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- December 23, 2011
- President Michael Binder's 2011 Seasonal Greeting (Flash format)
- December 22, 2011
- January 17-18-19, 2012 Public Hearings Agenda
- Publication of the Regulations Amending the Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations in the Canada Gazette, Part II
- December 21, 2011
- Public invited to comment on Staff Action Plan on Fukushima Task Force Recommendations
- December 20, 2011
- Minister Oliver appoints new CNSC member (source: NRCan Web site)
- Update on regulatory action issued to Stasuk Testing and Inspection Ltd.
- December 19, 2011
- Ottawa Citizen nuclear waste special (source: Ottawa Citizen Web site)
- December 16, 2011
- Information Update - Point Lepreau Generation Station
- December 15, 2011
- Review of offshore drilling in the Canadian Arctic (source: NEB Web site)
- December 14, 2011
- Discharge of water containing hydrazine at Point Lepreau
- Small spill of heavy water at Point Lepreau
- December 13, 2011
- Experts Complete IAEA Follow-up Review of Canada's Nuclear Regulatory System
- CNSC Presentation to Members of Parliament, Senators and their Staff
- December 12, 2011
- This month in nuclear history: December 15, 1974 – The first high-energy proton beams are extracted from the TRIUMF main cyclotron. To learn more, visit the Historical Timeline.
- Transcript of December 1, 2011 Public Hearing
- Transcript of December 2, 2011 Public Hearing
- December 09, 2011
- IRRS 2011 Mission to Canada - Closing Message
- Order to Mistras Canada Inc.
- IAEA commends the CNSC on its response to the March 2011 events in Fukushima, Japan
- December 08, 2011
- Minister Oliver Appoints New CNSC Temporary Members (source: NRCan Web site)
- Update - December 15, 2011 Commission Meeting Agenda
- December 06, 2011
- Contaminated Sea Containers at BC Ports
- December 05, 2011
- Presentation by CNSC President Michael Binder at the International Conference on CANDU Maintenance
- This month in nuclear history: Dec. 1953 – The UN General Assembly proposes an international nuclear agency. This will lead to the birth of the IAEA. To learn more, visit the Historical Timeline.
- November 30, 2011
- December 15, 2011 Commission Meeting Agenda
- CNSC Issues a Licence for the Port Granby Long-Term Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Project
- November 29, 2011
- Update on regulatory action issued to Stasuk Testing and Inspection Ltd.
- November 28, 2011
- IRRS 2011 Mission to Canada - Opening Message
- IAEA begins their follow-up review of Canada’s nuclear regulatory framework
- This month in nuclear history: Nov. 3, 1957 – Chalk River lab starts up the NRU reactor – one of the world’s finest and a showcase for Canadian technology. To learn more, visit the Historical Timeline.
- November 25, 2011
- Directorate of Nuclear Substance Regulation Newsletter – Fall 2011
- Updated Public Hearings Agenda for December 1-2, 2011 – Saint John, New Brunswick
- November 24, 2011
- Max Keeping, 2011 United Way Campaign Chair, recognizes CNSC's success in raising funds for the United Way Government of Canada Workplace Charitable Campaign.
- November 22, 2011
- Bruce A Unit 1 Fuel Reload
- November 21, 2011
- This month in nuclear history: Nov. 15, 1966 – The Douglas Point Nuclear Generating Station, Canada’s first commercial-scale plant, begins operation. To learn more, visit the Historical Timeline.
- November 18, 2011
- Presentation by CNSC President Michael Binder to the TRIUMF Board of Directors
- November 17, 2011
- Update on regulatory action issued to Memorial University of Newfoundland
- CNSC's Regulatory Framework Plan for 2011-13
- 2010-2011 Departmental Performance Report is now available
- Public Hearings Agenda for December 1-2, 2011 – Saint John, New Brunswick
- November 15, 2011
- Publication of RD/GD-371, Licence Application Guide, Nuclear Substances and Radiation Devices
- November 14, 2011
- Publication of RD/GD-289, Licence Application Guide, Class II Isotope Production Accelerators
- This month in nuclear history: Nov. 11, 2010 – An antihydrogen atom is trapped. Canadian scientists work on a team that captures antimatter for the first time. To learn more, visit the Historical Timeline.
