Canadian national report for the Second Extraordinary Meeting of the Convention on Nuclear Safety

Section 9 of the Nuclear Safety and Control Act clearly sets out the objectives of the CNSC as follows: • to regulate the development, production and use of nuclear energy and the production, possession and use of nuclear substances, prescribed equipment and prescribed information in order to • prevent unreasonable risk to the environment and to the health and safety of persons associated with tha [...] Activation of the CNSC Emergency Operations Centre Following notification of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, by midday, March 11, staff from the CNSC’s Nuclear Emergency Organization (NEO) assembled in the EOC to assess the situation in Japan and develop the strategy for the Canadian response. [...] The Task Force Chair was tasked with reporting the results of the Task Force review to the Executive Vice-President and Chief Regulatory Operations Officer of the CNSC and the Commission Tribunal. [...] Following the comment period, the CNSC developed the Draft CNSC Staff Action Plan by translating the key recommendations in the CNSC Fukushima Task Force Report into specific actions on licensees and 5 May 2012 INFO-0835, Canadian National Report for the Second Extraordinary Meeting of the CNS the CNSC to strengthen defence in depth, enhance emergency response, improve the regulatory framework and [...] Among other actions, the CNSC Action Plan assigned the CNSC to lead the preparation of this report, in conjunction with the licensees and other stakeholders, and participate at the Second Extraordinary Meeting of the CNS (Action 13.1).