The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) will hold a public hearing on April 6 or 7, 2016 in Ottawa, ON, to consider an application from Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) to extend the Chalk River Laboratories operating licence for a period of 17 months. Chalk River Laboratories is located near Chalk River, ON. The Commission will be … Read more
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) will hold a public hearing on May 4 or 5, 2016 in Ottawa, ON, to consider an application from Hydro-Québec for a 10-year licence to continue activities related to the preparation for the decommissioning of the Gentilly-2 nuclear facility that is currently in a safe storage state. Gentilly-2 is located near Bécancour, QC. The … Read more
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission is asking the public to provide their comments on discussion paper DIS-15-02, Review of CNSC Documentation on the Security of Nuclear Material. This discussion paper seeks feedback on G-208, Transportation Security Programs for Category I, II or III Nuclear Material, and G-274, Security Programs for Category I or II Nuclear Material or Certain … Read more
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has signed international arrangements to cooperate and exchange nuclear regulatory information with India’s Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority and the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate. The arrangements were signed during the 59th regular session of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s General Conference, an annual meeting held in … Read more
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has updated REGDOC-3.5.2, Compliance and Enforcement: Administrative Monetary Penalties. Specifically, section 3.3 on “right to request a review” has been modified. The Commission Secretariat now has a form available to assist persons wishing to request a review of an issued notice of violation. The full release is available online. Call 613-996-6860.
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has published REGDOC-2.10.1, Nuclear Emergency Preparedness and Response and REGDOC-2.3.2, Accident Management. The full release is available online.
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced that it has collaborated on international research and co-authored an article which has been peer-reviewed and published in the Canadian Geotechnical Journal. In Canada and other countries, argillaceous rocks are being considered as candidate formations for the geological disposal of radioactive wastes. The research conducted different compression tests on argillite … Read more
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) is asking the public to provide their comments on draft discussion paper DIS-14-01,Design Extension Conditions for Nuclear Power Plants. This document presents a summary of the CNSC’s views on design extension conditions (DECs), with the intent of establishing a dialogue with stakeholders on, and arriving at a common understanding of … Read more
Following a period of public consultation from May to July 2013, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has published REGDOC-2.2.2, Personnel Training. Personnel Training sets out the CNSC’s requirements for the development of a training system at nuclear facilities, and provides guidance on how these requirements should be met. Specifically, it defines the requirements and guidance for the … Read more
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) is asking the public to provide their comments on draft regulatory document REGDOC-2.3.3, Integrated Safety Reviews. The document sets out the CNSC’s requirements and guidance for the conduct of an integrated safety review for a nuclear power plant. An integrated safety review is a comprehensive evaluation of the design, condition and … Read more
