Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations, 2015 (SOR/2015-145)

Marginal note:Application for certification of design

• 11 (1) An application for certification of a design for the types of prescribed equipment referred to in subsection 10(1) must include the information required for the applicable approval under the IAEA Regulations and

  • (a) the number of any applicable approval issued by a foreign competent authority, in accordance with the IAEA Regulations;

  • (b) in respect of a package design,

    • (i) the recommended inspection and servicing program, and

    • (ii) instructions for packing, transport, receiving, maintenance and unpacking; and

  • (c) any other information necessary to demonstrate that the design meets the requirements of these Regulations.

• Marginal note:Observing of test

  (2) An applicant must give the Commission, or a designated officer, a reasonable opportunity to observe any test that the applicant intends to conduct to demonstrate the compliance of a design with these Regulations, including reasonable notice of the date and time of the test.

• Marginal note:New application for certification

  (3) No later than 60 days after the day on which the certificate of a design expires, an applicant may make a new application to the Commission or a designated officer to certify the design if the technical specifications of the design have not been modified. The application must include

  • (a) a statement confirming that the drawings and procedures previously submitted have not been modified or, if they have been modified, a copy of the revised drawings and procedures and a statement confirming that the modifications are without technical significance and do not affect the safety of the design;

  • (b) a statement confirming that each type of prescribed equipment referred to in subsection 10(1) has been produced and maintained in compliance with the drawings and procedures previously submitted;

  • (c) a statement confirming that the instructions previously submitted in respect of the certified design have not been modified;

  • (d) unless previously submitted, the model number and drawings of any capsule containing radioactive material;

  • (e) a list of the serial numbers used for the certified design, other than a certified design referred to in paragraph (f);

  • (f) in respect of a design that was certified after approval by a foreign competent authority in accordance with the IAEA Regulations, a list of the serial numbers currently in use or intended for use in Canada;

  • (g) a list of the known users in Canada of the latest certified design;

  • (h) a summary of the maintenance performed and any operational or maintenance problems encountered with the certified design, including the date, the nature of the problem and any action taken;

  • (i) a copy of any applicable approval issued by the foreign competent authority in accordance with the IAEA Regulations since the last certification;

  • (j) a copy of the documents submitted to the foreign competent authority to obtain each approval; and

  • (k) any other information necessary to demonstrate that the design meets the applicable requirements of these Regulations.