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REGDOC-2.6.2 - Maintenance Programs for Nuclear Power Plants

This regulatory document sets out the requirements of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission 
(CNSC) with regard to maintenance programs for nuclear power plants (NPPs). This document 
also provides information and guidance on how the requirements may be met.
When incorporated into a licence or other legally enforceable instrument, this regulatory 
document becomes a legal requirement.

Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
REGDOC-2.6.1 - Reliability Programs for Nuclear Power Plants

REGDOC-2.6.1, Reliability Programs for Nuclear Power Plants, sets out the requirements and 
guidance of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) for the development and 
implementation of a reliability program for a nuclear power plant (NPP) in Canada. The 
reliability program assures that the systems important to safety (SIS) shall meet their defined 
design, and performance criteria at acceptable levels of reliability throughout the lifetime of the 
facility.

Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
REGDOC-2.5.4 - Design of Uranium Mines and Mills: Ventilation Systems, Version 1.1

REGDOC-2.5.4, Design of Uranium Mines and Mills: Ventilation Requirements, aims to help persons 
address the requirements for submitting ventilation-related information when applying for a CNSC 
licence to prepare a site for and construct, operate or decommission a uranium mine or mill. 
Provincial and territorial mining regulations for ventilation apply, unless exceeded by the 
requirements for nuclear safety noted in this document. 
This regulatory document is also intended to help applicants for a uranium mine or mill licence 
understand their operational and maintenance obligations for ventilation systems. 

Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
REGDOC-2.5.2 - Design of Reactor Facilities: Nuclear Power Plants, Version 2.1

This regulatory document sets out the requirements of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission 
(CNSC) for the design of new water-cooled nuclear power plants. It establishes 
a set of comprehensive design requirements and guidance that are risk-informed and align with 
accepted national and international codes and practices.

Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
REGDOC-2.5.1 - General Design Considerations: Human Factors

Part A of this document is intended to assist licensees and licence applicants in developing human 
factors engineering program planning documentation that demonstrates how human factors 
considerations are incorporated into activities licensed by the CNSC. Such considerations help 
satisfy certain regulatory requirements by demonstrating that licensees and applicants have made 
adequate provision for health, safety and protection of the environment.

Part B of this document is intended to assist licensees and licence applicants in planning for 
human factors verification and validation activities. Such activities help satisfy certain regulatory 
requirements by demonstrating that licensees and applicants have made adequate provision for 
the protection of the environment and the health and safety of persons

Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
REGDOC-2.4.5 - Nuclear Fuel Safety and Qualification

This regulatory document clarifies the regulatory requirements and provides guidance for the 
design, operation, monitoring, qualification and performance assessment of nuclear fuel. 
It articulates a set of comprehensive fuel-related regulatory requirements and provides 
risk-informed guidance that aligns with accepted national and international codes and practices.

Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
REGDOC-2.4.4 - Safety Analysis for Class IB Nuclear Facilities

This regulatory document clarifies requirements and provides guidance for applicants and 
licensees on how to demonstrate the safety of a Class IB nuclear facility, including information 
relating to:
• the safety analysis program (the managed process that governs the conduct of a safety 
analysis)
• the conduct of a safety analysis (the systematic evaluation of the potential hazards)
• safety analysis documents, records and reporting

Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
REGDOC-2.4.3 - Nuclear Criticality Safety, Version 1.1

This regulatory document sets out requirements for nuclear criticality safety and provides 
guidance on how those requirements may be met. It provides information for the prevention of criticality accidents in the handling, storage, processing, and transportation of fissionable materials and the long-term management of nuclear waste.

Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
REGDOC-2.4.2 - Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA) for Reactor Facilities, Version 2.0

The purpose of this regulatory document, when incorporated into a licence to construct or operate a reactor facility or other legally enforceable instrument, is to ensure that the licensee conducts a probabilistic safety assessment (PSA) in accordance with defined requirements. 

Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
REGDOC-2.3.4 - Operations Programs for Reactor Facilities

Regulatory document REGDOC-2.3.4, Operations Programs for Reactor Facilities, clarifies the requirements for, and provides guidance on, developing and implementing operations programs for reactor facilities (nuclear power plants, advanced reactor designs and small modular reactors). This regulatory document is based on operational experience (OPEX) and best practices developed from water-cooled nuclear power plants. This information will be updated as additional information is gathered from advanced reactor designs and small modular reactors. Proponents, applicants and licensees of advanced reactor designs and small modular reactors should apply the information and concepts from this regulatory document to the extent practicable and as best applicable to that design.

Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
REGDOC-2.3.1 - Conduct of Licensed Activities: Construction and Commissioning Programs

This document provides a framework within which the requirements and guidance in other 
regulatory documents, codes, and standards may be used in construction and commissioning
activities. This framework contributes to ensuring that the construction and commissioning of the plant is effectively managed and consistent with design requirements.

Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
REGDOC-2.2.5 - Minimum Staff Complement

The purpose of this regulatory document is to assist Class I nuclear facility licensees and 
applicants for a Class I nuclear facility licence to demonstrate to the CNSC that they will ensure the presence of a sufficient number of qualified workers to carry on the licensed activity safely and in accordance with the Nuclear Safety and Control Act (NSCA, the Act) [1], the regulations made under the NSCA, and their licence.

Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
REGDOC-2.2.3 - Personnel Certification, Volume I: Exposure Device Operators, Version 1.1

The purpose of this regulatory document is to provide, through a reference, the CNSC’s 
requirements and guidance for certification as an exposure device operator (EDO) and for 
renewal of an EDO certification. This information is detailed in a Canadian Standards 
Association (CSA Group) document.

Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
REGDOC-2.12.3 - Security of Nuclear Substances: Sealed Sources and Category I, II  and III Nuclear Material, Version 2.1

Part A of regulatory document REGDOC-2.12.3, Security of Nuclear Substances: Sealed Sources and Category I, II and III Nuclear Material, Version 2, sets out the minimum security measures that licensees must implement to prevent the loss, sabotage, illegal use, illegal possession or illegal removal of sealed sources during their entire lifecycle, including while they are in storage or transport, or being stored during transportation. If third-party carriers are used to transport radioactive material, this document also sets out the minimum security measures that a licensee must ensure a carrier of sealed sources complies with while the sealed sources are in transport or being stored during transportation.Part B of this document sets out guidance to help applicants prepare and submit the security 
information to be included with an application for a licence in respect of Category I or II nuclear material or a nuclear facility. It also provides guidance for applicants to prepare a “written transportation security plan” with respect to a licence to transport Category I, II or III nuclear material.

Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
REGDOC-1.6.1 - Licence Application Guide: Nuclear Substances and Radiation Devices, Version 2.1

Regulatory document REGDOC-1.6.1, Licence Application Guide: Nuclear Substances and Radiation Devices, sets out guidance for applicants in the preparation and submission of an application for a licence to carry out activities related to nuclear substances and radiation devices.

Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
REGDOC-1.1.3 - License Application Guide: License to Operate a Nuclear Power Plant, Version 1.3

Regulatory document REGDOC-1.1.3, Licence Application Guide: Licence to Operate a Nuclear Power Plant sets out requirements and guidance on submitting a formal application to the CNSC to obtain a licence to operate an NPP in Canada, and identifies the information that should be included in the application.

This document will be used to assess licence applications for proposed new NPPs and for licence renewals for existing NPPs. Once the Commission has granted a licence, the safety and control measures described in the licence application and the documents needed to support the application will form part of the licensing basis.

Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
REGDOC-1.1.1 - Site Evaluation and Site Preparation for New Reactor Facilities, Version 1.3

Regulatory document REGDOC-1.1.1, Site Evaluation and Site Preparation for New Reactor Facilities sets out requirements and guidance for site evaluation and site preparation for new reactor facilities. It also includes a licence application guide for a licence to prepare a site for new reactor facilities. This document refers to both nuclear power plants and small reactor facilities as "reactor facilities". Its content also addresses how site evaluation information obtained during site preparation activities is used and revisited in subsequent lifecycle phases of construction and operation.

Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
REGDOC-2.2.3 - Personnel Certification: Radiation Safety Officers

This regulatory document provides information to assist applicants in preparing and submitting 
applications for certification as a Radiation Safety Officer (RSO). Its purpose is to ensure that 
persons seeking certification by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) for the 
position of RSO at a Class II nuclear facility are qualified to carry out the duties of the position, 
in accordance with the Nuclear Safety and Control Act (NSCA) and its regulations. 
The document also presents information related to the process that candidates seeking 
certification must undergo, in order to acquire and maintain the certification.

Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
REGDOC-2.2.2 - Personnel Training, Version 2.0

The purpose of training in the nuclear industry is to ensure that workers are competent and 
qualified to perform the duties of their position. As required by the General Nuclear Safety and 
Control Regulations, workers shall be trained to carry on the licensed activity. 
A training system provides the basis for the analysis, design, development, implementation, 
evaluation, documentation and management of training for workers at nuclear facilities. It 
provides a method for meeting the training needs of workers and ensuring that the right people 
receive the right training at the right time. With a training system as defined in this regulatory 
document, it can be demonstrated that all required knowledge, skills and safety-related attributes 
have been attained, through the process of performance-based assessment and program 
evaluation. Without a training system, there is a risk that important elements of training will be 
omitted and the operating state of the facility will not be reflected in the training programs.

Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
REGDOC-2.1.1 - Management System

The purpose of this document is to provide information:
• on management systems that are applicable to different types of CNSC licensees
• related to CSA Group’s CSA standard N286-12, Management system requirements for 
nuclear facilities [1]
• on specific topics that have been the subject of recent developments in management system 
standards, as well as those of recent regulatory interest with respect to management systems
• on radiation safety oversight related to nuclear substances, radiation devices and Class II 
nuclear facilities

Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
REGDOC-1.6.2 - Radiation Protection Programs for Nuclear Substances and Radiation Devices Licences

Regulatory document REGDOC-1.6.2, Developing and Implementing an Effective Radiation Protection Program for Nuclear Substances and Radiation Devices Licences provides guidance to nuclear substances and radiation devices licensees and applicants on the development, implementation, management and assessment of their radiation protection programs.

Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
REGDOC-1.5.1 - Application Guide: Certification of Radiation Devices or Class II Prescribed Equipment, Version 1.1

This document provides guidance for the completion and submission of the application form for 
certification of radiation devices or Class II prescribed equipment, in accordance with the Nuclear
Safety and Control Act (NSCA) and the regulations made under it.

Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
REGDOC-1.2.3 - Licence Application Guide: Licence to Prepare Site for a Deep Geological Repository 

This regulatory document provides clarity about the requirements and provides guidance on the 
information needed to apply for a licence to prepare site for a DGR facility. 
A DGR is a facility where radioactive waste is placed in a deep, stable, geological formation 
(usually several hundred metres or more below the surface). The facility is engineered to isolate 
and contain radioactive waste to provide the long-term isolation of nuclear substances from the 
biosphere.

Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
REGDOC-1.2.2 - Licence Application Guide: Class IB Processing Facilities 

This licence application guide identifies the information to be provided in support of an 
application for a licence to prepare a site for, construct, operate or decommission a Class IB 
nuclear facility for:
• processing, reprocessing or separation of an isotope of uranium, thorium or plutonium;
• the manufacturing of a product from uranium, thorium or plutonium; or
• processing or use, in a quantity greater than 1015 Bq per calendar year, of nuclear substances 
other than uranium, thorium or plutonium
This guide sets out requirements and guidance on submitting a formal application to the Canadian 
Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) to obtain a licence.
Following the information in this regulatory document will prepare applicants to submit the 
appropriate information to demonstrate that they are qualified and will make adequate provisions 
for the protection of the environment and the health and safety of persons and the maintenance of 
national security and measures required to implement international obligations to which Canada 
has agreed.

Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
REGDOC-1.2.1 - Guidance on Deep Geological Repository Site Characterization

This regulatory document provides guidance for site characterization for a DGR facility for 
radioactive waste. 
Site characterization information is integral to licence applications for DGR facilities. The site 
characterization information used to site and design a DGR facility is re-evaluated over the 
lifecycle of the facility, which includes site preparation, construction, operation,
decommissioning and closure.

Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
REGDOC-1.1.2 - Licence Application Guide: Licence to Construct a Reactor Facility, Version 2

This licence application guide clarifies the requirements for and provides guidance on applying to 
the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) for a licence to construct a reactor facility. 

Following the information in this regulatory document will prepare applicants to submit the 
appropriate information to demonstrate that they are qualified and will make adequate provision 
for the protection of the environment, the health and safety of persons and the maintenance of 
national security and measures required to implement international obligations to which Canada 
has agreed.

Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
REGDOC-2.2.4 - Fitness for Duty - Managing Worker Fatigue

This regulatory document specifies requirements and gives guidance for managing worker fatigue with the aim of minimizing the potential for errors that could affect nuclear safety and security. For the purpose of this regulatory document, managing worker fatigue encompasses measures to manage risks associated with fatigue, including measures to manage the level of fatigue that workers experience at work and to reduce the likelihood and consequences of fatigue-related errors. 

Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
REGDOC-2.14.1 - Information Incorporated by Reference in Canada’s Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations, 2015, Volume I, Version 2 

Canada’s Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations, 2015 (PTNSR 2015) are based on the regulations established by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): SSR-6, Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material, 2018 edition (IAEA Regulations) [1]. All IAEA Member States follow the IAEA Regulations, which assure consistent, safe practices internationally.The PTNSR 2015 introduce an ambulatory reference to the IAEA Regulations and no longer explicitly identify and list relevant paragraphs from the IAEA Regulations. This change ensures that Canadian regulations will continue to align with international regulations, if international regulations are modified.

Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
REGDOC-1.1.5 - Supplemental Information for Small Modular Reactor Proponents, Version 1.1

Regulatory document REGDOC-1.1.5, Supplemental Information for Small Modular Reactor Proponents, provides information in addition to three other CNSC regulatory documents (REGDOC-1.1.1, RD/GD 369, and REGDOC-1.1.3). REGDOC-1.1.5 is a new regulatory document and meant to be used in conjunction with these three other documents, which set out requirements and guidance for an applicant to consider prior to submitting a licence application to the CNSC for a small modular reactor. REGDOC-1.1.5 also identifies the CNSC’s considerations in assessing the adequacy of a licence application.

Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
REGDOC-2.10.1 - Nuclear Emergency Preparedness and Response, Version 2.0

REGDOC-2.10.1, Nuclear Emergency Preparedness and Response, sets out the emergency 
preparedness requirements and guidance of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) 
related to the development of emergency measures for licensees and licence applicants of Class I 
nuclear facilities and uranium mines and mills.

Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
REGDOC-2.11 - Framework for Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning in Canada, Version 2

This document provides information on the framework for radioactive waste management and decommissioning in Canada. It describes the philosophy underlying the CNSC’s approach to regulating the management of radioactive waste and the decommissioning of facilities, and explains the principles taken into account in CNSC regulatory decisions. This document also details the CNSC’s regulatory policy that:
• requires the implementation of measures to manage radioactive waste to:
• protect the health and safety of persons and the environment
• provide for the maintenance of national security
• achieve conformity with measures of control and international obligations to which 
Canada has agreed
• promotes consistent national and international standards and practices for decommissioning and the management and control of radioactive waste

Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
REGDOC-2.11.1 - Volume II: Management of Uranium Mine Waste Rock and Mill Tailings

This regulatory document sets out the requirements of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) for the sound management of mine waste rock and mill tailings during site preparation, construction, operation and decommissioning of new uranium mine or mill projects and/or of new waste management projects at existing uranium mines and mills in Canada, to ensure the protection of the environment and the health and safety of people.

Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
REGDOC-2.11.2 - Decommissioning

This regulatory document provides requirements and guidance regarding the planning and 
preparation for as well as the execution and completion of decommissioning. 
The CNSC defines decommissioning as the administrative and technical actions taken to allow 
the removal of some or all of the regulatory controls from a facility, location or site where nuclear 
substances are managed, used, possessed or stored. Decommissioning actions are the procedures, 
processes and work activities (e.g., storage with surveillance, decontamination, dismantling or
cleanup) that are taken to retire a facility, location or site from service with due regard for the 
health and safety of people and the environment.

Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
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