinker

Michael Rinker graduated from Western University and holds an M.Sc in geology and environmental science. He spent the first several years of his career as an environmental consultant for uranium mining and nuclear waste clients. Mike then spent almost 20 years with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission; where he served as the Director General responsible for environment and radiation protection, and the Director General for assessment and analysis.

Mike joined Bruce Power in 2022 as the Vice President, Regulatory, Environment and Sustainability at Bruce Power. Since joining Bruce Power, he leads a regulatory affairs team, leads the “Bruce C” team for Impact Assessment and leads an environment and sustainability team; the latter leading Bruce Powers efforts to becoming the first nuclear generating station to achieve net-zero status by 2027.

In addition to Mike’s position with Bruce Power, he is the chair of the CANDU Owner’s Group (COG) project for setting industry’s regulatory priorities, he is chair of the CNA’s Regulatory Affairs Advisory Council (RAAC), and he is on the Board of Directors for the Radiation Safety Institute of Canada (RSIC).