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Document History of REGDOC-2.9.1, Environmental Principles, Assessments and Protection Measures

REGDOC-2.9.1, Environmental Principles, Assessments and Protection Measures sets out the CNSC's regulatory requirements and expectations for programs related to environmental protection.

Environmental Principles, Assessments and Protection Measures

View REGDOC-2.9.1, Version 1.2 [HTML] [PDF | 63 pages, 1.92 MB]

Summary

REGDOC-2.9.1,Environmental Principles, Assessments and Protection Measures provides information to applicants and licensees on protecting the environment and the health of persons, including: * the CNSC’s principles for environmental protection * for all nuclear facilities or activities, the scope of an environmental assessment (EA) and the roles and responsibilities associated with an EA * the CNSC’s requirements and guidance to applicants and licensees for developing environmental protection measures, including an environmental risk assessment (ERA) where required, for both new and existing facilities or activities.

Version 1.2 includes administrative updates throughout to reflect the Impact Assessment Act. This document supersedes version 1.1 and P-223, Protection of the Environment and REGDOC-2.9.1, Environmental Protections: Policies, Programs and Procedures. It provides all environmental principles, assessments and protection measures in a single environmental protection regulatory document.

Status

October 19, 2020: Publication of Version 1.2.
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| Consultation on draft REGDOC-2.9.1, Environmental Assessments | April 30, 2013 to July 30, 2014, including period for feedback on comments | View the April 30th, 2014 News Release View the consultation version of Draft REGDOC-2.9.1 (Draft REGDOC-2.9.1 Environmental Assessments HTML)
(Draft REGDOC-2.9.1 Environmental Assessments PDF) View the comments received: * Areva * Atomic Energy of Canada Limited * Barbara Monk Feldman * Bruce Power * Cameco * Canadian Environmental Law Association * Canadian Nuclear Association * Environment Canada * New Brunswick Power * Nuclear Waste Management Organization * Ontario Power Generation * Power Workers Union * Rio Tinto Canada Uranium Corporation * Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment * Saugeen Ojibway Nation

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| Consultation on revised draft REGDOC-2.9.1, Environmental Policy, Assessments and Protection Measures | November 30, 2015 to March 29, 2016, including period for feedback on comments | Revised draft of REGDOC-2.9.1 [HTML] [PDF] * Impact Statement â€“ Environmental Policy, Assessments and Protection Measures [HTML] [PDF]

Comments received: * AREVA * Bruce Power * Cameco * Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) * Canadian Nuclear Association (CNA) * Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) * NB Power * Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) * Government of Saskatchewan, Ministry of Environment * Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) * Ontario Power Generation (OPG) * Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Radiation Safety Office

CAN/ ISO 14001, Environmental Management Systems – Requirements with Guidance for Use
CAN/ ISO 14001, Environmental Management Systems – Requirements with Guidance for Use (successor editions)
N288.1, Guidelines for calculating derived release limits for radioactive material in airborne and liquid effluents for normal operation of nuclear facilities
N288.4, Environmental monitoring programs at Class I nuclear facilities and uranium mines and mills.
N288.5, Effluent monitoring programs at Class I nuclear facilities and uranium mines and mills
N288.6, Environmental risk assessments at Class I nuclear facilities and uranium mines and mills.
N288.7, Groundwater protection programs at Class I nuclear facilities and uranium mines and mills.
CAN/ ISO 14004:2004, Environmental Management Systems – General Guidelines on Principles, Systems and Support Techniques

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Contact information

For questions and information related to REGDOC-2.9.1, Environmental Principles, Assessments and Protection Measures , please contact: Directorate of Environmental and Radiation Protection and Assessment
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
280 Slater St
PO Box 1046 Stn B
Ottawa ON Â K1P 5S9
Canada Telephone: 1-800-668-5284 (Canada only)
Fax: 613-995-5086
Email: consultation@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca

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