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IAEA Regulations means the Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material , published by the IAEA, as amended from time to time. ( Règlement de l’AIEA )
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instrument or article means any tool, implement or object, or its components, that encloses nuclear substances and that is fabricated for a particular use other than solely for enclosing those nuclear substances. ( Appareils ou objets )
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International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code means the document of that name published by the International Maritime Organization, as amended from time to time. ( Code maritime international des marchandises dangereuses )
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large object means an object that has been decommissioned from a nuclear facility, that is internally contaminated with nuclear substances meeting the requirements applicable to an SCO-I or SCO-II as set out in the IAEA Regulations and that cannot be transported in a type of package described in these Regulations due to its dimensions. ( objet de grande dimension )
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low dispersible radioactive material has the same meaning as in the IAEA Regulations. ( matière radioactive faiblement dispersable )
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low toxicity alpha emitters has the same meaning as in the IAEA Regulations. ( émetteurs alpha de faible toxicité )
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LSA material has the meaning assigned by the definition low specific activity (LSA) material in the IAEA Regulations. ( matière LSA )
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management system has the same meaning as in the IAEA Regulations. ( système de gestion )
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overpack has the same meaning as in the IAEA Regulations. ( suremballage )
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package means packaging with its radioactive contents, as presented for transport. ( colis )
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packaging has the same meaning as in the IAEA Regulations. ( emballage )
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passenger has the same meaning as in section 1.4 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations . ( passager )
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prescribed equipment means equipment that is prescribed by paragraph 20(a) of the General Nuclear Safety and Control Regulations . ( équipement réglementé )
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radioactive material means a nuclear substance that is a radioactive material, as defined in the IAEA Regulations. ( matière radioactive )
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registered user means a person who has received confirmation under subsection 19 (3) from the Commission that their use of a package has been registered. ( usager inscrit )
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SCO has the meaning assigned by the definition surface contaminated object (SCO) in the IAEA Regulations. ( SCO )
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special form radioactive material has the same meaning as in the IAEA Regulations. ( matière radioactive sous forme spéciale )
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specific activity has the same meaning as in the IAEA Regulations. ( activité spécifique )
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Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air means the document of that name, designated as Doc 9284, published by the International Civil Aviation Organization, as amended from time to time. ( Instructions techniques pour la sécurité du transport aérien des marchandises dangereuses )
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transit means the process of being transported through Canada after being imported into and before being exported from Canada, in a situation where the place of initial loading and the final destination are outside Canada. ( transit )
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transport index has the same meaning as in the IAEA Regulations. ( indice de transport )
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Type A , in respect of a package, means that the package is designed in accordance with the applicable requirements of the IAEA Regulations. ( type A )
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Type B , in respect of a package, means that the package is classified as either a Type B(U) or a Type B(M) package in accordance with the IAEA Regulations and is designed in accordance with the applicable requirements of those Regulations. ( type B )
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Type C , in respect of a package, means that the package is designed in accordance with the applicable requirements of the IAEA Regulations. ( type C )
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Type H(M) , in respect of a package, means that the package has a type code of H(M) in accordance with the IAEA Regulations and is an excepted package, Type IP-1 package, Type IP-2 package, Type IP-3 package or Type A package that is designed to contain more than 0.1 kg of uranium hexafluoride that is non-fissile material or is fissile-excepted radioactive material. ( type H(M) )
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Type H(U) , in respect of a package, means that the package has a type code of H(U) in accordance with the IAEA Regulations and is an excepted package, Type IP-1 package, Type IP-2 package, Type IP-3 package or Type A package that is designed to contain more than 0.1 kg of uranium hexafluoride that is non-fissile material or is fissile-excepted radioactive material. ( type H(U) )
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Type IP-1 , in respect of a package, means that the package is designed in accordance with the applicable requirements of the IAEA Regulations.  ( type IP-1 )
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Type IP-2 , in respect of a package, means that the package is designed in accordance with the applicable requirements of the IAEA Regulations. ( type IP-2 )
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Type IP-3 , in respect of a package, means that the package is designed in accordance with the applicable requirements of the IAEA Regulations. ( type IP-3 )
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ance with section 3 , if (i) it is present in a load that was already in transport, (ii) it is not classified as radioactive material, (iii) it has triggered a radiation monitor alarm and the maximum dose rate on any external surface of the vehicle that is transporting it is less than or equal to 500 µSv/h, and (iv) there is no loss or dispersal of the material during the transport; or (p) that is being transported by a peace officer to a location for proper characterization, if (i) it is a forensic sample, (ii) the peace officer has reason to believe that it is radioactive material, (iii) the maximum dose rate on contact is less than or equal to 2 mSv/h on any external surface of the container, (iv) there is no loss or dispersal of the material during the transport, and (v) the Commission is advised immediately of the transport.
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General classification 4 Subject to section 5 , packages and radioactive material must be classified in accordance with the IAEA Regulations.
