PCB Regulations

Marginal note:Nuclear facilities

• 15.1 (1) A person may use equipment that contains PCBs at a nuclear facility, as defined in section 2 of the Nuclear Safety and Control Act, as long as all necessary measures are taken to minimize or eliminate any harmful effect of the PCBs on the environment and on human health and

  • (a) the equipment is in an area, room or enclosure to which subsection 21(1) of the Radiation Protection Regulations applies; or

  • (b) the equipment contains radioactive PCBs.

• Marginal note:Damage

  (2) If any of the equipment is damaged such that it releases PCBs, the owner of the equipment must immediately clean up any resulting contamination and immediately take measures to prevent any further release of PCBs from the equipment.

• Marginal note:Inventory

  (3) The owner of the equipment must keep an up-to-date inventory that contains the following information for each piece of equipment:

  • (a) a description of the equipment, including the nameplate description and the manufacturer’s serial number, if any, and the use for which the equipment is required;

  • (b) the quantity of liquids containing PCBs in the equipment, expressed in litres, the quantity of solids containing PCBs in the equipment, expressed in kilograms, and the concentration of PCBs in the liquids and solids, expressed in mg/kg, or, if any of that information is unknown, a statement to that effect;

  • (c) the estimated date on which use of the equipment will no longer be required, if applicable; and

  • (d) information demonstrating that all necessary measures are being taken to minimize or eliminate any harmful effect of the PCBs that are contained in the equipment on the environment and on human health.