- November 07, 2011
- This month in nuclear history: Nov. 2, 2010 – Canada’s ZED-2 reactor is designated a nuclear historical landmark. To learn more, visit the Historical Timeline.
- November 03, 2011
- Point Lepreau hearing: New deadline for public to file a submission
- October 31, 2011
- Registration deadline for CNSC 101 in Yellowknife extended to Thursday, November 10, 2011
- This month in nuclear history: Oct. 1908 – Sir Ernest Rutherford receives the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for research on the chemistry of radioactive substances. To learn more, visit the Historical Timeline.
- October 28, 2011
- CNSC Invites Public Comment on the CNSC Fukushima Task Force Report and Management Response
- Update on regulatory action issued to Recon Petrotechnologies Ltd.
- Update on regulatory action issued to Global Engineering & Testing Ltd.
- October 27, 2011
- CNSC Announces Decision to Renew the Operating Licence for the AECL Chalk River Laboratories for a 5 year period
- Order to Stasuk Testing and Inspection Ltd.
- October 26, 2011
- Regulatory request to Health Canada’s National Dosimetry Services
- Regulatory Request to Dosimetry Service Licensees
- October 25, 2011
- Guide for Applicants and Intervenors Writing CNSC Commission Member Documents (INFO-0808)
- October 24, 2011
- Update on regulatory action issued to The Graff Company ULC
- This month in nuclear history: Oct. 27, 1951 – Canada applies the world’s first radiotherapy cancer treatment – using cobalt-60, in London, Ontario. To learn more, visit the Historical Timeline.
- October 21, 2011
- Order to Recon Petrotechnologies Ltd.
- October 20, 2011
- Public Hearings Agenda for November 3, 2011
- October 19, 2011
- The CNSC invites you to view the feedback on the comments received on draft guidance document GD-310, Guidance on Safety Analysis for Nuclear Power Plants
- Point Lepreau hearing: New deadline for public to file a submission
- October 17, 2011
- This month in nuclear history: Oct. 21, 2010 – Scientist and past AECB President G. C. Laurence inducted into Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame. To learn more, visit the Historical Timeline.
- October 14, 2011
- The CNSC invites you to provide feedback on comments received for the draft regulatory documents RD-360 version 2, Life Management of Nuclear Power Plants and GD-360, Guidance for Life Management of Nuclear Power Plants
- October 12, 2011
- Register by October 31 for CNSC 101: An Information Session for Stakeholders in Yellowknife
- October 11, 2011
- Order to Stasuk Testing & Inspection Ltd.
- This month in nuclear history: Oct. 12, 1994 – Bertram N. Brockhouse, a Canadian nuclear physicist shares the Nobel Prize in Physics. To learn more, visit the Historical Timeline.
- October 05, 2011
- Order to Memorial University of Newfoundland
- October 03, 2011
- This month in nuclear history: Oct. 7, 1994 – Unit 7 at Pickering B Nuclear Generating Station sets a world record for 893 days of continuous operation. To learn more, visit the Historical Timeline.
- September 30, 2011
- 3:35 p.m. EDT - CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- CNSC releases 2010 nuclear power plant report
- September 29, 2011
- September 27, 2011 Public Hearing Transcript
- Update to Regulatory action issued to Pazin Geotechnical Services Ltd.
- Updated Public Hearing Agenda - Ottawa, Ontario: Thursday, October 6, 2011 - 9:00 a.m.
- Updated Public Hearing Agenda - Chalk River, Ontario: Tuesday, October 4, 2011 - 9:00 a.m.
- September 28, 2011
- The CNSC Participates at the International Atomic Energy Agency’s 55th General Conference
- CNSC Announces Decision to Replace the Order Issued to Viterra Inc.
- September 27, 2011
- Presentation by Terry Jamieson, VP, Technical Support Branch, to representatives of the US Environmental Protection Agency, the Council on Environmental Quality and CEAA
- September 26, 2011
- Order to Global Engineering & Testing Ltd.
- Presentation by Jason Cameron, Director General of the Strategic Planning Directorate, at CAMPUT’s Annual General Meeting
- This month in nuclear history: Sept. 9, 1946 – General Andrew G.L. McNaughton is appointed the first President of Canada’s AECB (the CNSC’s predecessor). To learn more, visit the Historical Timeline.
