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Latest News
- Draft REGDOC-2.11.1, Volume III is open for consultation until August 30, 2019
- Cameco is seeking the Commission’s acceptance of its revised financial guarantee for the McArthur River Operation
- Highlights include the upcoming IRRS mission and lessons learned to mitigate non-compliances
- This report focuses on the results of compliance verification and enforcement activities in 2017 for licensees in the medical, industrial, academic and research, commercial, and waste nuclear substances sectors.
- President Velshi spoke about the CNSC’s work to ensure that the organization is prepared to regulate innovation in Canada’s nuclear industry
- Canada will be hosting an Emergency Preparedness Review (EPREV) this June. #CNSCready
- Failure to comply with regulatory requirements for ascertainment of doses, device labelling, maintenance of records required by the CNSC, and transportation of nuclear gauges
- Failure to comply with regulatory requirements for certified EDOs, and failure to demonstrate effective management control over work practices
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A static image of two CNSC inspectors at a nuclear facility is presented with the caption “Environmental protection is rigorously enforced by our regulatory processes and actions".
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Upcoming Commission proceedings
- June 14, 2019 (Hearing)
- June 28, 2019 (Hearing)
- October 2, 2019 (Hearing)
- October 3, 2019 (Hearing)
- November 6, 2019 (Meeting)
- View the full calendar
Recent Decisions
- April 5, 2019
Decision on the application by Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Ltd. for the amendment of the Port Granby Long-Term Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Project licence
Record of Decision - April 5, 2019
Decision on the request from Nordion to transfer their nuclear substance processing facility operating licence
Record of decision - April 4, 2019
Decision on the request from Canadian Nuclear Laboratories to separate their waste decommissioning licence for Douglas Point, Gentilly-1 and Nuclear Power Demonstration into three licences
Record of decision - September 27, 2018
Decision on the request to renew Bruce Power’s nuclear power reactor operating licence for the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station
News release | Record of decision (PDF 768 kb) | Errata (PDF 91 kb) - August 8, 2018
Decision on OPG’s application to renew the operating licence for the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station
News release | Record of decision | Errata (PDF 89 kb) - August 1, 2018
Decision on the request from Canadian Nuclear Laboratories to renew the nuclear research and test establishment decommissioning licence for the Whiteshell Laboratories
Record of decision
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