External Advisory Committee on Pressure Tubes
75 years of nuclear safety in Canada
Latest licensing activities for new reactor facility projects
Information session on draft document for environmental protection
Latest News
- Commission grants exemption to allow alternate certification approach for reactor operators
- Remarks by President Rumina Velshi at the Palo Verde Women in Nuclear Leadership Symposium
- Funding available to consider an application from SRB Technologies (Canada) Inc to renew its operating licence
- Register now to attend the September 15 webinar
- Document with guidance on radiation protection programs for licensees
- Funding available to review NB Power’s application to renew operating licence for Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station
- Remarks by President Rumina Velshi at the World Nuclear University Strategic Leadership Academy
- Members to provide complementary expertise for a 2-year term
Upcoming Commission proceedings
- September 30, 2021 ( Hearing )
- October 4, 2021 ( Hearing )
- October 5, 2021 ( Meeting )
- October 29, 2021 ( Hearing )
- November 24, 2021 ( Hearing )
- View the full calendar
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How small are modular reactors?
They can be as small as a three-storey building ...or as large as an entire city block.
That's the equivalent of a mid-size shopping mall!
Regardless of their size, the major parts of SMRs will be housed within a larger facility.
This is where you will find systems that support safe operation and maintenance, harness heat, which can do useful things like generate electricity.
We have been preparing to regulate SMR projects for many years.
Anyone who wants to build and operate an SMR facility needs to meet our requirements for safety, security, environmental protection, Canada's commitments to nuclear non-proliferation.
Big or small and no matter the technology, it's the CNSC's role to regulate the nuclear industry and protect the health and safety of the public and the environment.
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Government of Canada
Recent Decisions
- September 7, 2021
Request for a Temporary Exemption from the Requirement under Paragraph 9(2)(b) of the Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations for Reactor Operators Certified at Ontario Power Generation Hired into the Initial Certification Program at Bruce Power (PDF, 10 pages, 658 KB) - August 19, 2021
Record of Decision – Bruce Power Inc., Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Hydro-Quebec, New Brunswick Power Corporation, and Ontario Power Generation Inc. – Temporary exemption under section 7 of the Nuclear Safety and Control Act of High-Security Site Licensees from subsection 36(2) of the Nuclear Security Regulations (PDF, 10 pages, 567 KB) - June 28, 2021
News release on the renewal of Cameco Corporation’s uranium mine licence for its Cigar Lake Operation - June 11, 2021
Record of Decision - Mississauga Metals and Alloys - Exemption under Section 7 of the NSCA from Paragraph 24(2)(c) of the NSCA (PDF, 8 pages, 346 KB) - April 14, 2021
Decision on the application by Cameco Corporation for acceptance of a revised financial guarantee and licence modernization amendment for the Rabbit Lake Operation (PDF, 10 pages, 343 KB)
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