- September 23, 2011
- 4:45 p.m. EDT - CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- September 22, 2011
- Request for Public Comment – Draft Comprehensive Study Report on Port Hope Vision 2010
- Presentation by Ramzi Jammal, Executive Vice-President and Chief Regulatory Operations Officer, at the Senior Regulators’ Meeting
- September 21, 2011
- Now available: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission 2010-11 Annual Report
- September 19, 2011
- Update to Regulatory Action issued to EnviroGeo Testing
- This month in nuclear history: Sept. 19, 1956 – Construction starts on the nuclear power demonstration plant at Rolphton, Ontario. To learn more, visit the Historical Timeline.
- September 16, 2011
- 4:00 p.m. EDT - CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- Order to The Graff Company ULC
- September 15, 2011
- Presentation by Terry Jamieson, Vice-President, Technical Support Branch at the 2nd NEA/MDEP Conference in Paris, France
- September 14, 2011
- We have improved our Interactive History Timeline. Check it out to learn more about Canada's nuclear history!
- The CNSC invites you to provide feedback on the comments received during the first consultation on draft regulatory document RD/GD-370, Management of Uranium Mine Waste Rock and Mill Tailings
- September 13, 2011
- Publication of the CNSC’s Safety Performance Report on the Use of Nuclear Substances
- This month in nuclear history: September 12, 2007 – The Tritium Studies Project begins, to study tritium releases and best practices in tritium processing. To learn more, visit the Historical Timeline.
- September 12, 2011
- Accident at French nuclear waste treatment facility
- The CNSC invites you to provide feedback on comments received for GD-310, Guidance on Safety Analysis for Nuclear Power Plants
- Accident at the Centraco nuclear facility, France (Source: ASN)
- Presentation by CNSC President Michael Binder to the Canadian Nuclear Society’s Conference on Waste Management, Decommissioning and Environmental Restoration of Canada’s Nuclear Activities
- September 09, 2011
- Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has informed the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission of a planned outage at the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station. This activity is authorized by OPG's power reactor operating licence (source: OPG Web site)
- 4:00 p.m. EDT - CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- September 07, 2011
- Now available: 2010 National Sealed Source Registry and Sealed Source Tracking System Annual Report
- September 06, 2011
- Tornado in Trois-Rivieres did not impact Gentilly-2
- Port Hope Open House: Vision 2010 Environmental Assessment
- This month in nuclear history: Sept. 5, 1945 – Canada’s first experimental research reactor, ZEEP, begins operating – paving the way for new reactors. To learn more, visit the Historical Timeline.
- September 02, 2011
- 4:45 p.m. EDT - CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- Update to regulatory request issued to Memorial University of Newfoundland
- August 31, 2011
- This month in nuclear history: Aug. 31, 1946 – The Atomic Energy Control Act is passed. This Act establishes the Atomic Energy Control Board, predecessor of the CNSC. To learn more, visit the Historical Timeline.
- August 30, 2011
- Order to Pazin Geotechnical Services Ltd.
- August 29, 2011
- Point Lepreau not impacted by tropical storm Irene
- Update to Regulatory Action issued to AR Geotechnical Engineering Ltd.
- Publication of RD/GD-369, Licence Application Guide: Licence to Construct a Nuclear Power Plant
- August 27, 2011
- CNSC Monitoring Path of Hurricane Irene
- August 26, 2011
- 4:30 p.m. EDT - CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- August 25, 2011
- Order to EnviroGeo Testing
- Darlington Joint Review Panel submits Environmental Assessment Report
- CNSC issues its Quarterly Financial Report for the quarter ended on June 30, 2011
- Notice - Cameco Corporation - Application for the renewal of the licence for the Port Hope Conversion Facility - Ref. 2011-H-08
- Notice - Cameco Corporation - Application for the renewal of the licence for the facility Fuel Manufacturing Inc. - Ref. 2011-H-09
- Notice - Cameco Corporation - Application for the renewal of the licence for the Blind River Refinery - Ref. 2011-H-10
- August 23, 2011
- Virginia Earthquake Felt in Eastern Canada
- Update to regulatory action issued to Advance Testing Ltd.
