Dear Minister Wilkinson
I am writing to express our appreciation for the unrelenting commitment of the CanadianNuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) to ensure Canada’s nuclear facilities...
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• Since 1972, Canada’s CANDU nuclear technology has avoided the addition of 2.4 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide and 48.9 million tonnes of...
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• Canada’s Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) is an independent regulatory agency of the Government of Canada that
reports to Parliament through the Ministry of...
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• A “safety in depth” philosophy applies to all aspects of Canada’s nuclear industry. This includes uranium mining, fuel processing and fabrication, harvesting...
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• Canada’s nuclear industry—uranium mining to decommissioning of nuclear facilities and everything in between, is a
mixture of private and public sector participants. Most...
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• People are exposed to natural and human-made sources of radiation every day.
• More than 60 naturally occurring radioactive materials, such as radon...
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