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Radiation Protection Regulations — 13
13 (1) Every licensee must ensure that the effective dose received by and committed to a person described in column 1 of the table to this subsection, during the period set out in column 2, does not exceed the effective dose set out in column 3. TABLE Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Person Period Effective Dose (mSv) 1 Nuclear energy worker, including a female nuclear energy worker who is breastfeeding and a female nuclear energy worker who is pregnant but who has not yet informed the licensee in writing that she is pregnant (a) One-year dosimetry period 50 (b) Five-year dosimetry period 100 2 Pregnant nuclear energy worker who has informed the licensee in writing that she is pregnant Balance of the pregnancy starting from the date on which the licensee has been informed of the pregnancy 4 3 Person who is not a nuclear energy worker One calendar year 1 (2) [Repealed, SOR/2020-237, s. 14] (3) [Repealed, SOR/2020-237, s. 14] (4) [Repealed, SOR/2020-237, s. 14] (5) For the purpose of subsection (1), where the end of a dosimeter-wearing period or a bioassay-sampling period does not coincide with the end of a dosimetry period set out in column 2 of the table to that subsection, the licensee may extend or reduce the dosimetry period to a maximum of two weeks so that the end of the dosimetry period coincides with the end of the dosimeter-wearing period or biossay-sampling period, as the case may be. SOR/2020-237, s. 14
Radiation Protection Regulations — 14
14 (1) Every licensee must ensure that the equivalent dose received by and committed to an organ or tissue set out in column 1 of the table to this subsection, of a person described in column 2, during the period set out in column 3, does not exceed the equivalent dose set out in column 4. TABLE Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Item Organ or Tissue Person Period Equivalent Dose (mSv) 1 Lens of an eye (a) Nuclear energy worker One-year dosimetry period 50 (b) Any other person One calendar year 15 2 Skin (a) Nuclear energy worker One-year dosimetry period 500 (b) Any other person One calendar year 50 3 Hands and feet (a) Nuclear energy worker One-year dosimetry period 500 (b) Any other person One calendar year 50 (2) For the purpose of subsection (1), where a dosimeter-wearing period or a bioassay-sampling period extends beyond the end of a dosimetry period set out in column 3 of the table to that subsection, the period is extended to the end of the dosimeter-wearing or bioassay-sampling period or by two weeks, whichever extension is shorter. (3) When skin is unevenly irradiated, the equivalent dose received by the skin is the average equivalent dose over the 1 cm 2 area that received the highest equivalent dose. SOR/2020-237, s. 15
Radiation Protection Regulations — 15
15 (1) The effective dose limits and equivalent dose limits prescribed in sections 13 and 14 do not apply to a person participating in the control of an emergency. (2) A licensee who requests a person to participate in the control of an emergency shall ensure that the person does not receive an effective dose greater than 50 mSv or an equivalent dose to the skin greater than 500 mSv unless that person is taking an emergency action described in Column 1 of the table to subsection (3). (3) A licensee who requests a person participate in the control of an emergency shall ensure, if that person takes an emergency action described in Column 1 of the table to this subsection, that the person does not receive an effective dose greater than that described in Column 2 or an equivalent dose to the skin greater than that described in Column 3. TABLE Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Action Effective dose (mSv) Equivalent dose to the skin (mSv) 1 Actions to minimize dose consequences, for members of the public, associated with the release of radioactive material 100 1 000 2 Actions to prevent health effects of radiation that are fatal or life-threatening, or that result in permanent injury 500 5 000 3 Actions to prevent the development of conditions that could significantly affect people and the environment 500 5 000 (4) If, on the request of a licensee, a person takes actions described in more than one item of the table to subsection (3), the licensee shall ensure that the effective dose received by that person does not exceed 500 mSv and that the equivalent dose to the skin received by that person does not exceed 5 000 mSv. (5) A licensee shall limit the effective dose and equivalent dose received by and committed to persons participating in the control of an emergency to as low as is reasonably achievable, social and economic factors being taken into account. (6) A licensee shall notify as soon as feasible the person who received the dose of radiation and the Commission in the event that the licensee becomes aware that any of the dose limits prescribed in subsection (2), (3) or (4) may have been exceeded. (7) A licensee shall not request that a pregnant woman participate in the control of an emergency. (8) The dose limits prescribed by subsections (2), (3) and (4) and sections 13 and 14 may be exceeded by a person who acts voluntarily to save or protect human life. SOR/2017-199, s. 1
Radiation Protection Regulations — 16
