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

Materia

Desechos y sustancias peligrosas

Palabra clave

Control de la contaminación Peligros Sistema de alerta temprana Transporte/depósito Clasificación/declasificación Autorización/permiso Envasado/etiquetado Cumplimiento/aplicación

Área geográphica

Americas, Ártico, Asia y Pacifico, Pacífico Oriental, América del Norte, Atlántico Norte

Resumen

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.

Texto completo

Francés/Inglés

Página web

www.gc.ca

Referencias - Legislación

Implementa

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

Legislación | Canadá | 1997 (2017)

Palabra clave: Institución, Radiación, Energía nuclear, Control de la contaminación, Peligros, Sistema de alerta temprana, Salud pública, Recopilación de datos/informes, Acceso-a-la-información

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX