General Nuclear Safety and Control Regulations — 29
29 (1) Every licensee who becomes aware of any of the following situations shall immediately make a preliminary report to the Commission of the location and circumstances of the situation and of any action that the licensee has taken or proposes to take with respect to it: (a) a situation referred to in paragraph 27(b) of the Act; (b) the occurrence of an event that is likely to result in the exposure of persons to radiation in excess of the applicable radiation dose limits prescribed by the Radiation Protection Regulations ; (c) a release, not authorized by the licence, of a quantity of radioactive nuclear substance into the environment; (d) a situation or event that requires the implementation of a contingency plan in accordance with the licence; (e) an attempted or actual breach of security or an attempted or actual act of sabotage at the site of the licensed activity; (f) information that reveals the incipient failure, abnormal degradation or weakening of any component or system at the site of the licensed activity, the failure of which could have a serious adverse effect on the environment or constitutes or is likely to constitute or contribute to a serious risk to the health and safety of persons or the maintenance of security; (g) an actual, threatened or planned work disruption by workers; (h) a serious illness or injury incurred or possibly incurred as a result of the licensed activity; (i) the death of any person at a nuclear facility; or (j) the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) the making of an assignment by or in respect of the licensee under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act , (ii) the making of a proposal by or in respect of the licensee under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act , (iii) the filing of a notice of intention by the licensee under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act , (iv) the filing of a petition for a receiving order against the licensee under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act , (v) the enforcement by a secured creditor of a security on all or substantially all of the inventory, accounts receivable or other property of the licensee that was acquired for, or used in relation to, a business carried on by the licensee, (vi) the filing in court by the licensee of an application to propose a compromise or an arrangement with its unsecured creditors or any class of them under section 4 of the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act , (vii) the filing in court by the licensee of an application to propose a compromise or an arrangement with its secured creditors or any class of them under section 5 of the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act , (viii) the making of an application for a winding-up order by or in respect of the licensee under the Winding-up and Restructuring Act , (ix) the making of a liquidation, bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or like order in respect of the licensee under provincial or foreign legislation, or (x) the making of a liquidation, bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or like order in respect of a body corporate that controls the licensee under provincial or foreign legislation. (2) Every licensee who becomes aware of a situation referred to in subsection (1) shall file a full report of the situation with the Commission within 21 days after becoming aware of it, unless some other period is specified in the licence, and the report shall contain the following information: (a) the date, time and location of becoming aware of the situation; (b) a description of the situation and the circumstances; (c) the probable cause of the situation; (d) the effects on the environment, the health and safety of persons and the maintenance of security that have resulted or may result from the situation; (e) the effective dose and equivalent dose of radiation received by any person as a result of the situation; and (f) the actions that the licensee has taken or proposes to take with respect to the situation. (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not require a licensee to report a situation