The ''Nuclear Safety and Control Act'' () is Canada's federal legislation on the regulation of the Canadian nuclear industry. The Act was developed to be more effective and explicit legislation than the one it replaced, the ''Atomic Energy Control Act'' of 1946. The Act also provided for the establishment of the

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC; ) is the federal regulator of nuclear power and materials in Canada. Mandate and history Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission was established under the 1997 '' Nuclear Safety and Control Act'' with a ma ...

(CNSC), which replaced the

Atomic Energy Control Board The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC; ) is the federal regulator of nuclear power and materials in Canada. Mandate and history Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission was established under the 1997 '' Nuclear Safety and Control Act'' with a ma ...

(AECB).Canadian Nuclear Energy Policy: Changing Ideas, Institutions, and Interests. (2001). United Kingdom:

University of Toronto Press The University of Toronto Press is a Canadian university press. Although it was founded in 1901, the press did not actually publish any books until 1911. The press originally printed only examination books and the university calendar. Its first s ...

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