I spent a bit over a month working at NPD.
Currently, if working NPD, you meet in the parking lot of the AECL offices in Deep River and ride up in a company vehicle. You can drive to site but the option to ride up with the project manage in a company truck saves gas.
I rented a room near deep river at a reasonable rate while I was there.
The site itself is in a state of holding pattern after a partial remediation. The steam side machinery is all removed and you have a large building with peeling paint. The "active side" is awaiting contract awards for asbestos removal to start and contaminated and irradiated component removal to follow.
I was there for a month doing preps for upcoming work and conducting business representatives of the companies bidding on the project through the contaminated side.