Information Updates

2012 | 2011 | 2010

2012

October

• October 10: CNSC issues a statement on the earthquake in the Montreal region

September

• September 18: Gentilly or Not To Be: Let’s Set the Record Straight

August

• August 15: CNSC monitoring SPEA members picket near Ontario nuclear power plants

July

• July 28: CNSC monitoring Northern Saskatchewan forest fires near Rabbit Lake uranium mine and mill site
• July 27: Procedures will be strengthened, radioactive sources posed no risk
• July 9: Labour dispute at Candu Energy

June

• June 29: Contamination incident at Cameco’s Blind River Refinery

May

• May 23: Heavy water spill at Point Lepreau Generating Station
• May 9: Labour dispute at Candu Energy
• May 5: Wanted: your opinion on changes to regulatory framework for environmental protection

April

• April 5: Pickering: Fish nets are back in the water

March

• March 28: Successfully Reclaiming Old Mining Sites in Northern Ontario
• March 26: Moving Forward with Stronger Radiation Protection Programs
• March 22: CNSC allows Point Lepreau fuel reload
• March 20: Spotlight on Ontario public alerting systems
• March 20: Bruce A Unit 2 restart activities resuming: minor moderator system repair complete
• March 18: Bruce A Unit 2 returned to guaranteed shutdown state
• March 16: Decision by Federal Court of Appeal on McClean Lake Duty to Consult appeal
• March 16: CNSC Allows Bruce A Unit 2 Restart
• March 9: Stricter limits, smaller footprint, greater protection
• March 8: UK steam generator processing: an excellent example of responsible and safe nuclear waste management practices

February

• February 28: Could your collectible be radioactive?
• February 24: Cyber security at nuclear power plants
• February 23: New sources of medical isotopes
• February 16: Fraudulent cheques being falsely issued under the name of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

January

• January 24: Nuclear power plants and solar flares
• January 23: Discharge of water containing hydrazine at Bruce A
• January 13: Steam generator processing: an excellent example of responsible and safe nuclear waste management practices

2011

December

• December 16: Information Update - Point Lepreau Generation Station
• December 14: Discharge of water containing hydrazine at Point Lepreau
• December 14: Small spill of heavy water at Point Lepreau

November

• November 22: Bruce A Unit 1 Fuel Reload

October

• October 14: CNSC submits Fourth Canadian National Report for the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management to the IAEA

September

• September 18: CNSC issues a statement on the earthquake near Buckingham, Quebec
• September 12: Accident at French nuclear waste treatment facility
• September 6: Tornado in Trois-Rivieres did not impact Gentilly-2

August

• August 29: Point Lepreau not impacted by tropical storm Irene
  
• August 27: CNSC Monitoring Path of Hurricane Irene
  
• August 24: Report of Radiation Exposure at McMaster University Reactor Resulting from Skin Puncture by an exposed wire (PDF - source: McMaster Unviversity)
  
• August 23: Virginia Earthquake felt in Eastern Canada
  
• August 10: CNSC signs Protocol with New Brunswick Power for Point Lepreau Return to Service

June

• June 29: CNSC allows Bruce A Unit 2 fuel reload
  
• June 17: G2 Tritiated Water Leak; No Threat to Public or the Environment

April

• April 19: Update to regulatory action issued to Class I facilities and uranium mines and mills in Canada
  
• April 12: Update to regulatory action issued to all major nuclear facilities in Canada

March

• March 31:
  • Dose rates in Japan
  • Drinking Water in Japan
    
• March 29: Radiological Monitoring at Canadian Nuclear Power Plants
  
• March 28: What are safe concentrations of radionuclides in air and water?
  
• March 23: Japan Earthquake: Radiation Dose Rates in Canada
  
• March 22: CNSC request to all Class I nuclear facilities and uranium mines and mills in Canada pursuant to subsection 12(2) of the General Nuclear Safety and Control Regulations
  
• March 19: Seismic Activity Near Major Canadian Nuclear Facilities
  
• March 18:
  • International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES) Classification and What it Means
  • How Canadian Nuclear Power Plants Are Protected Against Earthquakes
  • Licensing Process for Proposed Darlington Nuclear Power Plant
    
    
• March 17: CNSC Request to all major nuclear facilities in Canada pursuant to Subsection 12(2) of the General Nuclear Safety and Control Regulations
  
• March 16:
  • CNSC releases more information on the safety of nuclear power plants in Canada and their seismic qualifications
  • Temporary Elevation of Effluent Tritium Levels at Chalk River Labs
  • CNSC issues a statement on the earthquake near Hawkesbury, Ontario
    
• March 15:
  • Comparison of Canadian CANDU Reactors to Japanese BWR Reactors
  • Release of Demineralized Water at Pickering A
    
• March 14: Steam Generators: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle - The Three Rs of Radioactive Waste
  
• March 11: CNSC information update regarding the earthquake in Japan
  
• March 4: Moderator Water Spill at Pickering Unit 4 has no impact on the environment or public

February

• February 4: Commission decision on Bruce Power’s plan to ship 16 steam generators to Sweden

January

• January 28: CNSC participates in IAEA Mission to Romania
  
• January 14: Update on Uranium Shipment

2010

November

• November 19: CNSC Submission Wins Award at IAEA International Symposium
  
• November 10: Recall of Nordion Inc. Teleflex cables

October

• October 8: CNSC submits fifth Canadian National Report for the Convention on Nuclear Safety to the IAEA

September

• September 22: Shutdown of Unit 6 at the Bruce B nuclear power plant

August

• August 4: CNSC monitoring Northern Saskatchewan forest fires near uranium mines and mills

July

• July 30: Mahmoud Yadegari sentenced in Ontario Court of Justice for offences under the NSCA
  
• July 29, 2010 | July 26, 2010 | July 14, 2010: Bruce Power's proposed plan to ship 16 steam generators to Sweden
  
• July 15: CNSC requests additional information from Cameco about its Port Hope Conversion Facility emissions
  
• July 12: Potential Alpha Exposure of Workers: CNSC Request to all CANDU licensees - AECL and OPG Responses
  
• July 9: Potential Alpha Exposure of Workers: CNSC Request to all CANDU licensees

June

• June 4: Heavy Water Spill at Gentilly-2

April

• April 29: CNSC informed of small heavy water spill at Chalk River Laboratories

March

• March 11: Bruce A Unit 1 Alpha Contamination

February

• February 25: CNSC monitoring recent events at Chalk River Laboratories
  
• February 19: Bruce A Unit 1 Alpha Contamination

January

• January 21: Bruce A Unit 1 Alpha Contamination