16 When a licensee becomes aware that a dose of radiation received by or committed to a person or an organ or tissue may have exceeded an applicable dose limit prescribed by section 13 or 14, the licensee must (a) immediately notify the person and the Commission of the dose; (b) require the person to leave any work that is likely to add to the dose if the person may have or has received a dose that exceeds a dose limit for a nuclear energy worker; (c) conduct an investigation to determine the magnitude of the dose and to establish the causes of the exposure; (d) identify and take any action required to prevent the occurrence of a similar incident; and (e) within 21 days after becoming aware that the dose limit has been exceeded, report to the Commission the results of the investigation or the progress that has been made in conducting it. SOR/2017-199, s. 2 SOR/2020-237, s. 16
Radiation Protection Regulations — 17
17 When the Commission or a designated officer authorized under paragraph 37(2)(h) of the Act authorizes the return to work of a person referred to in section 16, the authorization may specify conditions to protect the health and safety of the person. SOR/2017-199, s. 3
Radiation Protection Regulations — 18
18 An application for a licence to operate a dosimetry service must contain the following information in addition to the information required by section 3 of the General Nuclear Safety and Control Regulations : (a) a description of the proposed operation of the dosimetry service; (b) the proposed management system; (c) the types of dosimetry services proposed to be provided; (d) the precision, accuracy and reliability of the dosimetry services to be provided; and (e) the proposed qualification requirements and training program for workers. SOR/2020-237, s. 17
Radiation Protection Regulations — 19
19 Every licensee who operates a dosimetry service shall file with the National Dose Registry of the Department of Health, at a frequency specified in the licence and in a form compatible with the Registry, the following information with respect to each nuclear energy worker for whom it has measured and monitored a dose of radiation: (a) the worker’s given names, surname and any previous surname; (b) the worker’s Social Insurance Number; (c) the worker’s gender; (d) the worker’s job category; (e) the date, province and country of birth of the worker; (f) the amount of exposure of the worker to radon progeny; and (g) the effective dose and equivalent dose received by and committed to the worker. SOR/2020-237, s. 18
Radiation Protection Regulations — 20
20 (1) No person shall possess a container or device that contains a nuclear substance unless the container or device is labelled with (a) the radiation warning symbol set out in Schedule 3 and the words “ RAYONNEMENT — DANGER — RADIATION”; and (b) the name, quantity, date of measurement and form of the nuclear substance in the container or device. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of a container or device (a) that is an essential component for the operation of the nuclear facility at which it is located; (b) that is used to hold nuclear substances for current or immediate use and is under the continuous direct observation of the licensee; (c) in which the quantity of nuclear substances is less than or equal to the exemption quantity; or (d) that is used exclusively for transporting nuclear substances and labelled in accordance with the Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations, 2015 ; and (e) that contains a radium luminous compound, provided that radium is the only nuclear substance in the device and the device is intact and has not been tampered with. (3) Paragraph (1)(b) does not apply in respect of a container that is used to temporarily hold nuclear substances. SOR/2015-145, s. 46 SOR/2020-237, s. 19
Radiation Protection Regulations — 21
21 (1) Every licensee must post and keep posted, at the boundary of and at every point of access to an area, room, vehicle or enclosure, a durable and legible sign that bears the radiation warning symbol set out in Schedule 3 and the words “ RAYONNEMENT — DANGER — RADIATION”, if (a) there is a nuclear substance in a quantity greater than 100 times its exemption quantity in the area, room, vehicle or enclosure; or (b) there is a reasonable probability that a person in the area, room, vehicle or enclosure will be exposed to a dose rate greater than 25 µSv/h. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of a vehicle containing a consignment , as defined in the Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations, 2015 . SOR/2007-208, s. 9 SOR/2020-237, s. 20
Radiation Protection Regulations — 22
22 Whenever the radiation warning symbol set out in Schedule 3 is used, (a) it shall be (i) fully visible, (ii) of a size appropriate for the size of the container or device to which it is affixed or attached, or the area, room or enclosure in respect of which it is posted, (iii) in the proportions depicted in Schedule 3, and (iv) oriented with one blade pointed downward and centred on the vertical axis; and (b) no wording shall be superimposed on it. SOR/2007-208, s. 10
Radiation Protection Regulations — 23
23 No person shall post or keep posted a sign that indicates the presence of radiation, a nuclear substance or prescribed equipment at a place where the radiation, nuclear substance or prescribed equipment indicated on the sign is not present.