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LSA-I material 5 (1) LSA material is classified as LSA-I material if it is either non-fissile material or fissile-excepted radioactive material and if it consists of (a) ores that contain naturally occurring radionuclides with a uranium and thorium concentration not greater than 3% by mass; (b) radioactive material for which the A 2 value is unlimited, except for ores that contain naturally occurring radionuclides with a uranium and thorium concentration greater than 3% by mass; (c) concentrates of unirradiated thorium, of natural uranium or of depleted uranium, as those terms are defined in the IAEA Regulations, or their unirradiated compounds or mixtures in solid or liquid form; (d) any mill tailings, contaminated earth, concrete, rubble, other debris and activated materials in which the radioactive material is essentially uniformly distributed and for which the average specific activity does not exceed 10 -6 A 2 /g; or (e) other radioactive material in which the activity is distributed throughout and for which the estimated average specific activity does not exceed 30 times the activity concentration limit for exempt material values set out in the IAEA Regulations or in a certificate for a basic radionuclide value that is not listed in those Regulations. LSA-II material (2) LSA material is classified as LSA-II material if it consists of material (a) that is less than 225 L of water with a tritium concentration that has an activity level not greater than 0.8 TBq/L; or (b) in which the activity is distributed throughout and for which the estimated average specific activity does not exceed 10 -4 A 2 /g for solids and gases and 10 -5 A 2 /g for liquids. LSA-III material (3) LSA material is classified as LSA-III material if it consists of solid material that is not in powder form and that meets the applicable requirements of the IAEA Regulations.
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Licensing requirements 6 (1) A person may transport a nuclear substance without a licence issued under subsection 24(2) of the Act for that purpose, except in the following cases: (a) the nuclear substance is a Category I nuclear material , Category II nuclear material or Category III nuclear material , as those terms are defined in section 1 of the Nuclear Security Regulations , and is transported outside the area in which it is required, under any of sections 19 to 21 of those Regulations, to be produced, processed, used or stored; (b) the nuclear substance is in transit in a package of a certified design or in a package that has been approved as Type B(U)-96, Type C-96 or Type H(U)-96 by a foreign competent authority in accordance with the IAEA Regulations unless, in the case of transport by aircraft or ship, there is no scheduled stop in Canada; (c) the nuclear substance is contained in a large object; (d) the transport of the nuclear substance cannot meet the requirements of these Regulations; (e) the transport of the nuclear substance requires a special use vessel; or (f) the transport of the nuclear substance requires multilateral approval of shipments in accordance with the IAEA Regulations. Activity exemptions (2) A person may possess, transfer, import, export or use prescribed equipment without a licence issued under subsection 24(2) of the Act for that purpose. Packaging exemptions (3) A person may package a nuclear substance without a licence issued under subsection 24(2) of the Act for that purpose. Prohibitions imposed by section 26 of Act (4) For greater certainty, the exemptions established in subsections (1) to (3) relate only to the packaging and transport of nuclear substances and do not otherwise derogate from the prohibitions imposed by section 26 of the Act. SOR/2025-219, s. 105
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tact information, including, as applicable, their names, postal addresses, email addresses, telephone numbers and fax numbers, (ii) a copy of the radiation protection program applicable to the shipment, (iii) details of the consignment, (iv) information on the stowage arrangements for the duration of the voyage, including for any consignments loaded or unloaded at ports of call en route, (v) the dates, times and locations of arrival into and departure from Canada and of any scheduled stop in Canada, (vi) a copy of any certificate or approval applicable to packages or materials in the consignment, (vii) the name of the vessel and its flag state, and (viii) a copy of any document issued by the competent authority of the vessel’s flag state approving the radiation protection program; and (h) if the transport of the nuclear substance requires approval of shipment in accordance with the IAEA Regulations, (i) the period of time, related to the shipment, for which the approval is sought, (ii) information on the radioactive contents, the expected types of conveyance and the probable or proposed route, (iii) details of how the precautions and administrative or operational controls referred to in the approval for the package design, if applicable, that was issued in accordance with the IAEA Regulations are to be put into effect, (iv) a copy of the applicable approvals for the package design, and (v) in the case of fissile material, information on the sum of criticality safety indexes and any related safety assessment, emergency response plan and administrative or operational controls. SOR/2025-219, s. 106
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Type H(M) packages 8 Type H(M) packages must meet the following requirements: (a) they must be designed and maintained to meet national or international standards other than the International Organization for Standardization standard ISO 7195 entitled Nuclear Energy — Packaging of uranium hexafluoride (UF6) for transport , as amended from time to time, provided that an equivalent level of safety is maintained; (b) they must withstand, without leakage and without unacceptable stress, a hydraulic test at an internal pressure of at least 1.38 MPa; (c) they must withstand, without loss or dispersal of uranium hexafluoride, the free drop test set out in the IAEA Regulations for normal conditions of transport; (d) they must withstand, without rupture of the containment system, the thermal test set out in the IAEA Regulations for accident conditions of transport, unless they are designed to contain 9 000 kg or more of uranium hexafluoride; and (e) they must not be equipped with pressure relief devices.
