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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:

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:
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]

Related CSA Standards

  • CAN/ ISO 14001, Environmental Management Systems – Requirements with Guidance for Use
  • CAN/ ISO 14001, Environmental Management Systems – Requirements with Guidance for Use (successor editions)
  • N288.1, Guidelines for calculating derived release limits for radioactive material in airborne and liquid effluents for normal operation of nuclear facilities
  • N288.4, Environmental monitoring programs at Class I nuclear facilities and uranium mines and mills.
  • N288.5, Effluent monitoring programs at Class I nuclear facilities and uranium mines and mills
  • N288.6, Environmental risk assessments at Class I nuclear facilities and uranium mines and mills.
  • N288.7, Groundwater protection programs at Class I nuclear facilities and uranium mines and mills.
  • CAN/ ISO 14004:2004, Environmental Management Systems – General Guidelines on Principles, Systems and Support Techniques

How to gain free access to all nuclear related CSA standards

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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