Radiation Protection Regulations — 24
24 (1) Every licensee must keep a record of the name and job category of each nuclear energy worker. (2) Every licensee must keep a record of doses of radiation and retain it for a period ending on the fifth anniversary of the day on which the information is collected. SOR/2020-237, s. 22
Radiation Protection Regulations — 25
25 Every licensee must ensure that instruments and equipment that are used for radiation measurements are selected, tested and calibrated for their intended use. SOR/2020-237, s. 22
Radiation Protection Regulations — 26
26 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are approved by the Governor in Council.
Radiation Protection Regulations — (a)
NOTE: The three blades and the central disk of the symbol shall be (a) magenta or black; and (b) located on a yellow background.
Radiation Protection Regulations — (a)
The three blades and the central disk of the symbol shall be (a) magenta or black; and (b) located on a yellow background.
Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations — Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations
Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Natural Resources, pursuant to section 44 of the Nuclear Safety and Control Act a , hereby approves the annexed Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations made by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission on May 31, 2000.
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Act means the Nuclear Safety and Control Act . ( Loi )
Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations — Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations
certificate means a document issued by the Commission or by a designated officer authorized under paragraph 37(2)(b) of the Act, indicating that a person is certified. ( attestation )
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certified means certified by the Commission under paragraph 21(1)(i) of the Act or by a designated officer authorized under paragraph 37(2)(b) of the Act. ( version anglaise seulement )
Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations — Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations
Class I nuclear facility means a Class IA nuclear facility and a Class IB nuclear facility. ( installation nucléaire de catégorie I )
Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations — (a)
Class IA nuclear facility means any of the following nuclear facilities: (a) a nuclear fission or fusion reactor or subcritical nuclear assembly; and (b) a vehicle that is equipped with a nuclear reactor. ( installation nucléaire de catégorie IA )
Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations — (a)
Class IB nuclear facility means any of the following nuclear facilities: (a) a facility that includes a particle accelerator, other than a particle accelerator described in paragraphs (d) and (e) of the definition Class II prescribed equipment in section 1 of the Class II Nuclear Facilities and Prescribed Equipment Regulations ; (b) a plant for the processing, reprocessing or separation of an isotope of uranium, thorium or plutonium; (c) a plant for the manufacture of a product from uranium, thorium or plutonium; (d) a plant, other than a Class II nuclear facility as defined in section 1 of the Class II Nuclear Facilities and Prescribed Equipment Regulations , for the processing or use, in a quantity greater than 10 15 Bq per calendar year, of nuclear substances other than uranium, thorium or plutonium; (e) a facility for the disposal of a nuclear substance generated at another nuclear facility; and (f) a facility prescribed by paragraph 19(a) or (b) of the General Nuclear Safety and Control Regulations . ( installation nucléaire de catégorie IB )
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effective dose has the same meaning as in subsection 1(1) of the Radiation Protection Regulations . ( dose efficace )
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equivalent dose has the same meaning as in subsection 1(1) of the Radiation Protection Regulations . ( dose équivalente )
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exclusion zone means a parcel of land within or surrounding a nuclear facility on which there is no permanent dwelling and over which a licensee has the legal authority to exercise control. ( zone d'exclusion )
Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations — (a)
federal authority means (a) a Minister of the Crown in right of Canada; (b) an agency of the Government of Canada or a parent Crown corporation, as defined in subsection 83(1) of the Financial Administration Act , or any other body established under an Act of Parliament that is ultimately accountable through a Minister of the Crown in right of Canada to Parliament for the conduct of its affairs; (c) any department or departmental corporation that is set out in Schedule I or II to the Financial Administration Act ; (d) any other body that is set out in Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 ; and (e) the Executive Council of — or a minister, department, agency or body of the government of — Yukon, the Northwest Territories or Nunavut. It does not include a council of the band as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Indian Act , Export Development Canada or the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. It also does not include a Crown corporation that is a wholly-owned subsidiary, as defined in subsection 83(1) of the Financial Administration Act , or a not-for-profit corporation that enters into an agreement under subsection 80(5) of the Canada Marine Act , that is not set out in Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 . ( autorité fédérale )
Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations — Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations
hazardous substance or hazardous waste means a substance or waste, other than a nuclear substance, that is used or produced in the course of carrying on a licensed activity and that may pose a risk to the environment or the health and safety of persons. ( substance dangereuse ou déchet dangereux )
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IAEA means the International Atomic Energy Agency. ( AIEA )
Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations — Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations
IAEA Agreement means the Agreement between the Government of Canada and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons , effective on February 21, 1972; INFCIRC/164; UNTS vol. 814, R. No. 11596. ( Accord avec l'AIEA )
Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations — (a)
