Press Release Department: Federal - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission is asking the public, Indigenous peoples and stakeholders to provide comments on draft REGDOC-3.2.1, Public Information and Disclosure, formerly RD/GD-99.3, Public Information and Disclosure, by September 28, 2017. To review and comment on the draft regulatory document, visit the REGDOC-3.2.1 Web page. Comments submitted, including names and affiliations, will be made … Read more

Ramzi Jammal, elected President of the Seventh Review Meeting for the Convention on Nuclear Safety, and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission’s Executive Vice-President and Chief Regulatory Operations Officer, announced that for the first time, the national reports of all the Contracting Parties have been made publicly available on the International Atomic Energy Agency’s website. “My primary objectives … Read more

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission is asking the public to provide comments on draft REGDOC-2.4.3, Nuclear Criticality Safety,  by September 14, 2017. Comments submitted, including names and affiliations, will be made public. The full release is available online. Call 613-990-0351.

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission announced its decision to renew AREVA’s Uranium Mine Operating Licence for the McClean Lake Operation for a 10-year period. This decision was made following a public hearing held on June 7 and 8, 2017 in La Ronge, SK. The licence will be valid from July 1, 2017 until June 30, … Read more

The French version of the draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Near Surface Disposal Facility Project submitted by the proponent, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, is now available to the public. The main body of the EIS (volume 1), the appendices (volume 2) and the executive summary can be accessed by visiting the Documents – For Public … Read more

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission announced today its decision to renew New Brunswick Power Corporation’s Nuclear Power Reactor Operating Licence for the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station, located on the Lepreau Peninsula, N.B. This decision was made following a two-part public hearing held on January 26, 2017 in Ottawa, Ont., and on May 9–11, 2017 … Read more

Following a public hearing held on April 12, 2017 in Ottawa, Ontario, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission announced ts decision to renew Ontario Power Generation’s waste facility operating licence for the Western Waste Management Facility, located in the Municipality of Kincardine, Ontario. The licence will be valid from June 1, 2017 until May 31, 2027. … Read more

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has published REGDOC-3.5.1, Licensing Process for Class I Nuclear Facilities and Uranium Mines and Mills, version 2. The full release is available online. Call 613-996-6860.

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has published REGDOC-1.6.1, Licence Application Guide: Nuclear Substances and Radiation Devices, version 2. Version 2 supersedes version 1 of the document, which was published in October 2015. Since the publication of version 1 there have been a number of areas identified by both the CNSC and applicants as needing clarification. The … Read more

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission is offering participant funding to assist members of the public, Indigenous groups and other stakeholders in reviewing its Regulatory Oversight Report on the Use of Nuclear Substances in Canada: 2016 and in submitting comments to the Commission. The CNSC will hold a public meeting on October 11–12, 2017 in Ottawa, where CNSC staff will present … Read more