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Canadian Regulatory Requirements

Atomic Energy Control Board (AECB)

• AECB - administered Acts and Regulations, licenses and directives establish nuclear industry regulatory requirements. The AECB provides instruction, assistance and information on these requirements in Regulatory Guidance documents.

Decommissioning Policies and Consultative Documents- AECB

• R-90: Policy on decommissioning of nuclear facilities

• R-104: Long-term radioactive waste disposal

• C-219: Guidance for preparation of decommissioning plans

• 1049, Rev. 2: Accountability records on nuclear materials

• Appendix "A": WL site licence, operating (Appendix A) facility

• Appendix "D": WL site licence, decommissioned (Appendix D) facility
  
  

Other Federal Regulations

• Canadian Environmental Assessment Act

• Fisheries Act

• Canadian Environmental Protection Act

• Canada Labour Code

• Health Canada Acts

• Occupational Health and Safety Regulations

• Canada Council of Environment ministers

• Drinking water quality guidelines

Provincial Acts and Regulations (i.e. those applicable at Whiteshell Laboratories, in Manitoba)

• Environment Act

• Contaminated Sites Remediation Act

• Public Heath Act

• Workplace Safety and Health Act

• Elevator Maintenance Act (need to find out what this is called)

• Pressure Vessels Act (need to find out what this is called)

Canadian/ International Standards and Relevance to Records Keeping

• CAN-N286: Standard for nuclear life-cycle.

• Can-Z299: Non-nuclear standard covering manufacturing, procurement & supply of services.

• ISO 9000: A series of standards for implementation of a QA program to an operation.

• ISO 14000: Generic standards providing structure for managing environmental impacts.

• IAEA Doc 50-C/SF/Q