Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations, 2015 (SOR/2015-145).

Subject

Waste & hazardous substances

Keyword

Pollution control Hazards Early warning system Transport/storage Classification/declassification Authorization/permit Packaging/labelling Enforcement/compliance

Geographical area

Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic

Abstract

The present Regulations are made under the Nuclear Safety and Control Act. In particular, the Regulations provide for requirements on licensees and licence applicants to ensure the health, safety and security of Canadians and the environment. Section 2 establishes that the Regulations apply to the packaging and transport of a) prescribed equipment; and b) nuclear substances, including i) the design, production, use, inspection, maintenance and repair of packaging and packages for nuclear substances, and (ii) the preparation, consigning, handling, loading, carriage, storage during transport, receipt at final destination and unloading of packages and unpacking of their contents. The text – consisting of 52 sections – deals, inter alia, with the following aspects: classification of material and packages, licence, packaging requirements, certification, production, use and possession of prescribed equipment, packaging and transport of radioactive material, radiation protection.

Full text

English/French

Website

www.gc.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Nuclear Safety and Control Act (S.C. 1997, c. 9).

Legislation | Canada | 1997 (2017)

Keyword: Institution, Radiation, Nuclear energy, Pollution control, Hazards, Early warning system, Public health, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information

Source: FAO, FAOLEX