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EMBALLAGE SURETE [7 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2023-02-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Official Documents
- Nuclear Science and Technology
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- certificate
1, record 1, English, certificate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] document issued by the [Canadian Nuclear Safety] Commission under paragraph 21(1)(h) of the "[Nuclear Safety and Control] Act" or by a designated officer authorized under paragraph 37(2)(a) of the Act, indicating the certification of (a) a package design; (b) a design for special form radioactive material; (c) a design for low dispersible radioactive material; (d) the calculation of a value demonstrating that fissile-excepted radioactive material will remain subcritical; (e) the calculation of the basic radionuclide value for radioactive material that has a basic radionuclide value that is not listed in the IAEA [International Atomic Energy Agency] Regulations; or (f) the calculation, for an instrument or article that has an alternative activity limit for an exempt consignment, of the alternative activity limit. [Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations, 2015] 2, record 1, English, - certificate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Documents officiels
- Sciences et techniques nucléaires
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- certificat
1, record 1, French, certificat
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- certificat d'homologation 2, record 1, French, certificat%20d%27homologation
correct, masculine noun
- document d'homologation 3, record 1, French, document%20d%27homologation
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Document délivré par la Commission en vertu de l'alinéa 21(1) h) de la «Loi [sur la sûreté et la réglementation nucléaires]» ou par un fonctionnaire désigné autorisé en vertu de l'alinéa 37(2) a) de la Loi, qui atteste de l'homologation de l'un des éléments suivants : a) un modèle de colis; b) un modèle de matière radioactive sous forme spéciale; c) un modèle de matière radioactive faiblement dispersable; d) dans le cas d’une matière radioactive fissile exceptée, le calcul de la valeur qui en démontre la sous-criticité; e) dans le cas d’une matière radioactive dont la valeur de base pour un radionucléide ne figure pas au Règlement de l'AIEA [Agence internationale de l'énergie atomique], le calcul de cette valeur de base; f) dans le cas d’appareils ou objets ayant une autre limite d’activité pour un envoi exempté, le calcul de cette limite. [Règlement sur l'emballage et le transport des substances nucléaires(2015) ] 4, record 1, French, - certificat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «document d’homologation» que l’on retrouve à l’alinéa g) [de l’article 35 du «Règlement sur l’emballage et le transport des substances nucléaires (2015)»] a le même sens que le terme «certificat». 5, record 1, French, - certificat
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-04-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Transport of Goods
- Statutes and Regulations (Transportation)
- Risks and Threats (Security)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fissile class
1, record 2, English, fissile%20class
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A safety class encompassing packages of fissionable material, governing packaging and transport in such a way as to prevent criticality under all anticipated transport conditions. 1, record 2, English, - fissile%20class
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fissile class: term and definition standardized by ISO. 2, record 2, English, - fissile%20class
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Transport de marchandises
- Législation et réglementation (Transports)
- Risques et menaces (Sécurité)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- classe fissile
1, record 2, French, classe%20fissile
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Classe de sûreté concernant les colis de matière fissible, régissant l'emballage et le transport en vue de prévenir la criticité dans toutes les conditions de transport envisagées. 1, record 2, French, - classe%20fissile
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
classe fissile : terme et définition normalisés par l’ISO. 2, record 2, French, - classe%20fissile
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - external organization data 2010-12-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Plant Safety
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- confinement system
1, record 3, English, confinement%20system
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The assembly of fissile material and packaging components intended to preserve criticality safety. 1, record 3, English, - confinement%20system
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- système d'isolement
1, record 3, French, syst%C3%A8me%20d%27isolement
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- système de confinement 2, record 3, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20confinement
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Assemblage de matière fissile et de composants d’emballage visant à assurer la sûreté de la criticité. 1, record 3, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20d%27isolement
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - external organization data 2002-02-18
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Official Documents
- Special Packaging
- Radiation Protection
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- licence to package
1, record 4, English, licence%20to%20package
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An application for a licence to package or transport a nuclear substance under special arrangement shall contain, in addition to the information required by section 3 of the General Nuclear Safety and Control Regulations, (a) the information specified in paragraph 721 of the IAEA [International Atomic Energy Agency] Regulations; and (b) where the nuclear substance is Category I, II or III nuclear material, as defined in section 1 of the Nuclear Security Regulations, the information required by section 5 of those Regulations. 1, record 4, English, - licence%20to%20package
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Regulation cited: Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations. 2, record 4, English, - licence%20to%20package
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Documents officiels
- Emballages spéciaux
- Radioprotection
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- permis d'emballage
1, record 4, French, permis%20d%27emballage
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La demande de permis d’emballage ou de transport d’une substance nucléaire en vertu d’un arrangement spécial comprend, outre les renseignements exigés à l'article 3 du Règlement sur la sûreté et la réglementation nucléaires : a) les renseignements mentionnés au paragraphe 721 du Règlement de l'AIEA [Agence internationale de l'énergie atomique] ;b) si la substance est une matière nucléaire de catégorie I, II ou III au sens de l'article 1 du Règlement sur la sécurité nucléaire, les renseignements exigés à l'article 5 de ce règlement. 1, record 4, French, - permis%20d%27emballage
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Règlement cité : Règlement sur l’emballage et le transport des substances nucléaires. 2, record 4, French, - permis%20d%27emballage
