Short Form Description / Sommaire: Carrying on a prescribed activity without or contrary to a licence

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1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION (Corporation) AVIS DE VIOLATION (Société) Date of Notice / Date de l avis: August 29, 214 AMP Number / Numéro de SAP: 214-AMP-6 Violation committed by / Violation commise par : Canadian Air Transport Security Authority/L administration canadienne de la sûreté de transport aérien 99 Bank Street, 5th floor Ottawa ON K1P 6B9 Attn: Steven Allard Manager, Maintenance Services AMOUNT OF PENALTY / MONTANT DE LA SANCTION: $ 4,9 Due Date / Date d échéance du paiement: October 8, 214 Licence Number: Violation Short Form Description / Sommaire: Carrying on a prescribed activity without or contrary to a licence Provision / Disposition: Nuclear Safety and Control Act, paragraph 26 (b) Relevant Facts / Faits pertinents I, André Régimbald Director General of the Directorate of Nuclear Substance Regulation and Designated Officer for Administrative Monetary Penalties, believe on reasonable grounds that the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority/L Administration canadienne de la sûreté du transport aérien (CATSA) committed the above violation. The relevant facts are: CATSA is licensed by the CNSC (licence number ) to store electron capture detection units (hereinafter, devices ); which are radiation devices that contain a quantity of a nuclear substance that requires a licence under the Nuclear Safety and Control Act and its regulations. The specific locations where CATSA is permitted to store these devices are listed on the CNSC licence. On or about March 27, 214, CATSA purchased 239 of these devices (specifically, IonScan 5DT model units) from a CNSC licensed supplier. E-Docs# Page 1 of/de 6

2 On or about March 27, 214, CATSA arranged for the 239 devices to be stored at a location in Mississauga, Ontario. This location was not listed as one of the permitted storage locations on the CNSC licence issued to CATSA. Between March 27 and April 22, 214, CATSA stored 17 of these devices at a location in Vancouver, BC. This location was not listed as one of the permitted storage locations on the CNSC licence issued to CATSA. Between March 27 and April 22, 214, CATSA stored 32 of these devices at a location in Halifax, NS. This location was not listed as one of the permitted storage locations on the CNSC licence issued to CATSA. CATSA did not notify the CNSC of the above storage activities until the CNSC notified CATSA of the potential non-compliance on or about April 22, 214 CATSA confirmed on April 24, 214 that the location in Mississauga, Ontario was not under CATSA s care and control and that CATSA was aware that the location was not listed on the CNSC licence issued to CATSA. On April 24, CATSA acknowledged that neither the Vancouver, BC nor the Halifax, NS locations were listed on their CNSC licence at the time of the storage of devices at those locations. Based on my review of this matter and a consideration of the seven factors in section 5 of the Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations, the amount of the penalty was determined by having regard to the following: 1. Compliance History: A review of CATSA s compliance history revealed no common elements of noncompliance related to this incident. 2. Intention or negligence: On CATSA s request, the CNSC previously (April 8, 213) amended the licence issued to CATSA to add new locations where radiation devices (such as the devices mentioned above) were to be stored or used. Therefore, CATSA was aware that the devices mentioned above cannot be stored or used at locations not listed on their licence. CATSA is also fully aware that they must request an amendment to their licence prior to storing these devices at a new location. CATSA stored large numbers of radiation devices at three unlicensed locations. Furthermore, there was no request received by the CNSC from CATSA to have the CNSC amend their licence to add the Mississauga, Vancouver and Halifax locations until CNSC staff identified the non-compliance to the licensee in April Actual or potential harm: As CATSA did not have the above-mentioned locations listed on their CNSC licence prior to moving the devices to those locations, CATSA did not implement its radiation protection program under their CNSC licence in respect of the devices at these locations. Therefore, CATSA demonstrated a lack of control for nuclear substances in their possession but in consideration of the low risk nature of the devices, CATSA s actions constitute a low potential for harm to workers and the general public. 4. Competitive or economic benefit: There does not appear to be any competitive or economic benefit as a result of this violation. 5. Efforts to mitigate or reverse effects: The violation did not result in effects requiring mitigation. 6. Assistance to Commission: As a result of the investigation carried out by the CNSC, CATSA promptly and properly began to take corrective actions to bring all of the above devices under CNSC regulatory control as per the CNSC licence issued to CATSA. CATSA addressed the causes of the non-compliance and cooperated with the CNSC during the investigation and provided all requested information. 7. Attention of Commission: Once the initial non-compliance was identified by the CNSC, CATSA requested an amendment to their CNSC licence to add the locations in Vancouver, BC and Halifax, NS after the E-docs# Page 2 of/de 6

