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| Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire | |
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| Formed | May 31, 2000 |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Canada |
| Headquarters |
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| Employees | 1,004 (2025)[1] |
| Annual budget | $202.4 million (2024–2025)[2] |
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Agency executive |
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Parent department | Natural Resources Canada |
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| Website | www |
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC; French: Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire) is the federal regulator of nuclear power and materials in Canada.
Mandate and history
[edit]Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission was established under the 1997 Nuclear Safety and Control Act with a mandate to regulate nuclear energy, nuclear substances, and relevant equipment in order to reduce and manage the safety, environmental, and national security risks, and to keep Canada in compliance with international legal obligations, such as the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.[3] It replaced the former Atomic Energy Control Board (AECB, French: Régie de energie atomique), which was founded in 1946.
The CNSC is an agency of the Government of Canada which reports to the Parliament of Canada through the Minister of Natural Resources.
In 2008, Linda Keen the president and the chief executive officer of the CNSC was fired following a shortage of medical radioisotopes in Canada as a results of the extended routine shutdown of the NRU nuclear reactor at the Chalk River Laboratories.[4][5] In the same year, the commission created the Canadian Adversary Testing Team (CATT), created for conducting force-on-force exercises involving nuclear power plants.[6]
Rumina Velshi joined the organisation in 2011 and in 2018 she became the president and CEO. In 2020 she also took on an international role for the IAEA, becoming chair of their Commission on Safety Standards with a four year appointment.[7]
Programs
[edit]The Participant Funding Program allows the public, Indigenous groups, and other stakeholders to request funding from the CNSC to participate in its regulatory processes.[8][9]
In 2014, the CNSC launched the Independent Environmental Monitoring Program. The program verifies that the public and environment around licensed nuclear facilities are safe, helping to confirm their regulatory position and decision-making.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "GC InfoBase". www.tbs-sct.canada.ca. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
- ↑ "GC InfoBase". www.tbs-sct.canada.ca. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Consolidated federal laws of Canada, Nuclear Safety and Control Act". laws-lois.justice.gc.ca. January 1, 2017. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
- ↑ Avery, Tim (January 15, 2008). "Government fires head of nuclear safety commission". thestar.com. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
- ↑ "Court upholds firing of nuclear safety watchdog head". CBC. April 14, 2009.
- ↑ "Revitalizing Nuclear Security in an Era of Uncertainty | The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs". www.belfercenter.org. July 10, 2026.
- ↑ Safety Commission, Canadian Nuclear (February 3, 2014). "President". nuclearsafety.gc.ca. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
- ↑ Svela, Kris (March 23, 2022). "Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission renews Cameco Blind River operating licence". SooToday.com. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
- ↑ "Skeena River missing from liquefied natural gas project map". CBC. August 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Sampling near old mine sites finds 'no expected health impacts'". Haliburton Echo. October 6, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
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