- Presentation by CNSC President Michael Binder to the Ontario Power Generation Board of Directors
- August 22, 2011
- This month in nuclear history: Aug. 20, 1964 – The Ontario government announces plans to build a multi-unit nuclear power plant at Pickering. To learn more, visit the Historical Timeline
- August 19, 2011
- CNSC response to Michael Duguay’s letter entitled 'Nuclear accident brewing at Gentilly-2?' published in Le Courrier Sud on August 12, 2011
- 3:20 p.m. EDT - CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- August 16, 2011
- CNSC is providing Participant Funding for Cameco Corporation's Application to Renew their Licence for the Blind River Refinery, the Port Hope Fuel Manufacturing Inc. Facility and the Port Hope Conversion Facility
- August 15, 2011
- Public Comments Invited on the Matoush Comprehensive Study Report (source: CEAA Web site)
- This month in nuclear history: Aug. 21, 1961 – NWT site of world’s 1st atomic-powered weather station – on Axel Heiberg Island, 1,100 km from the North Pole. To learn more, visit the Historical Timeline
- August 12, 2011
- 3:15 p.m. EDT - CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- Order to Advance Testing Ltd.
- August 11, 2011
- Presentation by Executive Vice President Ramzi Jammal to External Advisory Committee
- August 10, 2011
- CNSC Signs Protocol with New Brunswick Power for Point Lepreau Return to Service
- August 09, 2011
- Creation of an external advisory review committee for lessons learned from the Fukushima nuclear incident
- The CNSC issues supplementary information developed for licensees on Aboriginal consultation
- August 08, 2011
- This month in nuclear history: Aug. 20, 1956 – AECB Reactor Safety Advisory Committee set up – To help protect health and safety in new nuclear projects. To learn more, visit the Historical Timeline.
- August 05, 2011
- 1:00 p.m. EDT - CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- August 03, 2011
- Presentation by CNSC President Michael Binder to the Cameco Board of Directors
- July 29, 2011
- Register by September 2 for CNSC 101: An Information Session for Stakeholders in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)
- Hydro-Québec and the CNSC sign protocol for the restart of Gentilly-2
- July 28, 2011
- 4:40 p.m. EDT - CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- The CNSC invites you to comment on draft regulatory document RD/GD-370, Management of Uranium Mine Waste Rock and Mill Tailings
- Update to regulatory action issued to Mistras Canada Inc.
- August 10-11 Commission Meeting Agenda
- July 27, 2011
- Preventing Portable Gauge Accidents: Directorate of Nuclear Substance Regulation Newsletter - Special Edition
- July 25, 2011
- This month in nuclear history: July 29, 1957 – The International Atomic Energy Agency is created to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy. To learn more, visit the Historical Timeline
- July 22, 2011
- Request for Public Comment – Draft Screening Report for McArthur River Ore Slurry (source: CEAA Web site)
- CNSC President to be inducted to Telecommunications Hall of Fame (source: Canada's Telecommunications Hall of Fame)
- 9:45 a.m. EDT - CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- July 21, 2011
- CNSC request to Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Request for Public Comment – Draft Scoping Information Document for the Refurbishment and Continued Operation of the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station (source: CEAA Web site)
- July 18, 2011
- CNSC is providing Participant Funding for the renewal of the Operating Licence for the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station
- Order to Mistras Canada Inc.
- July 15, 2011
- 2:00 p.m. EDT - CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- CNSC invites you to comment on RD-360 version 2, Life Management of Nuclear Power Plants and GD-360, Guidance for Life Management of Nuclear Power Plants
- July 13, 2011
- This month in nuclear history: July 1947 – Canada's first research reactor, the National Research Experimental (NRX), starts operating; it’s the world’s most powerful such reactor at the time. Its isotope production gives Canada the lead in nuclear medicine.
- Order to AR Geotechnical Engineering Ltd.
