Board of Governors
The Radiation Safety Institute of Canada is a self-governing organization. Overall authority and responsibility rest with its Board of Governors.
Governors are chosen for their good sense, practiced judgment and broad experience and are elected independently from the business, academic, legal, health care and other communities and from labour, industry and government. A highly educated and professionally qualified staff of radiation scientists, educators and other professionals conduct The Radiation Safety Institute of Canada’s programs and services.
- Download the board of Governors Brochure (PDF, 250 KB)
Board Members
Tim Armstrong, QC, O.ONT, Tim Armstrong Consulting – Chair of the Board
Fergal I. Nolan, MA, DPhil (Oxon), Radiation Safety Institute of Canada – President & Chief Executive Officer
John Beaucage, MBA, Wasauksing First Nation
Arnold Cader, BComm, LLB, President, The Delphi Corporation – Vice Chair of the Finance & Audit Committee
Patrick Dillon, Business Manager and Secretary Treasurer, Building and Construction Trades’ Council of Ontario
Steve Hunt, Director, District 3, United Steel Workers
Peter Landry, BAA, MEd, Vice President Government Relations and Research, Enterprise Canada
The Honourable R. Roy McMurty, OC, O.ONT, QC, Counsel, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
Victor V Pakalnis, MEng, MBA, PEng, Professor Kinross Professorship in Mining & Sustainability, Department of Mining Engineering, Queen’s University – Chair of the HR & Nominating Committee
John Perquin, Assistant to the International Secretary-Treasurer, United Steelworkers
Frank Saunders, Vice-President, Nuclear Oversight and Regulatory Affairs, Bruce Power – Chair of the Planning & Governance Committee
Maureen Shaw, President, Act Three Consulting
Dave Shier, Staff Officer, Power Workers’ Union
Advisory Council Members
Leo W Gerard, LLD, International President, United Steelworkers
Duncan Hawthorne, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bruce Power
Ken Neumann, Canadian National Director, United Steelworkers
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IAEA Mission to Assess Nuclear Safety in Japan
A January 17, 2012 report on the IAEA Web site states that an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Complementary Safety Assessment Review Mission will conduct a visit to Japan next week to assist the nation’s development of a comprehensive assessment of the safety of existing nuclear power plants.
Arranged at the request of the Japanese government, the 10-member team will consist of IAEA nuclear experts and international specialists who will hold meetings with Japanese officials in Tokyo and conduct a site visit to the Ohi Nuclear Power Plant in Fukui Prefecture.
Fukushima Nuclear Site Finally Stabilized
A December 16, 2011 report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has welcomed the announcement by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of the “cold shutdown condition” of the Fukushima nuclear site. According to Prime Minister Noda, the site is in a “stable state”, and the release of radioactive materials is “under control”.
Radiation Safety in The Workplace Podcast, Part II
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), in collaboration with the Radiation Safety Institute of Canada, has just released Part II of a special two-part mini-series Podcast on radiation in the workplace. In this episode, our Radiation Scientist Claire Cohalan, focuses on safety and how workers can protect themselves from radiation in the workplace.
Listen, in English, and in French.
Free Online Course on Radiation Safety!
Visit our new Online Learning Course, under the “Your Resources” tab, to take a short, free online course about radiation and radiation safety. The course was designed to educate both workers and members of the public about the nature of radiation and radioactivity. We hope you like it and that you’ll give us your feedback!
Radiation Safety in The Workplace Podcast, Part 1
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), in collaboration with the Radiation Safety Institute of Canada, has just released Part I of a special two-part mini-series Podcast on radiation in the workplace. In this episode, our Radiation Scientist Claire Cohalan, answers questions on the nature of radiation, where can it be found, and what the potential health effects to workers are. Listen, in English, and in French. Stay tuned! The second part of this podcast will be released next month!
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