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Type H(U) packages 9 Type H(U) packages must meet the following requirements: (a) they must be designed and maintained to meet the International Organization for Standardization standard ISO 7195 entitled Nuclear Energy — Packaging of uranium hexafluoride (UF6) for transport , as amended from time to time; (b) they must withstand, without leakage and without unacceptable stress, as specified in standard ISO 7195, as amended from time to time, the hydraulic test set out in the IAEA Regulations; (c) they must withstand, without loss or dispersal of uranium hexafluoride, the free drop test set out in the IAEA Regulations for normal conditions of transport; (d) they must withstand, without rupture of the containment system, the thermal test set out in the IAEA Regulations for accident conditions of transport; and (e) they must not be equipped with pressure relief devices.
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Requirement to certify design of prescribed equipment 10 (1) The design of the following types of prescribed equipment must be certified by the Commission or a designated officer before the design is used: (a) Type B and Type C packages; (b) packages used to transport fissile material; (c) packages used to transport 0.1 kg or more of uranium hexafluoride; (d) special form radioactive material; and (e) low dispersible radioactive material. Approval by foreign competent authority (2) The design of the following types of prescribed equipment may be used without being certified if, before the design is used, it is approved by a foreign competent authority in accordance with the IAEA Regulations: (a) special form radioactive material, if it is being transported; (b) a Type B(U)-96 or Type C-96 package, if it is in transit; and (c) a Type H(U)-96 package, if it contains 0.1 kg or more of uranium hexafluoride. Certification of subcriticality of fissile-excepted radioactive material (3) The calculation of a value demonstrating that fissile-excepted radioactive material will remain subcritical must be certified by the Commission or a designated officer before the value is used, except in relation to the following materials: (a) uranium enriched in uranium-235 to a maximum of 1% by mass and with a plutonium and uranium-233 content not exceeding 1% of the mass of uranium-235, provided that the fissile nuclides are distributed essentially homogeneously throughout the material and any uranium-235 that is present in metallic, oxide or carbide forms must not form a lattice arrangement; (b) liquid solutions of uranyl nitrate enriched in uranium-235 to a maximum of 2% by mass, with a plutonium and uranium-233 content not exceeding 0.002% of the mass of uranium, and with a minimum nitrogen to uranium (N/U) atomic ratio of 2; (c) uranium with a maximum uranium enrichment of 5% by mass of uranium-235 provided that (i) there is no more than 3.5 g of uranium-235 per package, (ii) the plutonium and uranium-233 content does not exceed 1% of the mass of uranium-235 per package, and (iii) the amount of fissile nuclides in the consignment is limited to 45 g; (d) fissile nuclides with a total mass not greater than 2.0 g per package, provided that the total mass of fissile nuclides in the consignment is limited to 15 g; and (e) fissile nuclides with a total mass not greater than 45 g per consignment, either packaged or unpackaged, provided that it is transported under exclusive use. Certification of calculation of values (4) The following calculations must be certified by the Commission or a designated officer before the value is used: (a) the calculation of the basic radionuclide value for radioactive material that has a basic radionuclide value that is not listed in the IAEA Regulations; and (b) the calculation of the alternative activity limit for an instrument or article that has an alternative activity limit for an exempt consignment.
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Application for certification of design 11 (1) An application for certification of a design for the types of prescribed equipment referred to in subsection 10 (1) must include the information required for the applicable approval under the IAEA Regulations and (a) the number of any applicable approval issued by a foreign competent authority, in accordance with the IAEA Regulations; (b) in respect of a package design, (i) the recommended inspection and servicing program, and (ii) instructions for packing, transport, receiving, maintenance and unpacking; and (c) any other information necessary to demonstrate that the design meets the requirements of these Regulations. Observing of test (2) An applicant must give the Commission, or a designated officer, a reasonable opportunity to observe any test that the applicant intends to conduct to demonstrate the compliance of a design with these Regulations, including reasonable notice of the date and time of the test. New application for certification (3) No later than 60 days after the day on which the certificate of a design expires, an applicant may make a new application to the Commission or a designated officer to certify the design if the technical specifications of the design have not been modified. The application must include (a) a statement confirming that the drawings and procedures previously submitted have not been modified or, if they have been modified, a copy of the revised drawings and procedures and a statement confirming that the modifications are without technical significance and do not affect the safety of the design; (b) a statement confirming that each type of prescribed equipment referred to in subsection 10 (1) has been produced and maintained in compliance with the drawings and procedures previously submitted; (c) a statement confirming that the instructions previously submitted in respect of the certified design have not been modified; (d) unless previously submitted, the model number and drawings of any capsule containing radioactive material; (e) a list of the serial numbers used for the certified design, other than a certified design referred to in paragraph (f); (f) in respect of a design that was certified after approval by a foreign competent authority in accordance with the IAEA Regulations, a list of the serial numbers currently in use or intended for use in Canada; (g) a list of the known users in Canada of the latest certified design; (h) a summary of the maintenance performed and any operational or maintenance problems encountered with the certified design, including the date, the nature of the problem and any action taken; (i) a copy of any applicable approval issued by the foreign competent authority in accordance with the IAEA Regulations since the last certification; (j) a copy of the documents submitted to the foreign competent authority to obtain each approval; and (k) any other information necessary to demonstrate that the design meets the applicable requirements of these Regulations.