- July 08, 2011
- 3:20 p.m. EDT - CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- July 07, 2011
- CNSC Releases Task Force Criteria for Nuclear Power Plant Safety Review
- July 05, 2011
- CNSC Signs MOU with New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization
- June 30, 2011
- CNSC launches Environmental Assessment on the Darlington refurbishment project
- 12:00 p.m. EDT - CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- June 29, 2011
- CNSC allows Bruce A Unit 2 fuel reload
- CNSC renews operating licences for the Gentilly-2 nuclear generating station and waste management facility
- June 24, 2011
- Read the intervention delivered by the Head of the Canadian delegation, Karen Ellis, Associate Deputy Minister at Natural Resources Canada, at the IAEA Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety on June 20, 2011
- 12:45 p.m. EDT - CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- June 23, 2011
- Public invited to comment on the 2010 Annual CNSC Staff Report on the Safety Performance of Canadian Nuclear Power Plants
- June 22, 2011
- Presentation by Ramzi Jammal, Executive Vice-President and Chief Regulatory Operations Officer, at the 2011 IAEA Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety
- June 21, 2011
- Presentation by Ramzi Jammal, Executive Vice-President and Chief Regulatory Operations Officer, at the CANDU Nuclear Technology Seminar
- June 17, 2011
- G2 Tritiated Water Leak; No Threat to Public or the Environment
- June 16, 2011
- Presentation by Marc Leblanc, Commission Secretary, at the meeting of the Nuclear Law Committee of the Nuclear Energy Agency
- Federal Court decision rendered on Enviropac
- Presentation by Ramzi Jammal, Executive Vice-President and Chief Regulatory Operations Officer, at the 2011 International Meeting on Radiation Processing
- 3:45 p.m. EDT - CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- June 15, 2011
- The CNSC invites you to comment on draft GD-310, Guidance on Safety Analysis for Nuclear Power Plants
- Directorate of Nuclear Substance Regulation Newsletter - Spring 2011 Edition
- June 10, 2011
- 2011-12 Report on Plans and Priorities
- June 09, 2011
- 4:15 p.m. EDT - CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- June 08, 2011
- Presentation by Terry Jamieson, Vice-President, Technical Support Branch, at the CNRA Forum on the Fukushima Accident
- June 07, 2011
- Presentation by CNSC President Michael Binder at the 2011 Canadian Nuclear Society Annual Conference
- Publication of RD/GD-207, Licence Application Guide – Service Class II Prescribed Equipment
- Publication of RD-308, Deterministic Safety Analysis for Small Reactor Facilities
- Publication of RD-334, Aging Management for Nuclear Power Plants
- Publication of RD-367, Design of Small Reactor Facilities
- June 06, 2011
- June 8-9 Commission Meeting Agenda
- CNSC Launches an Interactive Web-based Timeline on Nuclear History
- June 8 Commission Hearing
- June 03, 2011
- Darlington Joint Review Panel closes the record
- 2:15 p.m. EDT - CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- June 02, 2011
- AECL NRU Status Report of a planned outage (source: AECL Web site)
- May 27, 2011
- CNSC Response to the Article “Michel Duguay recommande la fermeture de Point Lepreau” Published on May 26, 2011 by L’Étoile
- May 26, 2011
- 2:35 p.m. EDT - CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- Register by June 15 for CNSC 101: An Information Session for Stakeholders in Saint John (NB)
- May 25, 2011
- Order issued to Stewart, Weir & Co Ltd.
- May 24, 2011
- CNSC response to the article “Point Lepreau : attention, danger!” published on May 20, 2011 in L’Acadie Nouvelle
- May 23, 2011
- Presentation by Terry Jamieson, Vice-President, Technical Support Branch at the 2nd Annual Platts Small Modular Conference
- May 20, 2011
- Comment Period Extended: Draft EA Screening Report: Decommissioning of the Plutonium Tower (Chalk River Laboratories)
- May 17, 2011
- Presentation by CNSC President Michael Binder to the International Nuclear Regulators Association’s (INRA) Meeting
- 2:45 p.m. EDT - CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- May 13, 2011
- Chalk River Information Bulletin - AECL provides update on NRU Planned Outage Activities (Source: AECL Web site)
- May 11, 2011
- Presentation by Ramzi Jammal, Executive Vice-President and Chief Regulatory Operations Officer to the Canadian Radiation Protection Association
- 3:40 p.m. EDT - CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- May 09, 2011
- Presentation by CNSC President Michael Binder to the Canadian Radiation Protection Association
- May 06, 2011
- Update: Cameco's uranium shipment
- 2:00 p.m. EDT – CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- April 29, 2011
- 2:45 p.m. EDT - CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- April 27, 2011
- Darlington New Nuclear Power Plant Project Joint Review Panel announces final written comment period (source: CEAA Web site)
- April 26, 2011
- Request for Public Comment – Draft EA Screening Report: Decommissioning of the Plutonium Tower (Chalk River Laboratories)
- April 20, 2011
- CNSC Secretariat acknowledges receipt of OPG's EIS and documentation for Licence to Prepare Site and Construct for the DGR Project
- CNSC Announces Task Force to Examine Lessons Learned from the Japan Earthquake
- Order to Western Inspection Ltd.
