REGDOC-1.2.3 - Licence Application Guide: Licence to Prepare Site for a Deep Geological Repository

This regulatory document provides clarity about the requirements and provides guidance on the information needed to apply for a licence to prepare site for a DGR facility. A DGR is a facility where radioactive waste is placed in a deep, stable, geological formation (usually several hundred metres or more below the surface). The facility is engineered to isolate and contain radioactive waste to provide the long-term isolation of nuclear substances from the biosphere.

Publisher

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

Resources

2

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2026-05-11