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Latest News
- Commission to consider Saskatchewan Research Council’s application in July
- Researchers explore the health data of 80,000 uranium workers to look for long-term health outcomes
- Read the National Report on the safety of spent fuel and radioactive waste in Canada
- Funding available to review Ontario Power Generation’s application to allow production of Mo-99
- New deadlines for Port Granby hearing in writing
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- Our reports explore the measures put in place by a nuclear facility to protect the environment and the health of people living nearby.
- Read the agenda for the April 27 public meeting
Upcoming Commission proceedings
- May 31, 2021 ( Hearing in writing )
- June 8, 2021 ( Meeting )
- June 9, 2021 ( Hearing )
- June 10, 2021 ( Hearing )
- June 11, 2021 ( Hearing )
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How small are modular reactors?
They can be as small as a three-storey building ...or as large as an entire city block.
That's the equivalent of a mid-size shopping mall!
Regardless of their size, the major parts of SMRs will be housed within a larger facility.
This is where you will find systems that support safe operation and maintenance, harness heat, which can do useful things like generate electricity.
We have been preparing to regulate SMR projects for many years.
Anyone who wants to build and operate an SMR facility needs to meet our requirements for safety, security, environmental protection, Canada's commitments to nuclear non-proliferation.
Big or small and no matter the technology, it's the CNSC's role to regulate the nuclear industry and protect the health and safety of the public and the environment.
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Government of Canada
Recent Decisions
- April 14, 2021
Decision on the application by Cameco Corporation for acceptance of a revised financial guarantee and licence modernization amendment for the Rabbit Lake Operation (PDF, 10 pages, 343 KB) - March 15, 2021
Decision on the application by Canadian Nuclear Laboratories to amend its waste facility decommissioning licence for the Douglas Point Waste Facility - January 20, 2021
Decision on the application for acceptance of a revised financial guarantee for SRB Technologies (Canada) Inc. (PDF, 7 pages, 484 KB) - December 21, 2020
Decision on the application for the renewal of BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada Inc.’s licence for its Toronto and Peterborough facilities (PDF, 101 pages, 1.5 MB) - December 11, 2020
Decision on the application for acceptance of a revised financial guarantee and licence modernization amendment for Cameco Corporation’s Cigar Lake Operation (PDF, 9 pages, 689 KB)
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