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - external organization data 2000-08-31
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Transport of Goods
- Customs and Excise
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- transit
1, record 5, English, transit
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the process of being transported through Canada after being imported into and before being exported from Canada, in a situation where the place of initial loading and the final destination are outside Canada. 1, record 5, English, - transit
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Regulations cited: Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations; General Nuclear Safety and Control Regulations. 2, record 5, English, - transit
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Transport de marchandises
- Douanes et accise
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- transit
1, record 5, French, transit
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Transport via le Canada après l’importation et avant l’exportation, lorsque le point de chargement initial et la destination finale sont à l’étranger. 1, record 5, French, - transit
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Règlements cités : Règlement sur l'emballage et le transport des substances nucléaires; Règlement général sur la sûreté et la réglementation nucléaires. 2, record 5, French, - transit
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - external organization data 2000-08-09
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Official Documents
- Packaging Standards and Regulations
- Special Packaging
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- special arrangement certificate
1, record 6, English, special%20arrangement%20certificate
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the AECB issued 48 package, special form and shipment certificates, that included 5 special arrangement certificates, 19 endorsements of foreign certificates, 24 Canadian-origin package certificates and 1 special form certificate. 1, record 6, English, - special%20arrangement%20certificate
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Documents officiels
- Réglementation et normalisation (Emballages)
- Emballages spéciaux
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- homologation d'arrangement spécial
1, record 6, French, homologation%20d%27arrangement%20sp%C3%A9cial
proposal, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
homologation : Document délivré par la Commission ou par un fonctionnaire désigné autorisé en vertu de l’alinéa 37(2)a) de la Loi qui atteste que le modèle de colis ou de matière radioactive sous forme spéciale est homologué. 2, record 6, French, - homologation%20d%27arrangement%20sp%C3%A9cial
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La demande de permis d’emballage ou de transport d’une substance nucléaire en vertu d’un arrangement spécial comprend, outre les renseignements exigés à l'article 3 du Règlement sur la sûreté et la réglementation nucléaires : a) les renseignements mentionnés au paragraphe 721 du Règlement de l'AIEA; b) si la substance est une matière nucléaire de catégorie I, II ou III au sens de l'article 1 du Règlement sur la sécurité nucléaire, les renseignements exigés à l'article 5 de ce règlement. 2, record 6, French, - homologation%20d%27arrangement%20sp%C3%A9cial
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Règlement cité : Règlement sur l’emballage et le transport des substances nucléaires (mars 2000). 1, record 6, French, - homologation%20d%27arrangement%20sp%C3%A9cial
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - external organization data 2000-05-31
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- low specific activity material
1, record 7, English, low%20specific%20activity%20material
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
- LSA 2, record 7, English, LSA
correct
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- LSA material 3, record 7, English, LSA%20material
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Low specific activity material or "LSA" means (a) uranium or thorium ore and physical or chemical concentrates of those ores, (b) unirradiated natural or depleted uranium or unirradiated natural thorium, (c) material in which the activity is uniformly distributed and which if reduced to the minimum possible volume during normal transport would have an average specific activity throughout its mass not greater than 0.1 A2, per kilogram, (d) non-radioactive material contaminated by residual trace amounts of radioactive material ... if the non-fixed radioactive material on the surface of the non-radioactive material does not exceed 10 times the applicable maximum permissible level ... 2, record 7, English, - low%20specific%20activity%20material
Record 7, Key term(s)
- low specific radioactivity material
- low specific nuclear activity material
- low mass nuclear activity material
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- matière de faible activité spécifique
1, record 7, French, mati%C3%A8re%20de%20faible%20activit%C3%A9%20sp%C3%A9cifique
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- matière FAS 2, record 7, French, mati%C3%A8re%20FAS
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Matière de faible activité spécifique [...] désigne a) le minerai d’uranium ou de thorium, les concentrés physiques ou chimiques de ces minerais, b) l’uranium naturel ou appauvri, non irradié ou le thorium naturel, non irradié, c) une matière dans laquelle l’activité est uniformément répartie et qui, si elle était réduite à son volume minimal en cours normal de transport, aurait une activité spécifique moyenne dans sa masse ne dépassant pas 0,1 A2 par kilogramme, d) une matière radioactive qui est contaminée par de petites quantités résiduelles de matière radioactive [...] si la matière radioactive non fixée à la surface de la matière non radioactive n’est pas supérieure à 10 fois le niveau maximal admissible et applicable [...] 3, record 7, French, - mati%C3%A8re%20de%20faible%20activit%C3%A9%20sp%C3%A9cifique
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il semble que le terme «activité spécifique» ait fait l'objet de critiques de la part de certains auteurs et que les organismes de normalisation comme l'ISO et la CEI(Commission électrotechnique internationale) aient tenté d’imposer l'emploi de «activité massique». Toutefois, le terme «activité spécifique» paraît vouloir s’ancrer malgré tout dans l'usage. On le retrouve dans le Règlement sur l'emballage et le transport des substances nucléaires(révisé janvier 2000). La Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire utilise «matière de faible activité spécifique». 4, record 7, French, - mati%C3%A8re%20de%20faible%20activit%C3%A9%20sp%C3%A9cifique
Record 7, Key term(s)
- matière de faible activité nucléaire massique
- matière de faible activité radioactive massique
- matière de faible activité massique
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física atómica
- Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- material de baja actividad específica
1, record 7, Spanish, material%20de%20baja%20actividad%20espec%C3%ADfica
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
- material de baja radiactividad específica 3, record 7, Spanish, material%20de%20baja%20radiactividad%20espec%C3%ADfica
masculine noun
- material de actividad específica baja 4, record 7, Spanish, material%20de%20actividad%20espec%C3%ADfica%20baja
masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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