Canada must also demonstrate how it continues to meet the obligations under the terms of the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel

Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management (IAEA, 1997) . The Joint Convention is based on IAEA guidelines and standards. The Joint Convention is an international agreement, governing all aspects of nuclear fuel waste and radioactive waste management. There­fore, for the management of used nuclear fuel, uranium mines and mills and RAW, facilities must be designed, operated, and decommissioned in order that Canada can demonstrate it meets the obligations of the Joint Convention.