Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations (SOR/2000-208)

20. For the purpose of the definition “release” in section 2 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992, the following levels of ionizing radiation are established:

• (a) 10 mSv/h on the external surface of a package that is being transported under exclusive use, 2 mSv/h on the surface of the conveyance, and 0.1 mSv/h at a distance of 2 m from the surface of the conveyance; and

• (b) 2 mSv/h on the external surface of a package that is not being transported under exclusive use, 0.1 mSv/h at a distance of 1 m from the package, 2 mSv/h on the surface of the conveyance, and 0.1 mSv/h at a distance of 2 m from the surface of the conveyance.

• 21. (1) No person, other than the consignor or the consignee of the package, shall open a package unless

  • (a) measures are taken to prevent persons from receiving doses of radiation higher than the radiation dose limits prescribed by the Radiation Protection Regulations; and

  • (b) the package is opened in the presence of an expert in radiation protection.

• (2) When a person other than the consignor or the consignee opens a package, the person shall restore the package to a condition that meets the requirements of these Regulations before forwarding it to the consignee.

• (3) On receipt of a package, and on opening a package, every person shall verify whether

  • (a) the package is damaged;

  • (b) the package shows evidence of having been tampered with;

  • (c) any portion of the fissile material is outside the confinement system; and

  • (d) any portion of the contents of the package is outside the containment system or the package.

• (4) Every person who discovers that a package is damaged or that any portion of the fissile material is outside the confinement system shall file a full report of the discovery with the consignor and with the Commission within 21 days after the discovery.

• (5) Every person who discovers that a package shows evidence of having been tampered with or that any portion of the contents of a package has escaped from the containment system or the package shall immediately make a preliminary report to the Commission and to either the consignor or the holder, if any, of a licence to import the radioactive material that is involved.

• (6) The preliminary report of a discovery referred to in subsection (5) shall include information on the location and circumstances of the discovery and on any action that the person has taken or proposes to take with respect to it.

• (7) Every consignor and every holder of a licence to import radioactive material who receives a preliminary report of a discovery referred to in subsection (5) shall file a full report of the discovery with the Commission within 21 days after receiving the preliminary report.