Class II Nuclear Facilities and Prescribed Equipment Regulations (SOR/2000-205)

4. An application for a licence to operate a Class II nuclear facility shall contain the following information in addition to the information required by section 3 of the General Nuclear Safety and Control Regulations:

• (a) the name and location of the nuclear facility;

• (b) the proposed commissioning plan;

• (c) a description of the results of any commissioning work;

• (d) evidence that the applicant is the owner of the site or has authority from the owner of the site to operate the nuclear facility;

• (e) a description of the components, systems and equipment proposed to be used, including their design operating conditions;

• (f) the proposed measures, policies, methods and procedures for operating and maintaining the nuclear facility;

• (g) a description of the proposed procedures for handling, storing, loading and transporting nuclear substances and hazardous substances;

• (h) the proposed quality assurance program;

• (i) the type and energy of radiation produced by any particle accelerator to be encompassed by the licence;

• (j) the proposed measures to ensure that the type of beam producible by, and the maximum output energy, limits to the beam orientation and maximum radiation dose rate of, the Class II prescribed equipment cannot be inadvertently altered;

• (k) the proposed method for measuring the effectiveness of the shielding of the nuclear facility and any results of those measurements;

• (l) a description of the proposed portable radiation detection equipment, including its type, sensitivity, range and accuracy and the methods and procedures for calibrating it;

• (m) the proposed methods, procedures and equipment for conducting the leak tests required by these Regulations;

• (n) a description of any proposed area radiation monitoring system;

• (o) the anticipated maximum dose of radiation that may be received by any person as a result of the commissioning of the nuclear facility;

• (p) the expected and maximum radiological workloads, per week in grays at 1 m, for any teletherapy machine to be encompassed by the licence;

• (q) the anticipated number of hours per week that the Class II prescribed equipment in the nuclear facility will be operated for the purpose of treatment, dosimetry, servicing or research;

• (r) the proposed methods, procedures and equipment for conducting radiation surveys, including the frequency of the surveys and the location of radiation survey points;

• (s) the proposed responsibilities of and qualification requirements and training program for workers; and

• (t) the proposed plan for the decommissioning of the nuclear facility.

5. An application for a licence to decommission a Class II nuclear facility shall contain the following information in addition to the information required by section 3 of the General Nuclear Safety and Control Regulations:

• (a) the name and location of the nuclear facility;

• (b) the proposed nature of and schedule for the decommissioning;

• (c) the land, buildings, structures, components, systems, equipment, nuclear substances and hazardous substances that will be affected by the decommissioning;

• (d) the nature, quantity and activity of any radioactive nuclear substances at the nuclear facility;

• (e) the nature and extent of any radioactive contamination at the nuclear facility, including radiation dose rates;

• (f) the proposed measures to control releases of radioactive nuclear substances and hazardous substances into the environment;

• (g) the anticipated maximum dose of radiation that may be received by any person as a result of the decommissioning;

• (h) the maximum quantities and concentrations of nuclear substances and hazardous substances that may be released into the environment;

• (i) the effects on the environment and the health and safety of persons that may result from the decommissioning, and the measures that will be taken to prevent or mitigate those effects;

• (j) the proposed responsibilities of and qualification requirements for workers; and

• (k) a description of the planned state of the site upon completion of the decommissioning.