Class II Nuclear Facilities and Prescribed Equipment Regulations (SOR/2000-205)

Leak Tests

• 19 (1) Every licensee who possesses or uses, in or for Class II prescribed equipment, either a sealed source containing 50 MBq or more of a nuclear substance or a nuclear substance as shielding shall, at the following times, conduct leak tests on the sealed source or shielding using instruments and procedures that enable the licensee to detect a leakage of 200 Bq or less of the nuclear substance:

  • (a) if the sealed source or shielding is used after being stored for 12 or more consecutive months, immediately before using it;

  • (b) if the sealed source or shielding is being stored, every 24 months;

  • (c) if an event that may have damaged the sealed source or shielding has occurred, immediately after the event; and

  • (d) in all other cases,

    • (i) if the sealed source or shielding is located inside Class II prescribed equipment, every 12 months, and

    • (ii) if the sealed source or shielding is not located inside Class II prescribed equipment, every six months.

• (2) Where a licensee, in the course of conducting a leak test on a sealed source or on shielding, detects the leakage of 200 Bq or more of a nuclear substance, the licensee shall

  • (a) discontinue using the sealed source or shielding;

  • (b) discontinue using the Class II prescribed equipment in which the sealed source or shielding is located or may have been located;

  • (c) take measures to limit the spread of radioactive contamination from the sealed source or shielding; and

  • (d) immediately after complying with paragraphs (a) to (c), notify the Commission that the leakage has been detected.

• (3) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of a sealed source that is used or stored underwater in a Class II nuclear facility that consists of a pool-type irradiator equipped with a device capable of detecting water-borne contamination of 200 Bq or less of a nuclear substance.

Medical Supervision

20 No licensee shall use Class II prescribed equipment on a person except as directed by a medical practitioner who is qualified to give such direction under the applicable provincial legislation.

Records to Be Kept and Retained

• 21 (1) Every licensee shall keep a record of each measurement of the radiation dose rates required by the licence and retain the record for the period ending three years after the earlier of the expiry date and the date of revocation, if any, of the licence.

• (2) Every licensee who uses Class II prescribed equipment shall keep a record of

  • (a) the daily output of radiation resulting from the operation of the equipment;

  • (b) the training received by each worker, including the date and subject of the training; and

  • (c) any inspection, verification, servicing, measurement or test required by the Act, the regulations made under the Act or the licence, including a description of the actions performed, the date on which they were performed and the results.

• (3) Every licensee shall retain a record of the training referred to in paragraph (2)(b) for the period that the worker is employed by the licensee.

• (4) Every licensee who transfers Class II prescribed equipment shall keep a record of

  • (a) the date of the transfer;

  • (b) the licence number of the person to whom the equipment was transferred; and

  • (c) the model and serial number of the equipment.

• (5) Every licensee shall keep a record of each leak test conducted on a sealed source or on shielding in accordance with section 19 and that person shall retain the record for the period ending three years after the date on which it is made.

• (6) Every licensee shall keep a record of each measurement of the radiation dose rates made under subsections 17(1) and (2) and retain the record for the period ending three years after the earlier of the expiry date and the date of revocation, if any, of the licence.

• (7) Every licensee who holds a licence to service Class II prescribed equipment shall keep a record of the following information in respect of each servicing performed:

  • (a) the name and address of the client for whom the servicing was performed;

  • (b) the licence number of the client for whom the servicing was performed;

  • (c) the brand name, model number and serial number of the prescribed equipment; and

  • (d) a summary of the work and the date on which the servicing was performed.

• (8) Every person who is required to keep a record referred to in subsection (7) shall retain the record for the period ending three years after the earlier of the expiry date and the date of revocation, if any, of the licence.

Coming into Force

22 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are approved by the Governor in Council.