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Public Information and Disclosure
REGDOC-3.2.1 requires licensees and applicants of Class I and II nuclear facilities and uranium mines/mills to develop and implement public information programs with disclosure protocols. Licensees must transparently communicate facility activities, environmental and health impacts to nearby communities, and establish openness and trust through effective engagement strategies tailored to target audiences.
Radiation Protection, Version 1.1
REGDOC-2.7.1 Version 1.1 is Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission guidance on radiation protection for licensed nuclear facilities. It establishes a public dose limit of 1 mSv per calendar year, requires radiation workers to be at least 18 years old, and provides direction on radiation protection programs, worker dose control, and radiological hazard management.
Reliability Programs for Nuclear Power Plants
REGDOC-2.6.1 establishes Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission requirements for reliability programs at nuclear power plants. Licensees must develop and implement programs ensuring systems important to safety meet defined design and performance criteria throughout the facility's lifetime, covering assessment, modelling, evaluation and monitoring across all lifecycle phases from design through decommissioning.
Safety Analysis for Class IB Nuclear Facilities
REGDOC-2.4.4 establishes safety analysis requirements for Canadian Class IB nuclear facilities processing uranium, thorium, plutonium and other nuclear substances. Licensees must implement managed safety analysis programs using risk-informed graded approaches to systematically evaluate hazards, document design measures, and maintain records demonstrating facility safety commensurate with their risk profiles.
Nuclear Criticality Safety, Version 1.1
REGDOC-2.4.3 Version 1.1 establishes Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission requirements for preventing criticality accidents in handling, storage, processing, and transportation of fissionable materials outside reactors. It defines minimum physical constraints and limits applicable during facility construction, operation, decommissioning, and abandonment, aligned with IAEA and ANSI/ANS standards.
Licence Application Guide: Licence to Construct A Reactor Facility, Version 2
REGDOC-1.1.2 is the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission's guide for applicants seeking a licence to construct reactor facilities in Canada. It clarifies submission requirements, applies to advanced and small modular reactors, and requires applicants to demonstrate qualifications, environmental protection, health and safety measures, national security compliance, and adherence to international obligations using a risk-informed graded approach.
Maintenance Programs for Nuclear Power Plants
REGDOC-2.6.2 establishes Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission requirements for maintenance programs at nuclear power plants. Licensees must develop comprehensive policies, processes and procedures for monitoring, inspection, testing, repair and replacement of all structures, systems and components based on safety importance, emphasizing preventive maintenance and continuous improvement aligned with international IAEA standards.
Chemistry Control for Reactor Facilities
REGDOC-2.6.4 establishes chemistry control program requirements for Canadian reactor facilities (NPPs, advanced reactors, SMRs, research reactors) to ensure structural integrity of safety-critical systems, protect fuel, minimize radioactive material buildup, and achieve ALARA environmental releases. Licensees may propose risk-informed or alternative approaches proportionate to their facility's risk profile.
Licence Application Guide: Nuclear Substances and Radiation Devices, Version 2.1
CNSC guidance document (REGDOC-1.6.1 v2.1) establishing requirements for Canadian licence applications to possess, use, store, transfer, import, export, service, or abandon nuclear substances and radiation devices under the Nuclear Safety and Control Act. Applicants must demonstrate qualifications, adequate health and safety provisions, environmental protection, and effective radiation safety programs.
Guidance on Deep Geological Repository Site Characterization
REGDOC-1.2.1 provides guidance on site characterization programs for deep geological repositories designed to isolate radioactive waste in stable geological formations. It outlines technical investigations integrating hydrogeology, rock mechanics, and geochemistry to evaluate facility performance across site preparation, construction, operation, decommissioning, and closure phases, supporting licence applications and long-term safety cases.
Licence Application Guide: Class IB Processing Facilities
CNSC guidance document establishing requirements for licence applications to site prepare, construct, operate, or decommission Class IB nuclear processing facilities in Canada. Applies to facilities processing uranium, thorium, plutonium, or other nuclear substances exceeding 10^15 Bq annually. Establishes compliance framework under the Nuclear Safety and Control Act including radiation protection, security, and decommissioning standards.
Human Performance, Version 2
REGDOC-2.2.1 Version 2 establishes human performance management requirements for Canadian Class I nuclear facilities and uranium mines/mills. Licensees must systematically manage human, technological, and organizational factors using a risk-proportionate graded approach, incorporating IAEA standards and ISO human-centered management principles to achieve safe and effective performance.
Licence Application Guide: Class II Nuclear Facilities and Prescribed Equipment, Version 1.1
REGDOC-1.4.1 is the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission's consolidated licence application guide for Class II nuclear facilities and prescribed equipment. It establishes requirements for applicants seeking licences to construct, operate, decommission, or service such facilities, demonstrating qualifications and adequate provisions for health, safety, environmental protection, and national security under the Nuclear Safety and Control Act.
Safeguards and Nuclear Material Accountancy
REGDOC-2.13.1 establishes safeguards and nuclear material accountancy requirements for Canadian licensees possessing nuclear material, operating uranium or thorium mines, or conducting nuclear fuel-cycle research and manufacturing. It ensures Canada's compliance with IAEA safeguards agreements under the Non-Proliferation Treaty through mandatory licensee reporting and IAEA inspections to verify nuclear material is not diverted to non-peaceful uses.