- 1:30 p.m. EDT – CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- April 19, 2011
- Update to regulatory action issued to all Class l facilities and uranium mines and mills in Canada
- April 13, 2011
- 2:15 p.m. EDT - CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- April 12, 2011
- Update to regulatory action issued to all major nuclear facilities in Canada
- April 08, 2011
- Presentation by Ramzi Jammal, Executive Vice-President and Chief Regulatory Operations Officer to the 5th Review Meeting for the Convention on Nuclear Safety
- Notice - Viterra Inc. - Application for an exemption under the Canadian Nuclear Safety and Control Act and redetermination of a Commission Order
- April 06, 2011
- CNSC Renews Point Lepreau Operating Licence
- April 05, 2011
- Minutes of January 19 and 20, 2011 Commission Meeting
- 4:15 p.m. EDT – CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- April 04, 2011
- The CNSC's Regulatory Instrument Index has been updated
- April 02, 2011
- 4:45 p.m. EDT – CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- April 01, 2011
- 2:45 p.m. EDT – CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- March 31, 2011
- 2:10 p.m. EDT – CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- Dose Rates in Japan
- Radiological Monitoring at Canadian Nuclear Power Plants - Update for March 31
- March 30, 2011
- Radiation Dose Rates in Canada - Update for March 29
- 2:50 p.m. EDT – CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear
- March 28, 2011
- 12:15 p.m. EDT – CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- March 27, 2011
- 1:55 p.m. EDT – CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- March 26, 2011
- Pickering Nuclear's Unit 1 reactor experienced a brief partial loss of power while performing start up activities. Standby systems automatically restored the power, with no impact on employee, public or equipment safety.
- 3:00 p.m. EDT – CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- March 25, 2011
- CNSC releases information on the current radiation dose rates in Canada following the events in Japan
- 3:20 p.m. EDT – CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- March 24, 2011
- 1:30 p.m. EDT – CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- Presentation by Ramzi Jammal, Executive Vice-President and Chief Regulatory Operations Officer to the Canadian Steel Producers Association
- March 23, 2011
- Participant Funding Announced for the Deep Geological Repository (Source: CEAA)
- CNSC contextual presentation to the JRP about Fukushima Daichi nuclear power plant event in Japan (Source: CEAA Registry)
- 12:30 p.m. EDT – CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- CNSC releases information on the current radiation dose rates in Canada following the events in Japan
- March 22, 2011
- 12:00 p.m. EDT – CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- CNSC issues request for action to all Class I facilities and uranium mines and mills in Canada
- March 21, 2011
- 2:30 p.m. EDT – CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- March 20, 2011
- 12:50 p.m. EDT – CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- March 19, 2011
- 4:15 p.m. EDT – CNSC information update regarding the Japanese nuclear facilities
- March 18, 2011
- New CNSC document - Setting Radiation Requirements on the Basis of Sound Science: The Role of Epidemiology
- Follow the CNSC at the Darlington Joint Review Panel Public Hearing
- Licensing Process for the Proposed OPG New Nuclear Power Plant Project in Darlington
- March 17, 2011
- March 30-31 CNSC Meeting Agenda
- Darlington New Nuclear Power Plant Project Joint Review Panel: Public Hearing begins Monday, March 21, 2011
- CNSC issues request for action to all major nuclear facilities in Canada
- Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada advises against all travel within 80 km of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant (source: DFAIT Web site)
- March 16, 2011
- 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
- Low level impact filtered water release to environment (source: Ontario Power Generation Web site)
- CNSC issues a statement on the earthquake near Hawkesbury, Ontario
- March 15, 2011
- Comparison of Canadian CANDU Reactors to Japanese BWR Reactors
- Release of Demineralized Water at Pickering A
- March 14, 2011
- 4:15 p.m. - CNSC information update regarding the earthquake in Japan
- March 13, 2011
- 5:00 p.m. - CNSC information update regarding the earthquake in Japan
