Annual Radionuclide Releases from Canadian Nuclear Facilities, 2024 Data

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission publishes total annual releases of radionuclides directly to the environment from nuclear facilities. This dataset includes updated loading data for the year 2024. The data was last updated on the platform in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Track annual trends in radionuclide emissions based on the total annual release data.
• Model environmental dispersion of radioactive materials based on facility release quantities.
• Assess regulatory compliance and safety performance of nuclear facilities based on reported release data.

Strengths

• Data includes the most recent year of reporting (2024).
• Published by the authoritative national regulator, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.
• Data is available in both XLSX and CSV formats for accessibility.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and historical time range are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

Collection Method

Likely compiled from mandatory annual reports submitted by licensed nuclear facilities.

Time Range

Includes data for 2024; full temporal coverage is unspecified.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04 09 16:36:19.009281; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canada