General Nuclear Safety and Control Regulations

April 12, 2011

• Update to regulatory action issued to all major nuclear facilities in Canada

March 17, 2011

Further to the situation that is occurring in Japan, the CNSC has issued a request for action pursuant to subsection 12(2) of the General Nuclear Safety and Control Regulations requiring specific actions to be taken by all major nuclear facilities in Canada.  This includes all nuclear power plants as well as AECL’s Chalk River Laboratories.

For more information, see Safety of Nuclear Power Plants in Canada

Read the letters:

• CNSC Request to Hydro-Québec (available in French only) (PDF)
• CNSC Request to NB Power (PDF)
• CNSC Request to Ontario Power Generation (OPG) (PDF)
• CNSC Request to AECL (PDF)
• CNSC Request to Bruce Power (PDF)