3 devices had been in storage at those locations. CATSA also arranged to properly store the devices, in a location already on the CATSA licence that had been stored in Mississauga. Therefore, the licensee was forthright in identifying the remaining outstanding issues to CNSC staff. E-docs# Page 3 of/de 6

4 Penalty Calculation / Calcul de la sanction: ADMINISTRATIVE MONETARY PENALTY (AMP) (See Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations (Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission) SOR/ ) (Veuillez consulter le Règlement sur les sanctions administratives pécuniaires de la Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire, DORS/ ) (a) Category of Violation / Catégorie de violation Category A/Catégorie A Category B/Catégorie B Category C/Catégorie C (b) Penalty Range / Barème de sanction Category Catégorie Minimum Maximum Maximum minus/moins Minimum A $1 $12 $11 B $1 $4 $39 C $1 $1 $99 (c) Determining Factors / Facteurs determinants Factors/Facteurs 1. Compliance History / Antécédents de conformité 2. Degree of intention or negligence / Intention ou négligence 3. Harm / Dommages réels ou potentiels 4. Competitive or economic benefit / Avantage économique ou concurrentiel 5. Mitigation or reverse effects/ Effort pour atténuer ou neutraliser les effets 6. Assistance to the Commission / Collaboration avec la Commission 7. Self reporting / Violation portée à l attention de la Commission Scale of regulatory significance/ Échelle de l importance sur le plan réglementaire -2, -1,, +1, +2, +3-2, -1,, +1, +2, +3-2, -1,, +1, +2, +3 Assessed Score/Pondération évaluée Total (1) [rounded to 2 decimal points/arrondi à 2 décimales près]=.1 x 39 [difference between category maximum and minimum/ écart entre le montant minimal et le montant maximal] = $ 1 [minimum for the category/montant minimal pour la catégorie] = $4 9 E-docs# Page 4 of/de 6

5 (1) 29 being the maximum value of regulatory significance / (1) 29 étant la valeur maximale de l importance sur the plan réglementaire To Request a Review / Pour présenter une demande de révision As a person subject to an Administrative Monetary Penalty, you have the right to request a review of the amount of the penalty or the facts of the violation, or both. Your request must be made in writing indicating the reasons why you are requesting a review and providing supporting information. If you choose to request a review you must do so prior to October 8, 214 in writing by contacting Marc Leblanc Commission Secretary Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission 28 Slater Street Ottawa ON K1P 5S9 Facsimile: (613) Telephone: (613) [email protected] En tant que personne faisant l objet d une sanction administrative pécuniaires, vous avez le droit de demander une révision du montant de la pénalité ou des faits quant à la violation, ou des deux. Vous devez présenter votre demande par écrit, y indiquer pourquoi vous demandez une révision et inclure toute information à l appui de votre demande. Si vous demandez une révision, vous devez le faire avant le 8 octobre 214 par écrit en communiquant avec : Marc Leblanc Secrétaire de la commission Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire 28, rue Slater Ottawa (Ontario) K1P 5S9 Télécopieur: Téléphone: (613) Courriel: [email protected] Payment / Paiement The manner in which this administrative monetary penalty may be paid is by sending a cheque to: Receiver General for Canada c/o Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Finance Division P.O. Box 146, Station B Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5S9 For other payment methods and further instructions, please refer to the attached Notice of Payment Due Should you not pay the penalty nor exercise your right to a review, you will be considered to have committed the violation and will be liable to the penalty set out herein. Cette sanction administrative pécuniaires peut être payées par chèque libellé au nom du: Receveur général du Canada a/s Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire Division des Finances C.P. 146, Succursale B Ottawa (Ontario) K1P 5S9 D autres méthodes de paiement sont disponibles, comme un virement, un dépôt direct et un paiement par carte de crédit. Pout de l information sur ces autres méthodes de paiement, veuillez consulter le document Avis de paiement dû ci-joint. Si vous ne payez pas la sanction et n exercez pas votre droit de révision, on considérera que vous avez E-docs# Page 5 of/de 6

6 CNSC ADMINISTRATIVE MONETARY PENALTY SANCTION ADMINISTRATIVE PÉCUNIAIRE DE LA CCSN NOTICE OF VIOLATION AVIS DE VIOLATION commis la violation et vous serez passible de la sanction mentionnée aux présentes. Issued by/délivré par André Régimbald Designated Officer/Fonctionnaire désigné Date Telephone/Téléphone: /Courriel: E-docs# Page 6 of/de 6