Safety Performance Reports on the Use of Nuclear Substances

The use of nuclear substances is regulated by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) and requires compliance with the Nuclear Safety and Control Act, CNSC regulations and licence conditions.

These reports describe the safety performance of licensees using nuclear substances in medical, industrial and commercial applications, as well as for academic and research purposes. Safety performance is measured in terms of licensees’ regulatory compliance, reported incidents and occupational doses.

Current Safety Performance Report

2010 Report (PDF)

Findings include:

• Safety performance results for licensees based on more than 1,500 inspections
• Improvements in compliance performance across all sectors
• Low occupational doses reported, with a slight improvement over 2009 results
• Increase in reported events and incidents in industrial and commercial sectors

Past Safety Performance Reports

2008-2009 Report (PDF)

Findings include:

• No serious events or incidents reported in 2008 and 2009
• All sectors exhibited positive gains in compliance
• Occupational doses reported were well within regulatory limits
• The vast majority of workers received less than the prescribed public dose limit of 1 mSv per year