Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations

1 (1) The definitions in this subsection apply in these Regulations.

A₁

A₁ and A₂ have the respective meanings assigned to those terms by paragraph 201 of the IAEA Regulations. (A₁ et 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)

carrier

carrier has the meaning assigned to that term by the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations. (transporteur)

certificate

certificate means a document issued by the Commission or by a designated officer authorized under paragraph 37(2)(a) of the Act, indicating that a package design, a design for special form radioactive material or a design for low dispersible radioactive material is certified. (homologation)

certified

certified means certified 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. (homologué)

committed

committed has the meaning assigned to that term by subsection 1(1) of the Radiation Protection Regulations. (engagé)

confinement system

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

consignee

consignee means a person who receives a consignment or a person to whom a consignment is being or is intended to be transported. (destinataire)

consignment

consignment has the meaning assigned to that term by paragraph 211 of the IAEA Regulations. (envoi)

consignor

consignor has the meaning assigned to that term by the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations. (expéditeur)

containment system

containment system has the meaning assigned to that term by paragraph 213 of the IAEA Regulations. (enveloppe de confinement)

contamination

contamination has the meaning assigned to that term by paragraph 214 of the IAEA Regulations. (contamination)

conveyance

conveyance has the meaning assigned to that term by paragraph 217 of the IAEA Regulations. (moyen de transport)

criticality safety index

criticality safety index has the meaning assigned to that term by paragraph 218 of the IAEA Regulations. (indice de sûreté-criticité)

depleted uranium

depleted uranium has the meaning assigned to that term by paragraph 246 of the IAEA Regulations. (uranium appauvri)

effective dose

effective dose has the meaning assigned to that term by subsection 1(1) of the Radiation Protection Regulations. (dose efficace)

equivalent dose

equivalent dose has the meaning assigned to that term by subsection 1(1) of the Radiation Protection Regulations. (dose équivalente)

excepted package

excepted package means a package that meets the requirements of paragraph 515 of the IAEA Regulations. (colis excepté)

exclusive use

exclusive use has the meaning assigned to that term by paragraph 221 of the IAEA Regulations. (utilisation exclusive)

fissile material

fissile material has the meaning assigned to that term by paragraph 222 of the IAEA Regulations. (matière fissile)

IAEA Regulations

IAEA Regulations means the Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material, 1996 Edition (Revised), being Safety Standards Series No. TS-R-1 (ST-1, Revised) published by the International Atomic Energy Agency, as modified for the purposes of these Regulations by subsections (2) and (3). (Règlement de l’AIEA)

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)

IP-1 package

IP-1 package [Repealed, SOR/2003-405, s. 3]

IP-2 package

IP-2 package [Repealed, SOR/2003-405, s. 3]

IP-3 package

IP-3 package [Repealed, SOR/2003-405, s. 3]

licensed activity

licensed activity means an activity described in any of paragraphs 26(a) to (c) of the Act that a licence authorizes the licensee to carry on. (activité autorisée)

low dispersible radioactive material

low dispersible radioactive material means a material described in paragraph 225 of the IAEA Regulations that conforms to paragraphs 605 and 712 of those Regulations. (matière radioactive faiblement dispersable)

LSA-I material

LSA-I material means

• (a) ores containing naturally occurring radionuclides with a uranium and thorium concentration not greater than two per cent by mass;

• (b) radioactive material for which the A₂ value is unlimited, excluding fissile material in quantities not excepted under paragraph 672 of the IAEA Regulations and ores that are not described in paragraph (a);

• (c) unirradiated thorium or unirradiated natural or depleted uranium concentrates;

• (d) mill tailings, contaminated earth, concrete, rubble, other debris and activated materials in which the radioactive material is essentially uniformly distributed and the average specific activity does not exceed 10^-6 A₂/g; or

• (e) other radioactive material in which the activity is distributed throughout and the estimated specific activity does not exceed 30 times the values for activity concentration specified in paragraphs 401 to 406 of the IAEA Regulations, excluding fissile material in quantities not excepted under paragraph 672 of those Regulations. (matière FAS-I)

LSA-II material

LSA-II material means

• (a) less than 225 litres of water with a tritium concentration not greater than 0.8 TBq/L; or

• (b) material in which the activity is distributed throughout and the estimated average specific activity does not exceed 10^-4 A₂/g for solids and gases, and 10^-5 A₂/g for liquids. (matière FAS-II)

LSA-III material

LSA-III material means material described in paragraph 226(c) of the IAEA Regulations that conforms to paragraph 601 of those Regulations. (matière FAS-III)

natural uranium

natural uranium has the meaning assigned to that term by paragraph 246 of the IAEA Regulations. (uranium naturel)

package

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

packaging

packaging has the meaning assigned to that term by paragraph 231 of the IAEA Regulations. (emballage)

quality assurance

quality assurance has the meaning assigned to that term by paragraph 232 of the IAEA Regulations. (assurance de la qualité)

quality assurance program

quality assurance program [Repealed, SOR/2003-405, s. 3]

radioactive material

radioactive material means a nuclear substance that is a material described in paragraph 236 of the IAEA Regulations. (matière radioactive)

radon progeny

radon progeny has the meaning assigned to that term by subsection 1(1) of the Radiation Protection Regulations. (produits de filiation du radon)

registered user

registered user means a person who has received confirmation from the Commission that their use of a package has been registered under section 14. (usager inscrit)