- March 12, 2011
- Excerpt of Statement made by the Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan, Mr. Yukio EDANO, on the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station (source: Government of Japan)
- 11:00 am - CNSC information update regarding the earthquake in Japan
- March 11, 2011
- 3:00 p.m. - CNSC information update regarding the earthquake in Japan
- March 08, 2011
- Presentation by CNSC President Michael Binder to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources
- A MOU on the substitution of the environmental assessment process followed by the CNSC was signed and is now in effect
- March 07, 2011
- CNSC decision on transport of steam generators subject to judicial review
- March 04, 2011
- New CNSC fact sheet: Regulating Radioactive Waste from Nuclear Power Plants in Canada
- Publication of Alarm Response Guidelines for Radiation Portal Monitoring Systems
- Steam Generators: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle - The Three Rs of Radioactive Waste
- Moderator water spill at Pickering Unit 4 has no impact on the environment or public
- March 03, 2011
- The CNSC invites you to comment on Discussion Paper DIS-11-01, Implementation of Financial Guarantees for Licensees
- March 01, 2011
- CNSC and Canadian Light Source Incorporated sign protocol for Isotope Supply Contribution Program
- February 25, 2011
- Request for Public Comment: Draft Project-Specific Guidelines Scoping Document - Key Lake Extension Project (source: CEAA Web site)
- February 24, 2011
- New CNSC fact sheet: Regulating Canada's Geological Repositories
- Presentation by President Binder to the Canadian Nuclear Association's Annual Conference
- February 23, 2011
- Registration deadline for CNSC 101 in Port Hope extended to Wednesday, March 2, 2011
- Darlington New Nuclear Power Plant Project Joint Review Panel Announces Public Hearing Schedule
- Steam Generators: The CNSC Environmental Assessment
- February 22, 2011
- The CNSC and Environment Canada jointly release the 2009 Annual Report on Uranium Management Activities
- CNSC releases new information document entitled 'Radon and Health'
- February 18, 2011
- CNSC invites you to provide feedback on comments received for the draft guidance document RD/GD-352, Design, Testing and Performance of Exposure Devices
- February 11, 2011
- Watch the video of CNSC's technical briefing on steam generator shipment
- CNSC 101 information session will be held in Port Hope on March 10
- February 10, 2011
- CNSC to hold technical briefing on steam generator shipment
- February 09, 2011
- CNSC Response to to the op-ed entitled “Nuclear radiation is forever” published in the Ottawa Citizen on February 8, 2011
- February 08, 2011
- The CNSC announces new educational resources for grades 2-12
- February 04, 2011
- CNSC announces decision to issue a transport licence and certificate to Bruce Power Inc. for the transport of 16 decommissioned steam generators to Sweden
- Find out more about Bruce Power Inc.’s application for a transport licence for the shipment of steam generators to Sweden
- January 31, 2011
- CNSC releases revision of the Tritium Studies Project Synthesis Report
- Perspectives on Nuclear Issues: Reversability and retrievability in geological disposal of waste project - draft report and leaflet (source: NEA Web site)
- January 28, 2011
- CNSC participates in IAEA Mission to Romania
- Executive Summary for the Phase 3 Pre-Project Review of AECL's ACR 1000 published
- January 27, 2011
- New CNSC fact sheet: Environmental Assessments at the CNSC
- January 25, 2011
- Darlington New Nuclear Power Plant Project: Joint Review Panel Announces Public Hearing Details (source: CEAA Web site)
- January 24, 2011
- Government of Canada Investing in Isotope Innovation (source: NRCan Web site)
- January 19, 2011
- CNSC presentation at the Community of Federal Regulators 5th Annual Workshop
- January 14, 2011
- CNSC archives selected regulatory documents
- Update on uranium shipment
- January 12, 2011
- CNSC response to Stansfield Op-Ed published in the Chronicle Herald on January 8, 2011
- CNSC presentation in Saskatchewan to delegates from Quebec
- Update to regulatory action issued on December 15, 2011 to Core Laboratories Ltd.
- January 05, 2011
- The CNSC invites you to provide feedback on comments received for the RD-99 and GD-99 suite of draft regulatory and guidance documents
- CNSC Request to Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region