Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations, 2015

Marginal note:Application for licence

7 An application for a licence under subsection 24(2) of the Act to transport a nuclear substance must contain

• (a) the applicable information required by section 3 of the General Nuclear Safety and Control Regulations;

• (b) the information required by section 5 of the Nuclear Security Regulations if the substance is a Category I, II or III nuclear material, as defined in those Regulations;

• (c) the name, postal address and telephone number of each consignor and consignee;

• (d) if the nuclear substance is one of those referred to in paragraph 6(1)(b),

  • (i) a description of the nuclear substance, including the name, chemical form and physical state, the activity — or, in the case of fissile material, the mass — of each nuclear substance in a package and the total activity or mass in the consignment,

  • (ii) the country of origin of the nuclear substance,

  • (iii) the reason for selecting a route through Canada,

  • (iv) the name of each carrier,

  • (v) the dates, times and locations of its arrival into and departure from Canada and of any scheduled stop or transshipment in Canada,

  • (vi) the number of the certificate or approval applicable to the package,

  • (vii) the number of packages to be transported,

  • (viii) the types of conveyance to be used during transit,

  • (ix) if a vessel is to be used as a conveyance during transit, the name of the vessel and its flag state,

  • (x) the United Nations number for the nuclear substance, and

  • (xi) the reference number of the emergency response assistance plan that is approved under section 7 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 or a reference to the effect that a plan is not required, as the case may be;

• (e) if the nuclear substance is contained in a large object,

  • (i) information that demonstrates that the internal contamination

    • (A) is contained within the object and that all openings are sealed,

    • (B) meets the requirements applicable to an SCO-I or SCO-II as set out in the IAEA Regulations,

    • (C) is caused by a substance that is classified as non-fissile or fissile-excepted radioactive material, and

    • (D) is caused by a substance that is in solid form and that any liquid content is negligible,

  • (ii) information that demonstrates that the large object

    • (A) meets the free drop test requirements set out in the IAEA Regulations for the industrial package type referred to in section 27 for the SCO classification determined for the internal contamination,

    • (B) does not have a dose rate on contact of more than 2 mSv/h from the accessible surfaces of the object, as prepared for shipment, and

    • (C) does not have more than 4 Bq/cm² of contamination on the exterior surfaces,

  • (iii) a detailed transport plan covering all activities associated with the shipment, including

    • (A) radiation protection,

    • (B) emergency response, and

    • (C) any special precautions or special administrative or operational controls that are to be employed during transport, and

  • (iv) details of the applicable management system;

• (f) if the transport of the nuclear substance cannot meet the requirements of these Regulations,

  • (i) information that demonstrates that the overall level of safety in transport is at least equivalent to that which would be provided if all the applicable requirements of these Regulations were met,

  • (ii) a statement of the reasons why the consignment cannot meet the requirements of these Regulations, and

  • (iii) a statement of any special precautions or special administrative or operational controls that are to be employed during transport to compensate for the inability to meet the requirements of these Regulations;

• (g) if the transport of the nuclear substance requires a special use vessel,

  • (i) the vessel owner’s and operator’s contact information, including, as applicable, their names, postal addresses, email addresses, telephone numbers and fax numbers,

  • (ii) a copy of the radiation protection program applicable to the shipment,

  • (iii) details of the consignment,

  • (iv) information on the stowage arrangements for the duration of the voyage, including for any consignments loaded or unloaded at ports of call en route,

  • (v) the dates, times and locations of arrival into and departure from Canada and of any scheduled stop in Canada,

  • (vi) a copy of any certificate or approval applicable to packages or materials in the consignment,

  • (vii) the name of the vessel and its flag state, and

  • (viii) a copy of any document issued by the competent authority of the vessel’s flag state approving the radiation protection program; and

• (h) if the transport of the nuclear substance requires approval of shipment in accordance with the IAEA Regulations,

  • (i) the period of time, related to the shipment, for which the approval is sought,

  • (ii) information on the radioactive contents, the expected types of conveyance and the probable or proposed route,

  • (iii) details of how the precautions and administrative or operational controls referred to in the approval for the package design, if applicable, that was issued in accordance with the IAEA Regulations are to be put into effect,

  • (iv) a copy of the applicable approvals for the package design, and

  • (v) in the case of fissile material, information on the sum of criticality safety indexes and any related safety assessment, emergency response plan and administrative or operational controls.