SCO-I

SCO-I means a surface contaminated object, as defined in paragraph 241(a) of the IAEA Regulations. (OCS-I)

SCO-II

SCO-II means a surface contaminated object, as defined in paragraph 241(b) of the IAEA Regulations. (OCS-II)

special arrangement

special arrangement has the meaning assigned to that term by paragraph 238 of the IAEA Regulations. (arrangement spécial)

special form radioactive material

special form radioactive material means a material described in paragraph 239 of the IAEA Regulations that conforms to paragraphs 602 to 604 of those Regulations. (matière radioactive sous forme spéciale)

specific activity

specific activity has the meaning assigned to that term by paragraph 240 of 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-AN/905, 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 meaning assigned to that term by paragraph 243 of the IAEA Regulations. (indice de transport)

Type A package

Type A package means a package that is designed to meet the requirements of paragraphs 413, 414 and 633 of the IAEA Regulations. (colis du type A)

Type B package

Type B package means a package that is designed to meet the requirements of paragraph 415 or 416 and paragraph 650 or 665 of the IAEA Regulations. (colis du type B)

Type C package

Type C package means a package that is designed to meet the requirements of paragraphs 417 and 667 of the IAEA Regulations. (colis du type C)

Type H(M) package

Type H(M) package means an excepted package, Type IP-1 package, Type IP-2 package, Type IP-3 package or Type A package that meets the requirements of paragraph 632 of the IAEA Regulations and contains more than 0.1 kg of uranium hexafluoride material that is not fissile material. (colis du type H(M))

Type H(U) package

Type H(U) package means an excepted package, Type IP-1 package, Type IP-2 package, Type IP-3 package or Type A package that meets the requirements of paragraph 629 of the IAEA Regulations and contains more than 0.1 kg of uranium hexafluoride material that is not fissile material. (colis du type H(U))

Type IP-1 package

Type IP-1 package means a package that is designed to meet the requirements of paragraphs 411 and 621 of the IAEA Regulations. (colis du type CI-1)

Type IP-2 package

Type IP-2 package means a package that is designed to meet the requirements of paragraphs 411 and 412 of the IAEA Regulations and

• (a) paragraph 622 of those Regulations; or

• (b) the requirements for a Type IP-2 package in paragraphs 624 to 628 of those Regulations. (colis du type CI-2)

Type IP-3 package

Type IP-3 package means a package that is designed to meet the requirements of paragraphs 411 and 412 of the IAEA Regulations and

• (a) paragraph 623 of those Regulations; or

• (b) the requirements for a Type IP-3 package in paragraphs 625 to 628 of those Regulations. (colis du type CI-3)

unirradiated thorium

unirradiated thorium has the meaning assigned to that term by paragraph 244 of the IAEA Regulations. (thorium non irradié)

unirradiated uranium

unirradiated uranium has the meaning assigned to that term by paragraph 245 of the IAEA Regulations. (uranium non irradié)

(2) For the purposes of these Regulations,

• (a) the definition “LSA-I” in paragraph 226(a) of the IAEA Regulations is replaced by the definition “LSA-I material” in subsection (1);

• (b) the definition “LSA-II” in paragraph 226(b) of the IAEA Regulations is replaced by the definition “LSA-II material” in subsection (1);

• (c) [Repealed, SOR/2003-405, s. 3]

• (d) the A₁ value for californium 252 (Cf-252) shown in Table I of the IAEA Regulations is replaced by 1 × 10^-1 (TBq) and the A₂ value for molybdenum 99 (Mo-99) is replaced by 8 × 10^-1 (TBq);

• (e) the industrial package types listed in the column headed “Not under exclusive use” in Table IV of the IAEA Regulations are replaced by “Type IP-3”;

• (f) the phrase “other than ores containing only naturally occurring radionuclides” in paragraph 523(a) of the IAEA Regulations is deleted;

• (g) figures 2 to 4, 6 and 7 in Section V of the IAEA Regulations are replaced by the corresponding figures illustrating the labels, the placard for substances of Class 7 and the orange panel specified in the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations;

• (h) the reference to “para. 646” in paragraph 648(a) of the IAEA Regulations is replaced by “para. 646(a)”;

• (i) where the English and French versions of the IAEA Regulations each prescribe the use of a word, either the word prescribed by the English version or the word prescribed by the French version may be used; and

• (j) the phrase “Neither beryllium nor deuterium shall be present in quantities exceeding 0.1% of the fissile material mass” in paragraph 672(a) of the IAEA Regulations is replaced by “Neither beryllium nor deuterium shall be present in quantities exceeding 1% of the applicable consignment mass limits set out in Table XII”.

(3) For the purposes of these Regulations, paragraph 514 of the IAEA Regulations is replaced by the following:

• 514 A freight container, tank, intermediate bulk container or conveyance dedicated to the transport of unpackaged radioactive material under exclusive use shall be excepted from the requirements of paragraphs 509 and 513 solely with regard to its internal surfaces and only for as long as it remains under that specific exclusive use.

(4) A package shall only qualify as a Type IP-2, Type IP-3, Type A, Type B or Type C package, a package for 0.1 kg or more of uranium hexafluoride, or a package for fissile material, and a radioactive material shall only qualify as a special form radioactive material, low dispersible radioactive material or LSA-III material, if it has been demonstrated that the package or material, as the case may be, meets the applicable performance standards referred to in Section VI of the IAEA Regulations in accordance with paragraphs 701, 702 and 713 to 717 of those Regulations.