Fact Sheets
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) publishes fact sheets to inform the public of currents events and issues related to the use of nuclear energy and materials. The information provided is meant to summarize facts and figures and answer basic questions pertaining to a particular topic in an easy to read format.
Nuclear sector
- Fact Sheet: Successfully Reclaiming Old Mining Sites in Northern Ontario
- Fact Sheet: Nuclear power plants and solar flares
- Fact Sheet: Depleted Uranium: The Canadian Regulator's Perspective
- November 28, 2012: Fact Sheet: CNSC Licensing Decision - The Matoush Underground Exploration Project
- Fact Sheet: Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Plants
- CNSC Hearing: Licence Amendment for AREVA's McClean Lake Operation
- Uranium Mining and Milling: The Facts on a Well-Regulated Industry
- Canada's Historical Role in Developing Nuclear Weapons
- CNSC Licensing Hearing: The Matoush Underground Exploration Project
- Highly Enriched Uranium in Canada
- Fukushima Nuclear Incident: Lessons Learned
- Regulating Radioactive Waste from Nuclear Power Plants in Canada
- Alarm Response Guidelines for Radiation Portal Monitoring Systems
- Regulating Canada's Geological Repositories
- CNSC Regulatory Framework - Fact Sheet
- Environmental Assessments at the CNSC
- New Nuclear Power Plant Construction in Canada: Frequently Asked Questions
- Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station Retubing and Refurbishment
- Regulating the Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances in Canada
- Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM)
- Household Smoke Detector Safety and Disposal
Health
- Polonium-210
- Natural Background Radiation
- Radon
- Tritium
- Tritium Studies
- Radioactive Sources Safely Used in Canada for the Benefit of all Canadians