Nuclear penalty schedule updated: new safeguards reporting violations added, one item repealed

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The schedule of violations subject to administrative monetary penalties under the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission's rules has been revised. A previously listed reporting violation (Item 41, related to filing a full report within a specified period) has been repealed and replaced with six new or restructured violations covering: reporting on possession of uranium, plutonium-239 or thorium; reporting inventory changes; reporting on specified safeguards activities; retaining relevant records; continuing to retain records for required periods; and consenting to and submitting to verification activities. These changes affect nuclear licensees who handle controlled nuclear substances and safeguards equipment, and who are subject to reporting and record-keeping obligations under the safeguards rules. Licensees should review their compliance programs to ensure they are meeting all the specific reporting deadlines and record-retention obligations now individually listed in the penalty schedule, since each now carries its own penalty category.

Who this affects: nuclear licensees handling controlled nuclear substances · organizations subject to CNSC safeguards obligations · nuclear facility operators · import and export licence holders for controlled nuclear substances