What Canada Nuclear Safety and Control Act (S.C. 1997, c. 9): CNSC Licensing, Prohibitions and Penalties requires
The Nuclear Safety and Control Act (S.C. 1997, c. 9) is the federal statute governing the development, production and use of nuclear energy and the possession and use of nuclear substances in Canada, administered by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC). Section 2 supplies the definitions, including nuclear substance (including deuterium, thorium, uranium, elements with an atomic number greater than 92, and prescribed radioactive nuclides) and nuclear facility (including reactors, particle accelerators and uranium or thorium mines). Section 3 states the purpose of limiting to a reasonable level the risks to national security, the health and safety of persons, and the environment associated with nuclear energy. Section 8 establishes the CNSC as a body corporate, and section 9 sets its objects, including preventing unreasonable risk to the environment, to health and safety, and to national security, and implementing Canada's international obligations. Licensing is mandatory: section 24 empowers the Commission to issue, renew, suspend, amend or revoke licences, and section 26 prohibits any person, except in accordance with a licence, from possessing, transferring, importing, exporting, using or abandoning a nuclear substance. Section 44 authorizes regulations governing nuclear activities, radiation doses and worker protection. Enforcement is direct: section 48 sets out the offences and section 51 provides the penalties, with a summary conviction punishable by a fine of up to 500,000 dollars or 18 months imprisonment, and an indictable offence punishable by a fine of up to 1,000,000 dollars or 5 years imprisonment. The Act is the legal foundation of Canadian nuclear regulation.
Pillar: Energy & Utilities · Authority: Parliament of Canada / Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/N-28.3/FullText.html
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- Nuclear Safety and Control Act (S.C. 1997, c. 9), section 2 - definitions (nuclear substance, nuclear facility).
- Nuclear Safety and Control Act, section 3 - purpose.
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