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Canadian Nuclear Commission canadienne Safety Commission de sûreté nucléaire Raoul Awad Director General Directorate Security and Safeguards Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Regulates the use of nuclear energy and materials to protect the health, safety and security of Canadians and the environment; and to implement Canada’s international commitments on the peaceful use of nuclear energy. 65 years of nuclear safety! SC-GNSSN- April 02-04 Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

Independent Commission Quasi ‐ judicial administrative tribunal 7 Commission members are independent Commission hearings are public and Webcast Decision can only be reviewed by Federal Court Transparent, Science ‐ based Decision ‐ making SC-GNSSN- April 02-04 Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

CNSC Regulates All Nuclear ‐ Related Facilities and Activities Uranium mines and mills Uranium fuel fabricators and processing Nuclear power plants Waste management facilities Nuclear substance processing Industrial and medical applications Nuclear research and educational Export/import control …From Cradle To Grave SC-GNSSN- April 02-04 Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

Global Nuclear Safety and Security Regime Under IAEA Binding: International Instruments Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material Convention on Nuclear Safety International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism Joint Convention on Waste Management Conventions on Notification and Assistance in Emergency UN-Security Council resolutions1373 and 1540 SC-GNSSN- April 02-04 Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

Global Nuclear Safety and Security Regime Under IAEA Political Commitments: Nuclear Security Summit 2010/2012 Codes of Conduct: Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources, Research Reactors Voluntary: Standards and Peer Reviews IAEA Safety Standards Nuclear Security Series documents IAEA-Illicit Trafficking Database International Peer Reviews: IPPAS, IRRS, … World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) Independent external monitoring of safety performance SC-GNSSN- April 02-04 Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

Challenges Fundamental issues: Need ongoing review of national safety and security programs Sharing relevant Safety and Security knowledge, experience and lessons learned (Confidentiality ????!!!) More transparency and disclosure of IRRS and IPPAS schedules, findings and action plans Need of Regional Cooperation – Best practice benchmark Enforcement of standards and Role of the IAEA: Whistleblower on nuclear safety and security? SC-GNSSN- April 02-04 Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

Considerations Nuclear events are no longer considered a local event Impacts are no longer isolated to a single state or country – An accident anywhere is an accident everywhere – A global event affecting regulators, operators and all levels of government Global safety and Security is a must: starting with the IAEA Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission SC-GNSSN- April 02-04

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