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Marginal note:Application

• 2 (1) Subject to subsection (2), these Regulations apply to the packaging and transport of

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• Marginal note:Exception

  (2) These Regulations, except for sections 6 and 7, do not apply to the packaging and transport of a nuclear substance

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Marginal note:Registration or approval

Footnote ^*52 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered, but if they are approved by the Governor in Council after that day, they come into force on the day on which they are approved.

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Marginal note:Definitions

• 1 (1) The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

  large object

  large object  means an object that has been decommissioned from a nuclear facility, that is internally contaminated with nuclear substances meeting the requirements applicable to an SCO-I or SCO-II as set out in the IAEA Regulations and that cannot be transported in a type of package described in these Regulations due to its dimensions. (objet de grande dimension)

• Marginal note:Incorporation by reference of IAEA Regulations

  (2) For the purposes of these Regulations, the incorporation by reference of any particular amendment of the IAEA Regulations is effective two years after the day on which the amendment is initially published by the IAEA or six months after the day on which the amendment is available in both of the official languages of Canada, whichever is later.

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• Marginal note:References in French version

  (4) In the French version of these Regulations,

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• Marginal note:References in English version

  (5) In the English version of these Regulations, other than in paragraphs 6(1)(f), 7(h) and 11(3)(f) and subparagraph 26(1)(b)(iv), “approval” is to be read to include “certificate of approval” as used in the IAEA Regulations.

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

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• (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;

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

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  • (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.

• (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

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