Fact sheets

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) publishes fact sheets to inform the public of current events and issues related to the use of nuclear energy and materials. The information provided is meant to summarize facts and figures and answer basic questions pertaining to a particular topic in an easy to read format.

Nuclear sector

• Pressure tubes: The heart of the reactor
• Fact Sheet: Oversight of Canada's Framework for Radioactive Waste Management
• Fact Sheet: Greenhouse gas emission assessments for the Canadian nuclear fuel cycle
• Fact Sheet: Environmental assessments at the CNSC
• Fact Sheet: Protecting the Great Lakes from Radionuclides
• Fact Sheet: Reference levels for nuclear emergency response and post-accident recovery
• Fact Sheet: Managing public doses during a nuclear emergency
• Fact Sheet: Nuclear power plants and solar flares
• Fact Sheet: Depleted uranium – The Canadian regulator’s perspective
• Fact Sheet: Decommissioning of nuclear facilities
• CNSC Hearing: Licence amendment for AREVA’s McClean Lake operation
• Uranium mining and milling: The facts on a well-regulated industry
• Canada’s historical role in developing nuclear weapons
• Regulating radioactive waste from nuclear power plants in Canada
• Alarm response guidelines for radiation portal monitoring systems
• Regulating Canada’s geological repositories
• CNSC Regulatory Framework – Fact sheet
• Regulating the packaging and transport of nuclear substances in Canada
• Naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM)
• Household smoke detector safety and disposal

Health

• Understanding radiation
• Health Effects of the Chornobyl Accident
• Polonium-210
• Natural background radiation
• Radon
• Tritium
• Tritium studies
• Radioactive sources safely used in Canada for the benefit of all Canadians

Participant Funding Program

• Participant Funding Program – Fact sheet (PDF)

Contact

For more information, contact the CNSC.