Possession of nuclear material by carriers
4A Possession of nuclear material by carriers
For the purposes of subsection 24(1) of the Act, the following kinds of nuclear material are prescribed:
source material, other than source material consisting of or containing:
1000 or more kilograms element weight of depleted uranium;
500 or more kilograms element weight of natural uranium; or
1000 or more kilograms element weight of thorium;
special fissionable material in a quantity not exceeding one gram isotope weight of plutonium—239, uranium—233 and uranium—235.
For the purposes of subsection 24(1) of the Act, the following kinds of associated items are prescribed:
deuterium or heavy water in a quantity not exceeding 200 kilograms weight of deuterium atoms;
nuclear grade graphite in a quantity not exceeding 30 tonnes.
In this regulation:
heavy water means a deuterium compound in which the ratio of deuterium to hydrogen exceeds the ratio 1 to 5000.
nuclear grade graphite means graphite having a purity level better than 5 parts per million boron equivalent and a density of more than 1.5 grams per cubic centimetre.
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