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PRESCRIBED SUBSTANCE LICENCE [1 record]

Record 1 - external organization data 2000-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Official Documents
  • Atomic Physics
  • Nuclear Power Stations
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

... there were 27 companies holding Prescribed Substance Licences for uranium, thorium or heavy water. The types of activities licensed ranged from possession and storage, analysis and processing of material for research, and multiple commercial uses, e.g. for radiation shielding, as aircraft balance weights, calibration devices and analytical standards.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Documents officiels
  • Physique atomique
  • Centrales nucléaires
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

[...] 27 sociétés détenaient un permis de substances réglementées les autorisant à utiliser de l'uranium, du thorium ou de l'eau lourde. Les activités vont de la simple possession et [du stockage] à l'analyse et au traitement de substances à des fins expérimentales et commerciales, par exemple, la construction de blindages, ainsi que l'utilisation comme contrepoids dans les avions, appareils d'étalonnage et étalons d'analyse.

OBS

Le terme «substance radioactive prescrite» utilisé auparavant au Canada a été remplacé par «substance réglementée».

Spanish

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