Document History of REGDOC-2.9.1, Environmental Principles, Assessments and Protection Measures

REGDOC-2.9.1, Environmental Principles, Assessments and Protection Measures sets out the CNSC's regulatory requirements and expectations for programs related to environmental protection.

Environmental Principles, Assessments and Protection Measures

View REGDOC-2.9.1, Version 1.2 [HTML] [PDF | 63 pages, 1.92 MB]

Summary

REGDOC-2.9.1, Environmental Principles, Assessments and Protection Measuresprovides information to applicants and licensees on protecting the environment and the health of persons, including:

• the CNSC’s principles for environmental protection
• for all nuclear facilities or activities, the scope of an environmental assessment (EA) and the roles and responsibilities associated with an EA
• the CNSC’s requirements and guidance to applicants and licensees for developing environmental protection measures, including an environmental risk assessment (ERA) where required, for both new and existing facilities or activities.

Version 1.2 includes administrative updates throughout to reflect the Impact Assessment Act.

This document supersedes version 1.1 and P-223, Protection of the Environment and REGDOC-2.9.1, Environmental Protections: Policies, Programs and Procedures. It provides all environmental principles, assessments and protection measures in a single environmental protection regulatory document.

Status

October 19, 2020: Publication of Version 1.2.

Document Milestone	Dates	Links
Consultation on draft REGDOC-2.9.1, Environmental Assessments	April 30, 2013 to July 30, 2014, including period for feedback on comments	View the April 30th, 2014 News Release View the consultation version of Draft REGDOC-2.9.1 (Draft REGDOC-2.9.1 Environmental Assessments HTML) (Draft REGDOC-2.9.1 Environmental Assessments PDF) View the comments received: Areva Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Barbara Monk Feldman Bruce Power Cameco Canadian Environmental Law Association Canadian Nuclear Association Environment Canada New Brunswick Power Nuclear Waste Management Organization Ontario Power Generation Power Workers Union Rio Tinto Canada Uranium Corporation Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment Saugeen Ojibway Nation
Consultation on revised draft REGDOC-2.9.1, Environmental Policy, Assessments and Protection Measures	November 30, 2015 to March 29, 2016, including period for feedback on comments	Revised draft of REGDOC-2.9.1 [HTML] [PDF] Impact Statement – Environmental Policy, Assessments and Protection Measures [HTML] [PDF] Comments received: AREVA Bruce Power Cameco Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) Canadian Nuclear Association (CNA) Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) NB Power Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Government of Saskatchewan, Ministry of Environment Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) Ontario Power Generation (OPG) Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Radiation Safety Office
Presentation to the Commission	September 21, 2016
Publication of Version 1.1	April 28, 2017	REGDOC-2.9.1, Version 1.1 [HTML] [PDF]
Publication of Version 1.2	October 2020	REGDOC-2.9.1, Version 1.2 [HTML] [PDF | 63 pages, 1.92MB]

Contact information

For questions and information related to REGDOC-2.9.1, Environmental Principles, Assessments and Protection Measures, please contact:

Directorate of Environmental and Radiation Protection and Assessment
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
280 Slater St
PO Box 1046 Stn B
Ottawa ON  K1P 5S9
Canada

Telephone: 1-800-668-5284 (Canada only)
Fax: 613-995-5086
Email: consultation@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca

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