Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations, 2015 (SOR/2015-145)

Interpretation

Marginal note:Definitions

• 1 (1) The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

  A₁

  A₁ has the same meaning as in the IAEA Regulations. (A₁)

  A₂

  A₂ has the same meaning as in the IAEA Regulations. (A₂)

  Act

  Act means the Nuclear Safety and Control Act. (Loi)

  activity

  activity means the number of nuclear transformations occurring per unit of time, as measured in becquerels. (activité)

  alternative activity limit for an exempt consignment

  alternative activity limit for an exempt consignment, in respect of an instrument or article, means an activity limit for a consignment that is above the activity limit for an exempt consignment set out in the IAEA Regulations and that has been approved as meeting the exemption criteria set out in those Regulations for an instrument or article. (autre limite d’activité pour un envoi exempté)

  basic radionuclide value

  basic radionuclide value means either an A₁ in TBq, an A₂ in TBq, an activity concentration limit for an exempt material in Bq/g or an activity limit for an exempt consignment in Bq, as set out in the IAEA Regulations. (valeur de base pour un radionucléide)

  carrier

  carrier has the same meaning as in section 1.4 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations. (transporteur)

  certificate

  certificate means a document issued by the Commission under paragraph 21(1)(h) of the Act or by a designated officer authorized under paragraph 37(2)(a) of the Act, indicating the certification of

  • (a) a package design;

  • (b) a design for special form radioactive material;

  • (c) a design for low dispersible radioactive material;

  • (d) the calculation of a value demonstrating that fissile-excepted radioactive material will remain subcritical;

  • (e) the calculation of the basic radionuclide value for radioactive material that has a basic radionuclide value that is not listed in the IAEA Regulations; or

  • (f) the calculation, for an instrument or article that has an alternative activity limit for an exempt consignment, of the alternative activity limit. (document d’homologation)

  confinement system

  confinement system means the assembly of fissile material and packaging components intended to preserve criticality safety. (système d’isolement)

  consignee

  consignee has the same meaning as in the IAEA Regulations. (destinataire)

  consignment

  consignment has the same meaning as in the IAEA Regulations. (envoi)

  consignor

  consignor has the same meaning as in section 1.4 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations. (expéditeur)

  containment system

  containment system has the same meaning as in the IAEA Regulations. (enveloppe de confinement)

  contamination

  contamination has the same meaning as in the IAEA Regulations. (contamination)

  conveyance

  conveyance has the same meaning as in the IAEA Regulations. (moyen de transport)

  criticality safety index

  criticality safety index has the same meaning as in the IAEA Regulations. (indice de sûreté-criticité)

  effective dose

  effective dose has the same meaning as in subsection 1(1) of the Radiation Protection Regulations. (dose efficace)

  excepted package

  excepted package means a package that is designed in accordance with the applicable requirements of the IAEA Regulations. (colis excepté)

  exclusive use

  exclusive use has the same meaning as in the IAEA Regulations. (utilisation exclusive)

  fissile-excepted radioactive material

  fissile-excepted radioactive material means fissile radioactive material that is

  • (a) excepted from being classified as fissile in accordance with the IAEA Regulations; or

  • (b) contained in a package that is excepted from being classified as fissile in accordance with those Regulations. (matière radioactive fissile exceptée)

  fissile material

  fissile material has the same meaning as in the IAEA Regulations. (matière fissile)

  freight container

  freight container has the same meaning as in the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code. (conteneur)

  IAEA

  IAEA means the International Atomic Energy Agency. (AIEA)

  IAEA Regulations

  IAEA Regulations means the Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material, published by the IAEA, as amended from time to time. (Règlement de l’AIEA)

  instrument or article

  instrument or article means any tool, implement or object, or its components, that encloses nuclear substances and that is fabricated for a particular use other than solely for enclosing those nuclear substances. (Appareils ou objets)

  International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code

  International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code means the document of that name published by the International Maritime Organization, as amended from time to time. (Code maritime international des marchandises dangereuses)

  large object

  large object means an object that has been decommissioned from a nuclear facility, that is internally contaminated with nuclear substances meeting the requirements applicable to an SCO-I or SCO-II as set out in the IAEA Regulations and that cannot be transported in a type of package described in these Regulations due to its dimensions. (objet de grande dimension)

  low dispersible radioactive material

  low dispersible radioactive material has the same meaning as in the IAEA Regulations. (matière radioactive faiblement dispersable)

  low toxicity alpha emitters

  low toxicity alpha emitters has the same meaning as in the IAEA Regulations. (émetteurs alpha de faible toxicité)

