National Sealed Source Registry and Sealed Source Tracking System Annual reports

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission's (CNSC) was the first nuclear regulator among G-7 countries to develop a national registry and to implement a Web-based tracking system, along with enhanced export and import controls for high-risk sealed sources.

These reports describe developments in the CNSC's National Sealed Source Registry (NSSR) and Sealed Source Tracking System (SSTS) since January 2006.

Current NSSR and SSTS annual report

• National Sealed Source Registry and Sealed Source Tracking System 2016 Annual Report (HTML)(PDF)

2016 NSSR and SSTS annual report highlights:

• Inspection results were strong; 94% of inspected licensees were found to be compliant.
• The number of sources in the NSSR increased by 9%.
• The number of transactions reported in the SSTS was 21% lower than the number reported in 2015, mostly due to a decrease in the quantity of sources imported into Canada.
• There were 15 reported events involving lost, stolen and found sealed sources.

Previous NSSR and SSTS annual reports

• National Sealed Source Registry and Sealed Source Tracking System 2015 Annual Report (HTML)(PDF)
• National Sealed Source Registry and Sealed Source Tracking System 2014 Annual Report (PDF)