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

Sujet

Déchets et substances dangereuses

Mot clé

Lutte contre la pollution Risques Système d'alerte précoce Transport/dépôt Classement/déclassement Autorisation/permis Emballage/étiquetage Mise en application

Aire géographique

Amériques, Arctique, Asie et Pacifique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord

Résumé

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.

Texte intégral

Français/Anglais

Site web

www.gc.ca

Références - Législation

Implemente

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

Législation | Canada | 1997 (2017)

Mot clé: Institution, Radiation, Énergie nucléaire, Lutte contre la pollution, Risques, Système d'alerte précoce, Santé publique, Collecte de données/déclarations, Accès-à-l'information

Source: FAO, FAOLEX