  LSA material

  LSA material has the meaning assigned by the definition low specific activity (LSA) material in the IAEA Regulations. (matière LSA)

  management system

  management system has the same meaning as in the IAEA Regulations. (système de gestion)

  overpack

  overpack has the same meaning as in the IAEA Regulations. (suremballage)

  package

  package means packaging with its radioactive contents, as presented for transport. (colis)

  packaging

  packaging has the same meaning as in the IAEA Regulations. (emballage)

  passenger

  passenger has the same meaning as in section 1.4 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations. (passager)

  prescribed equipment

  prescribed equipment means equipment that is prescribed by paragraph 20(a) of the General Nuclear Safety and Control Regulations. (équipement réglementé)

  radioactive material

  radioactive material means a nuclear substance that is a radioactive material, as defined in the IAEA Regulations. (matière radioactive)

  registered user

  registered user means a person who has received confirmation under subsection 19(3) from the Commission that their use of a package has been registered. (usager inscrit)

  SCO

  SCO has the meaning assigned by the definition surface contaminated object (SCO) in the IAEA Regulations. (SCO)

  special form radioactive material

  special form radioactive material has the same meaning as in the IAEA Regulations. (matière radioactive sous forme spéciale)

  specific activity

  specific activity has the same meaning as in the IAEA Regulations. (activité spécifique)

  Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air

  Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air means the document of that name, designated as Doc 9284, published by the International Civil Aviation Organization, as amended from time to time. (Instructions techniques pour la sécurité du transport aérien des marchandises dangereuses)

  transit

  transit means the process of being transported through Canada after being imported into and before being exported from Canada, in a situation where the place of initial loading and the final destination are outside Canada. (transit)

  transport index

  transport index has the same meaning as in the IAEA Regulations. (indice de transport)

  Type A

  Type A, in respect of a package, means that the package is designed in accordance with the applicable requirements of the IAEA Regulations. (type A)

  Type B

  Type B, in respect of a package, means that the package is classified as either a Type B(U) or a Type B(M) package in accordance with the IAEA Regulations and is designed in accordance with the applicable requirements of those Regulations. (type B)

  Type C

  Type C, in respect of a package, means that the package is designed in accordance with the applicable requirements of the IAEA Regulations. (type C)

  Type H(M)

  Type H(M), in respect of a package, means that the package has a type code of H(M) in accordance with the IAEA Regulations and is an excepted package, Type IP-1 package, Type IP-2 package, Type IP-3 package or Type A package that is designed to contain more than 0.1 kg of uranium hexafluoride that is non-fissile material or is fissile-excepted radioactive material. (type H(M))

  Type H(U)

  Type H(U), in respect of a package, means that the package has a type code of H(U) in accordance with the IAEA Regulations and is an excepted package, Type IP-1 package, Type IP-2 package, Type IP-3 package or Type A package that is designed to contain more than 0.1 kg of uranium hexafluoride that is non-fissile material or is fissile-excepted radioactive material. (type H(U))

  Type IP-1

  Type IP-1, in respect of a package, means that the package is designed in accordance with the applicable requirements of the IAEA Regulations.  (type IP-1)

  Type IP-2

  Type IP-2, in respect of a package, means that the package is designed in accordance with the applicable requirements of the IAEA Regulations. (type IP-2)

  Type IP-3

  Type IP-3, in respect of a package, means that the package is designed in accordance with the applicable requirements of the IAEA Regulations. (type IP-3)

• Marginal note:Incorporation by reference of IAEA Regulations

  (2) For the purposes of these Regulations, the incorporation by reference of any particular amendment of the IAEA Regulations is effective two years after the day on which the amendment is initially published by the IAEA or six months after the day on which the amendment is available in both of the official languages of Canada, whichever is later.

• Marginal note:Notice of effective date

  (3) The Commission must note the effective date of the incorporation by reference on its website.

• Marginal note:References in French version

  (4) In the French version of these Regulations,

  • (a) other than in paragraphs 6(1)(f), 7(h) and 11(3)(f) and subparagraph 26(1)(b)(iv), “approbation” is to be read to include “certificat d’agrément” and “certificat d’approbation” as used in the IAEA Regulations; and

  • (b) “approuvé” is to be read to include “agréé” as used in the IAEA Regulations.

• Marginal note:References in English version

  (5) In the English version of these Regulations, other than in paragraphs 6(1)(f), 7(h) and 11(3)(f) and subparagraph 26(1)(b)(iv), “approval” is to be read to include “certificate of approval” as used in the IAEA Regulations.