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National Sealed Source Registry and Sealed Source Tracking System Annual reports

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission's (CNSC) was the first nuclear regulator among G-7 countries to develop a national registry and to implement a Web-based tracking system, along with enhanced export and import controls for high-risk sealed sources.

These reports describe developments in the CNSC's National Sealed Source Registry (NSSR) and Sealed Source Tracking System (SSTS) since January 2006.

Current NSSR and SSTS annual report

  • National Sealed Source Registry and Sealed Source Tracking System 2018 Annual Report (HTML)

2018 NSSR and SSTS annual report highlights

  • In 2018, there was an 8% increase in the number of high-risk sources compared to 2017.
  • In 2018, CNSC inspectors verified licensees’ compliance with sealed source tracking requirements during 116 inspections. Of these, licensees were compliant in 114 (98%) of cases, with the remaining non-compliances administrative in nature.
  • A total 68,885 transactions were recorded in 2018, which represents a 9% decrease compared to the number of transactions recorded in 2017.

Previous NSSR and SSTS annual reports

  • National Sealed Source Registry and Sealed Source Tracking System 2017 Annual Report (HTML)
  • National Sealed Source Registry and Sealed Source Tracking System 2016 Annual Report (HTML)(PDF)
  • National Sealed Source Registry and Sealed Source Tracking System 2015 Annual Report (HTML)(PDF)

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