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Current Regulatory Documents

Documents listed below are currently available from the CNSC in paper or as a PDF file. Please contact publications@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca to order a paper copy.

If you are interested in regulatory documents about nuclear substances, radiation devices, Class II nuclear facilities and prescribed equipment please view the list of Nuclear Substance Regulatory Documents.

Policies
Document Number	Title	Issued	PDF
P-325	Nuclear Emergency Management	May 2006
P-299	Regulatory Fundamentals	April 2005
P-290	Managing Radioactive Waste	July 2004
P-211	Compliance	May 2001
P-223	Protection of the Environment	February 2001
P-242	Considering Cost-benefit Information	October 2000
P-119	Policy on Human Factors	October 2000
Standards
Document Number	Title	Issued	PDF
S-106 rev 1	Technical and Quality Assurance Requirements for Dosimetry Services	May 2006
S-296	Environmental Protection Policies, Programs and Procedures at Class I Nuclear Facilities and Uranium Mines and Mills	March 2006
S-98 rev 1	Reliability Programs for Nuclear Power Plants	July 2005
S-294	Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA) for Nuclear Power Plants	April 2005
S-260	Making Changes to Dose-Related Information Filed with the National Dose Registry	October 2004
S-99	Reporting Requirements for Operating Nuclear Power Plants	March 2003
S-106	Technical and Quality Assurance Standards for Dosimetry Services in Canada	March 1998
Guides
Document Number	Title	Issued	PDF
G-306	Severe Accident Management Programs for Nuclear Reactors	May 2006
G-144	Trip Parameter Acceptance Criteria for the Safety Analysis of CANDU Nuclear Power Plants	May 2006
G-296	Developing Environmental Protection Policies, Programs and Procedures at Class I Nuclear Facilities and Uranium Mines and Mills	March 2006
G-129 rev 1	Keeping Radiation Exposures and Doses "As Low as Reasonably Achievable (ALARA)"	October 2004
G-217	Licensee Public Information Programs	January 2004
G-205	Entry to Protected and Inner Areas	November 2003
G-218	Preparing Codes of Practice to Control Radiation Doses at Uranium Mines and Mills	November 2003
G-4	Measuring Airborne Radon Progeny at Uranium Mines and Mills	June 2003
G-91	Ascertaining and Recording Radiation Doses to Individuals	June 2003
G-278	Human Factors Verification and Validation Plans	June 2003
G-276	Human Factors Engineering Program Plans	June 2003
G-221	A Guide to Ventilation Requirements for Uranium Mines and Mills	June 2003
G-147	Radiobioassay Protocols for Responding to Abnormal Intakes of Radionuclides	June 2003
G-273	Making, Reviewing and Receiving Orders under the Nuclear Safety and Control Act	May 2003
G-274	Security Programs for Category I or II Nuclear Material or Certain Nuclear Facilities	March 2003
G-208	Transportation Security Plans for Category I, II or III Nuclear Material	March 2003
G-225	Emergency Planning at Class I Nuclear Facilities and Uranium Mines and Mills	August 2001
G-228	Developing and Using Action Levels	March 2001
G-149	Computer Programs Used in Design and Safety Analyses of Nuclear Power Plants and Research Reactors	October 2000
G-219	Decommissioning Planning for Licensed Activities	June 2000
G-206	Financial Guarantees for the Decommissioning of Licensed Activities	June 2000
Nuclear Substance Regulation Documents
Document Number	Title	Issued	PDF
G-313	Radiation Safety Training Programs for Workers Involved in Licensed Activities with Nuclear Substances and Radiation Devices, and with Class II Nuclear Facilities and Prescribed Equipment	July 2006
G-229	Certification of Exposure Device Operators	March 2004
G-121	Radiation Safety in Educational, Medical and Research Institutions	May 2000
R-117	Requirements for Gamma Radiation Survey Meter Calibration	January 1995
R-116	Requirements for Leak Testing Selected Sealed Radiation Sources	January 1995
R-52 rev 1	Design Guide for Basic and Intermediate Level Radioisotope Laboratories	June 1991
Other documents
Document Number	Title	Issued	PDF
R-9	Requirements for Emergency Core Cooling Systems for CANDU Nuclear Power Plants	February 1991
R-8	Requirements for Shutdown Systems for CANDU Nuclear Power Plants	February 1991
R-7	Requirements for Containment Systems for CANDU Nuclear Power Plants	February 1991
R-85	Radiation Protection Requisites for the Exemption of Certain Radioactive Materials from Further Licensing Upon Transferral for Disposal	August 1989
R-105	The Determination of Radiation Doses from the Intake of Tritium Gas	October 1988
R-89	The Preparation of Reports of a Significant Event at a Uranium Processing or Uranium Handling Facility	August 1988
R-77	Overpressure Protection Requirements for Primary Heat Transport Systems in CANDU Power Reactors Fitted with Two Shutdown Systems	October 1987
R-72	Geological Considerations in Siting a Repository for Underground Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste	September 1987
R-100	The Determination of Effective Doses from the Intake of Tritiated Water	August 1987
R-26	Preparation of a Quarterly Health Physics Compliance Report for a Uranium Fuel Fabrication Plant	September 1985
R-71	Deep Geological Disposal of Nuclear Fuel Waste: Background Information and Regulatory Requirements Regarding the Concept Assessment Phase	January 1985
R-27	Preparation of an Annual Compliance Report for a Uranium Fuel Fabrication Plant	October 1984
R-25	Preparation of a Quarterly Report on the Operation of a Uranium Refinery or Uranium Chemical Conversion Facility	July 1984
R-58	Bioassay Requirements for I-125 and I-131 in Medical, Teaching and Research Institutions	September 1983
R-10	The Use of Two Shutdown Systems in Reactors	January 1977