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Table 5: CNSC’s Regulatory Plan


Regulations

Expected Results

Obtain Commission approval for a 3-year plan of integrated regulatory framework initiatives

Strengthen and clarify the regulations as needed.

Complete the amendments to the Class II Nuclear Facilities and Prescribed Equipment Regulations, and develop the supporting regulatory documents.

Strengthen and clarify the regulations as needed.

Complete the amendments to the Nuclear Substances and Radiation Devices Regulations, and develop the supporting regulatory documents.

Strengthen and clarify the regulations as needed.

Establish new or amended bilateral Administrative Agreements with regulatory counterparts to implement bilateral Nuclear Cooperation Agreements (South Africa, Jordan, Kasakhstan, Euratom, USA, Korea).

Strengthen and clarify the regulatory framework.

Complete the amendments to the Class II Nuclear Facilities and Prescribed Equipment Regulations (Radiation Safety Officer) to provide for the certification and decertification of Radiation Safety Officers, and develop the supporting regulatory documents.

Strengthen and clarify the regulations as needed.

Amend the Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations, to set out requirements for new nuclear power plants and update the requirements for other major facilities, and develop the supporting regulatory documents.

Strengthen and clarify the regulations as needed.

Amend the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Rules of Procedure and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission By-laws.

Strengthen and clarify the regulations as needed.

Amend the Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations to comply with the most recent version of IAEA standards in this area, and develop the supporting regulatory documents.

Strengthen and clarify the regulations as needed.

Develop new Nuclear Safeguards Regulations, based on the IAEA-Canada Safeguards Agreement and Additional Protocol, and develop the supporting regulatory documents.

Strengthen and clarify the regulations as needed.