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NUCLEAR FUEL WASTE ACT [7 records]

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Record 1 2007-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Government Accounting
OBS

Bill C-27, the Nuclear Fuel Waste Act("NFWA"), received royal assent on June 13, 2002. Bill C-27 is a key component of the Government of Canada's 1996 Policy Framework for Radioactive Waste. Under this policy, the federal government, through effective oversight, will ensure that the long-term management of radioactive waste is carried out in a comprehensive, integrated and economically sound manner. As required under the NFWA, owners of nuclear fuel waste established, by incorporation, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization("NWMO"). The NWMO will report regularly to the Federal Government and make recommendations on long-term management of nuclear fuel waste.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
  • Comptabilité publique
OBS

Traduction proposée.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Nuclear Power Stations
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
OBS

Mission : To administer the Nuclear Fuel Waste Act making sure that the nuclear industry fulfills all of its responsibilities under the Act, including fully meeting all financial requirements, and that it carries out approved long-term nuclear fuel waste management activities within a comprehensive, integrated and economically sound approach for Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Centrales nucléaires
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
OBS

La mission du Bureau est d'administrer la Loi sur les déchets de combustible nucléaire selon laquelle la gestion à long terme des déchets de combustible nucléaire doit être faite de façon globale, intégrée et efficiente, dans le meilleur intérêts des Canadiens. Le Bureau s'assurera que l'industrie nucléaire remplit toutes ses responsabilités et notamment qu'elle respecte entièrement ses engagements financiers.

Spanish

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Record 3 - external organization data 2004-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Management Operations
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

[The Mayor] explained that due to the significant decisions being made on nuclear waste management in Canada, such as in regard to Bill C-27(Nuclear Fuel Waste Act) and the restructuring of the utilities(such as recent privatization initiatives), it was important for Kincardine to take stock of its relationship with OPG [Ontario Power Generation] and ensure it would be properly informed and engaged in what are likely to be very significant decisions on long-term directions in nuclear waste management that could have profound effects on the communities near the BNPD [Bruce Nuclear Power Development].

Key term(s)
  • long term direction

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations de la gestion
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Le maire [...] a expliqué qu'en raison des importantes décisions prises à l'égard de la gestion des déchets nucléaires au Canada (p. ex. le projet de loi C-27, Loi sur les déchets de combustible nucléaire) et de la restructuration des services d'électricité (comme les récentes privatisations), Kincardine jugeait important de faire le point sur sa relation avec OPG [Ontario Power Generation] et de s'assurer d'être tenue informée et de participer à ce qui constitueraient des décisions très importantes sur les orientations à long terme de la gestion des déchets nucléaires, susceptibles d'avoir un impact considérable sur les collectivités voisines du complexe nucléaire de Bruce.

Spanish

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Record 4 - external organization data 2004-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Industries - General
  • Renewable Energy
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
OBS

Integrated Energy Development Corporation(IEDC) also expressed the view that the licence term should remain at two years until plans are clear concerning the long-term use of the BNPD [Bruce Nuclear Power Development] site for the management of high level waste under the auspices of Bill C-27(Nuclear Fuel Waste Act).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Industries - Généralités
  • Énergies renouvelables
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
OBS

Integrated Energy Development Corporation était d'avis que seul un permis de deux ans devrait être délivré jusqu'à ce que l'on sache clairement qu'elle serait l'utilisation à long terme du complexe nucléaire de Bruce dans la gestion des déchets hautement radioactifs aux termes du projet de loi C-27 (Loi sur les déchets de combustible nucléaire).

Spanish

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Record 5 - external organization data 2004-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Committees and Boards (Admin.)
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

Staff informed the Commission that the Nuclear Fuel Waste Act came into effect on November 15, 2002, and that a Nuclear Waste Management Organization(NWMO) and an Advisory Council have been established.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comités et commissions (Admin.)
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Le personnel signale l'entrée en vigueur, le 15 novembre 2002, de la Loi sur les déchets de combustible nucléaire, et l'établissement d'une société de gestion des déchets nucléaires et d'un comité consultatif.

Spanish

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Record 6 2004-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Laws and Regulations (Canadian)
  • Waste Management
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
OBS

The Nuclear Fuel Waste Act is a major breakthrough in Canada for responsibly managing nuclear fuel waste over the long term. The legislation allows the Government of Canada to ensure that waste owners fully meet their financial responsibilities and carry out waste activities in a comprehensive, integrated and economically sound manner.... The Act also sets in motion a transparent process for the development of options for the long-term management of nuclear fuel waste and mechanisms to ensure public participation in decision-making processes on the proposed options.

Key term(s)
  • NWF Act

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements fédéraux canadiens
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Déchets nucléaires
Key term(s)
  • LDCN

Spanish

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Record 7 2004-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Waste Management
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
OBS

The Bureau was formed within the federal department of Natural Resources to administer the oversight responsibilities of the Government of Canada, and the Minister of Natural Resources under the 2002 Act respecting the Long-term Management of Nuclear Fuel Waste, or in short, the Nuclear Fuel Waste Act.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Déchets nucléaires
OBS

Ce Bureau a été mis sur pied au ministère fédéral des Ressources naturelles afin de s'assurer que le gouvernement du Canada, le ministre des Ressources naturelles et l'industrie nucléaire remplissent leurs responsabilités en vertu de la Loi concernant la gestion à long terme des déchets de combustible nucléaire (2002), ou en abrégé, la Loi sur les déchets de combustible nucléaire.

Spanish

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