jurisdiction means (a) a federal authority; (b) any agency or body that is established under an Act of Parliament and that has powers, duties or functions in relation to an assessment of the environmental effects of the preparation of a site for a Class I nuclear facility or its construction, operation, decommissioning or abandonment; (c) the government of a province; (d) any agency or body that is established under an Act of the legislature of a province, and that has powers, duties or functions in relation to an assessment of the environmental effects of the preparation of a site for a Class I nuclear facility or its construction, operation, decommissioning or abandonment; (e) any body that is established under a land claims agreement referred to in section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 , and that has powers, duties or functions in relation to an assessment of the environmental effects of the preparation of a site for a Class I nuclear facility or its construction, operation, decommissioning or abandonment; (f) a governing body that is established under legislation that relates to the self-government of Indians and that has powers, duties or functions in relation to an assessment of the environmental effects of the preparation of a site for a Class I nuclear facility or its construction, operation, decommissioning or abandonment; (g) a government of a foreign state or of a subdivision of a foreign state, or any institution of such a government; and (h) an international organization of states or any institution of such an organization. ( instance )
Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations — Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations
licensed activity means an activity described in paragraph 26(e) of the Act that a licence authorizes the licensee to carry on in relation to a Class I nuclear facility. ( activité autorisée )
Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations — Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations
licensee means a person who is licensed to carry on an activity described in paragraph 26(e) of the Act in relation to a Class I nuclear facility. ( titulaire de permis )
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prescribed equipment means the equipment prescribed by section 20 of the General Nuclear Safety and Control Regulations . ( équipement réglementé )
Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations — Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations
prescribed information means the information prescribed by section 21 of the General Nuclear Safety and Control Regulations . ( renseignements réglementés )
Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations — Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations
safeguards means a verification system that is established in accordance with a safeguards agreement. ( garanties )
Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations — (a)
safeguards agreement means (a) the IAEA Agreement and any arrangement between Canada and the IAEA made under that agreement; and (b) any agreement to which Canada is a party for the establishment in Canada of a verification system in respect of nuclear substances, prescribed equipment or prescribed information, and any arrangements made under such an agreement. ( accord relatif aux garanties )
Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations — Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations
sealed source means a radioactive nuclear substance in a sealed capsule or in a cover to which the substance is bonded, where the capsule or cover is strong enough to prevent contact with or the dispersion of the substance under the conditions for which the capsule or cover is designed. ( source scellée )
Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations — Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations
worker means a person who performs work that is referred to in a licence. ( travailleur )
Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations — 2
2 These Regulations apply in respect of Class I nuclear facilities.
Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations — 3
3 An application for a licence in respect of a Class I nuclear facility, other than a licence to abandon, shall contain the following information in addition to the information required by section 3 of the General Nuclear Safety and Control Regulations : (a) a description of the site of the activity to be licensed, including the location of any exclusion zone and any structures within that zone; (b) plans showing the location, perimeter, areas, structures and systems of the nuclear facility; (c) evidence that the applicant is the owner of the site or has authority from the owner of the site to carry on the activity to be licensed; (d) the proposed management system for the activity to be licensed, including measures to promote and support safety culture; (d.1) the proposed human performance program for the activity to be licensed, including measures to ensure workers’ fitness for duty. (e) the name, form, characteristics and quantity of any hazardous substances that may be on the site while the activity to be licensed is carried on; (f) the proposed worker health and safety policies and procedures; (g) the proposed environmental protection policies and procedures; (h) the proposed effluent and environmental monitoring programs; (i) if the application is in respect of a nuclear facility referred to in paragraph 3(b) of the Nuclear Security Regulations , the information and documents required by sections 4 and 27 of those Regulations; (j) the proposed program to inform persons living in the vicinity of the site of the general nature and characteristics of the anticipated effects on the environment and the health and safety of persons that may result from the activity to be licensed; and (k) the proposed plan for the decommissioning of the nuclear facility or of the site. SOR/2017-199, s. 4 SOR/2025-219, s. 102
Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations — 4
4 An application for a licence to prepare a site for a Class I nuclear facility shall contain the following information in addition to the information required by section 3: (a) a description of the site evaluation process and of the investigations and preparatory work that have been and will be done on the site and in the surrounding area; (b) a description of the site's susceptibility to human activity and natural phenomena, including seismic events, tornadoes and floods; (c) the proposed program to determine the environmental baseline characteristics of the site and the surrounding area; (d) the proposed quality assurance program for the design of the nuclear facility; and (e) the effects on the environment and the health and safety of persons that may result from the activity to be licensed, and the measures that will be taken to prevent or mitigate those effects.