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Current and archived feature articles can be found on this page. Articles are listed in order from current to earliest. A brief description of the article's content is included. Any comments, questions, critiques or ideas are most welcome.
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| August 2002 |
The Clear Language TDG Regulations: How do they impact Class 7 shipments?
By Trevor Beniston, B.Sc.
On August 15, 2003 Transport Canada will be implementing the new "Clear Language" Transport of Dangerous Goods Regulations. These regulations represent several years worth of work aimed at updating Canadian dangerous goods regulations to bring them in line with many international standards. In addition, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission intends to implement IAEA Safety Standards Series No. T-SR-1 (formerly known as ST-1) in the "Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations". As a result, there is some impact on the way radioactive materials are transported...
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May 2002 |
Oh CRPA, oh CRPA where are you going?
(With apologies to Juliet and William Shakespeare)
By Stuart E. H. Hunt
Twenty three years have elapsed since Richard Osborne took the initiative to call a meeting of radiation protection professionals to determine the level of interest in forming what is now known as the Canadian Radiation Protection Association (CRPA). The meeting took place in Toronto with a cross section of the Canadian radiation protection community attending the meeting. For me the timing of the meeting could not have been better...
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December 2001 |
The Who, What, Where, When & Why of Sealed Radioactive source Leak Testing
By Trevor Beniston, B.Sc., Stuart Hunt & Associates Ltd.
Section 18 of the Nuclear Substances and Radiation Devices (NSRD) Regulations requires licensees who use sealed radioactive sources, to have their sealed source leak tested at least once every twelve months. This requirement is also mentioned during the licence application when the applicant must explain their procedures to carry out leak testing...
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