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  1. Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations, 2015 - SOR/2015-145 (Section 28)
    Marginal note:Responsibilities of consignors and carriers under IAEA Regulations
    •  (1) Consignors and carriers of radioactive material must comply with the IAEA Regulations in respect of

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      • (b) requirements for the transport of other goods;

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      • (d) requirements and controls for transport of excepted packages;

      • (e) the determination of the transport index;

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      • (g) the limits on the transport index, criticality safety index and radiation levels;

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      • (i) the marking and labelling of packages, overpacks and freight containers, except that the figures illustrating labels found in the IAEA Regulations must be replaced by the corresponding illustrations for Class 7 radioactive materials that are set out in the Appendix to Part 4 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations.

    • Marginal note:Exceptions

      (2) Despite subsection (1), a consignor may present for transport and a carrier may transport, by road, radioactive material in a package, or a package within an overpack, that is not labelled in accordance with the IAEA Regulations, if

      • (a) the package or overpack contains or is an exposure device of a model that is certified, and

        • (i) the package or overpack is transported with goods from one consignor only and in a conveyance that is not carrying passengers,

        • (ii) the package or overpack is transported in a conveyance that displays on each side and on each end a placard for Class 7 radioactive materials as set out in the Appendix to Part 4 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations, and

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      • (c) the package or overpack contains only LSA-I material other than uranium hexafluoride and

        • (i) the package or overpack is transported with goods from one consignor only and in a conveyance that is not carrying passengers,

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        • (iii) the package or overpack is transported by road in a conveyance or freight container that displays on each side and on each end a placard for Class 7 radioactive materials as set out in the Appendix to Part 4 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations, and

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    • Marginal note:Exceptions

      (4) Despite subsection (1), a consignor may present for transport and a carrier may transport radioactive material in accordance with the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code or the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air.


  2. Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations, 2015 - SOR/2015-145 (Section 2)
    Marginal note:Application
    •  (1) Subject to subsection (2), these Regulations apply to the packaging and transport of

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      • (b) nuclear substances, including

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        • (ii) the preparation, consigning, handling, loading, carriage, storage during transport, receipt at final destination and unloading of packages and unpacking of their contents.

    • 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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      • (g) that is an integral part of a conveyance and is required for transport purposes;

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      • (m) that is in or on a person who is transported for medical treatment because the person has been subject to an accidental or deliberate intake or contamination;

      • (n) that is present in a load of waste that is in transport, is not classified as radioactive material and has triggered a radiation monitor alarm if the nuclear substance in the load has been determined only to be one or more of the following medical isotopes and if there is no loss or dispersal of the material during the transport:

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      • (o) that is being transported to a location for proper characterization in accordance with section 3, if

        • (i) it is present in a load that was already in transport,

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        • (iii) it has triggered a radiation monitor alarm and the maximum dose rate on any external surface of the vehicle that is transporting it is less than or equal to 500 µSv/h, and

        • (iv) there is no loss or dispersal of the material during the transport; or

      • (p) that is being transported by a peace officer to a location for proper characterization, if

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        • (iv) there is no loss or dispersal of the material during the transport, and

        • (v) the Commission is advised immediately of the transport.


  3. Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations, 2015 - SOR/2015-145 (Section 1)
    Marginal note:Definitions
    •  (1) The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

      carrier

      carrier  has the same meaning as in section 1.4 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations. (transporteur)

      consignor

      consignor  has the same meaning as in section 1.4 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations. (expéditeur)

      conveyance

      conveyance  has the same meaning as in the IAEA Regulations. (moyen de transport)

      IAEA Regulations

      IAEA Regulations  means the Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material, published by the IAEA, as amended from time to time. (Règlement de l’AIEA)

      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)

      package

      package  means packaging with its radioactive contents, as presented for transport. (colis)

      passenger

      passenger  has the same meaning as in section 1.4 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations. (passager)

      Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air

      Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air means the document of that name, designated as Doc 9284, published by the International Civil Aviation Organization, as amended from time to time. (Instructions techniques pour la sécurité du transport aérien des marchandises dangereuses)

      transit

      transit  means the process of being transported through Canada after being imported into and before being exported from Canada, in a situation where the place of initial loading and the final destination are outside Canada. (transit)

      transport index

      transport index  has the same meaning as in the IAEA Regulations. (indice de transport)


  4. Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations, 2015 - SOR/2015-145 (Section 7)
    Marginal note:Application for licence

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

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

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

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      • (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,

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

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

    • (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,

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      • (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,

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

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  5. Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations, 2015 - SOR/2015-145 (Section 29)
    Marginal note:Particulars of consignment
    •  (1) Every consignor of radioactive material must include in the transport documents for the consignment the particulars of consignment that are required by the IAEA Regulations, which particulars must be clearly and indelibly printed.

    • (2) Subsection (1) does not apply

      • (a) to an excepted package if the transport documents contain the following information:

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      • (b) to a consignor who provides transport documents that have been prepared in accordance with the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code or the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air.

    • Marginal note:Obligation

      (3) Every carrier who transports a consignment of radioactive material must ensure that it is accompanied by the transport documents referred to in subsection (1) or (2).

    • Marginal note:Exception for exposure devices

      (4) The transport documents in respect of radioactive material that is in an exposure device, referred to in paragraph 28(2)(a), transported in accordance with that paragraph do not need to meet the requirements set out in the IAEA Regulations for the category of the package and transport index.



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