Document History of RD-367, Design of Small Reactor Facilities

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Status: Published June 2011.

Latest updates

• June 2011: RD-367 published. View Information Bulletin 11-06 for more information. Also, see the consultation report (PDF) and the comments received from public consultation (PDF) (note that comments are posted and answered in the language in which they were submitted).
  
  A guidance document to RD-367 is planned to be developed.

• March 2011: RD-367 presented to the Commission Tribunal for approval. Read the Commission meeting transcript, meeting minutes and decisions taken at the meeting, for additional details. 
• December 10, 2010: View comments received during the second consultation.
• December 1, 2010: Second consultation ended.
• November 17, 2010: Second consultation. The invitation to provide feedback on the comments received during the first consultation is open until December 1. View the comments received during the first consultation, and the invitation to provide feedback on these comments. Note that comments are posted in the language in which they were received.
• November 3, 2010: End of first consultation.
• September 22 to November 03, 2010: First consultation. The invitation to comment on the draft document is posted on the CNSC Web site. Read the consultation version of the document, along with Information Bulletin 10-21 for additional details.

Document description

RD-367, Design of Small Reactors Facilities, provides applicants with the design requirements for new small reactors. The document identifies the overall safety objectives to be achieved, key safety concepts - such as the principle of defence-in-depth, and the consideration of multiple physical barriers - and other important engineering principles. System-specific requirements will also be described. Recognizing that some requirements may not be relevant to all types of facilities, the document also includes an explanation of the graded approach. 

Relevant regulations

• General Nuclear Safety and Control Regulations
• Radiation Protection Regulations
• Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations
• Nuclear Security Regulations

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Further information

For questions or information directly related to RD-367, please contact:

Directorate of Assessment and Analysis
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
P. O. Box 1046, Station B
Ottawa, ON
K1P 5S9
Telephone: 1-800-668-5284
Fax: 613-995-5086
Email: consultation@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca