General Nuclear Safety and Control Regulations (SOR/2000-202)

AMENDMENTS NOT IN FORCE

• — SOR/2025-196, s. 1

  • 1 Section 18 of the General Nuclear Safety and Control RegulationsFootnote ¹ is replaced by the following:

    • Return to footnote ¹SOR/2000-202

    • 18 Before importing or exporting a nuclear substance or prescribed equipment, the licensee must present the required import or export licence to a customs officer.

• — SOR/2025-196, s. 2

  • 2 Section 30 of the Regulations is amended by adding the following after subsection (2):

    • (3) Every person in possession of uranium, plutonium-239 or thorium must file a report with the Commission, on an annual basis, containing the following information:

      • (a) the uranium, plutonium-239 or thorium items in their possession, the masses and how they were determined; and

      • (b) the chemical and physical forms of the uranium, plutonium-239 or thorium in their possession.

    • (4) Every person referred to in subsection (3) must file a report with the Commission within one business day of the occurrence or establishment of the occurrence of any inventory changes containing the following information:

      • (a) the uranium, plutonium-239 or thorium items subject to the inventory change, the masses and how they were determined;

      • (b) the chemical and physical forms of the uranium, plutonium-239 or thorium subject to the inventory change; and

      • (c) the import or export licence number, if applicable.

    • (5) Despite subsections (3) and (4), a person is not required to report on the following:

      • (a) uranium or thorium naturally occurring in soil, rock or ore;

      • (b) uranium, plutonium-239 or thorium in transit through Canada; and

      • (c) uranium, plutonium-239 or thorium in a non-nuclear end-use form that is practicably irrecoverable.

    • (6) Every person who conducts nuclear fuel cycle-related research and development activities or nuclear-related manufacturing activities in accordance with the safeguards agreement must file a report with the Commission, on or before March 15 of each year, containing the following information:

      • (a) a description of the activities including the scale of operations, as applicable; and

      • (b) the location where the activities are being carried out.

    • (7) Subject to subsection (8), every person required to make reports referred to in subsection (3), (4) or (6) must retain all records supporting those reports.

    • (8) If a person who is required to retain records under subsection (7) ceases to be in possession of uranium, plutonium-239 or thorium as set out in subsection (3) or ceases to conduct the activities set out in subsection (6), they must continue to retain all records supporting those reports for a period of five years beginning on the day on which they filed those reports with the Commission.

    • (9) The retention period established in subsection (7) does not have the effect of varying any other longer period specified in the Act, the regulations made under the Act or a licence for the retention of these records.

    • (10) Every person referred to in subsection (3) or (6) must consent and submit to verification activities conducted by the Commission and the IAEA.