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The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has released for public consultation, draft regulatory document RD-327 Nuclear Criticality Safety and draft guidance document GD-327 Guidance for Nuclear Criticality Safety. These draft documents are the first to be released for consultation under the CNSC’s updated regulatory framework. Read the regulatory framework fact sheet for more information.

 

Draft regulatory document RD-327 provides requirements for the prevention of criticality accidents in the handling, storage, processing, and transportation of fissionable materials. This regulatory document clarifies the physical constraints and limits on fissionable materials that licensees must implement in order to ensure nuclear criticality safety during the construction, operation, or decommissioning of the licensed facility.

 

The associated draft guidance document GD-327 provides guidance on how these requirements may be met. Find out more about guidance documents.

 

If you would like to submit comments, please do so by the date noted below.

 

View the draft guidance document GD-327 [HTML] [PDF]

Comment period

 

Starts on: December 23, 2009
Ends on: March 23, 2010

 

How to participate

 

Please submit your comments:

 

• Online using the electronic comment form - RD-327 | GD-327
• Email: consultation@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca
• Mail:
  Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
  P.O. Box 1046, Station B
  280 Slater Street
  Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1P 5S9
• Fax:613-992-2915

 

Please note that any comments submitted, including names and affiliations, are intended to be made public.

 

You will not receive a formal reply to your comments, however, they may be reflected in a report to be issued at a later date. Please contact CNSC if you have any questions or comments about the draft Regulatory Document consultation process.

 

Key links

 

Canadian regulations

 

• General Nuclear Safety and Control Regulations
• Radiation Protection Regulations
• Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations
• Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations

 

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