The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has completed its corrective action plan to respond to the auditor’s five recommendations in the Fall 2016 Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development on the inspection of nuclear power plants. The full release is available online. Call 613-990-0351.
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has published REGDOC-3.4.1, Guide for Applicants and Intervenors Writing CNSC Commission Member Documents.. This document provides guidance for writing Commission member documents for submission to the CNSC. This document supersedes GD-379, Guide for Applicants and Intervenors: Writing CNSC Commission Member Documents, 2012. The full release is available online. Call 613-996-6860.
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has published regulatory document REGDOC-2.2.4, Fitness for Duty: Managing Worker Fatigue. REGDOC-2.2.4 sets out requirements and guidance of the CNSC with respect to managing worker fatigue for workers at high-security sites, as defined in the Nuclear Security Regulations. The full release is available online. Call 613-996-6860.
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 Participation section of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Registry for the Near … Read more
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission is asking the public to provide their comments on draft REGDOC-1.5.1, Application Guide: Certification of Radiation Devices or Class II Prescribed Equipment. To review and comment on the document, visit the REGDOC-1.5.1 Web page. The deadline for feedback is May 12, 2017 and comments submitted, including names and affiliations, are intended to … Read more
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission is asking the public to provide comments on draft REGDOC-2.5.5, Design of Industrial Radiography Installations, by June 16, 2017. Comments submitted, including names and affiliations, will be made public. The full release is available online. Call 613-996-6860.
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has published regulatory document REGDOC-2.2.3, Personnel Certification: Exposure Device Operators. This document does not introduce any new requirements and supersedes G-229, Certification of Exposure Device Operators, published in 2004. The full release is available online. Call 613-996-6860.
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission announced its decision to renew Cameco Corporation’s nuclear fuel facility operating licence for the Port Hope Conversion Facility for a 10-year period. This decision was made following a public hearing held on November 8 and 9, 2016 in Port Hope, ON, and the licence will be valid from March 1, … Read more
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission is offering participant funding to assist members of the public, Indigenous groups and other stakeholders in participating in the licence application review and the Commission’s public hearing process for the MOECC’s application seeking the release of the Deloro Mine site from CNSC licensing, through an exemption under the Nuclear Safety … Read more
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has published REGDOC-3.6, Glossary of CNSC Terminology. This document provides a list of terms and definitions used in the Nuclear Safety and Control Act and the regulations made under it, and CNSC regulatory documents and other publications, such as annual reports and guidance documents. The full release is available online. Call 613-996-6860.
