Norwegian Regulatory Cooperation

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1 Norwegian Regulatory Cooperation Malgorzata K. Sneve Director Regulatory Cooperation Program Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority

2 Bi-Lateral Regulatory Cooperation with Russia Federal Environmental, Industrial and Nuclear Supervision Service of Russia (Rostechnadzor) Federal Medical-Biological Agency (FMBA)State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom) Directorate of State Supervision of Nuclear and Radiation Safety of the Ministry of Defense Focus on: Clarification of roles and responsibilities of all involved organisations Integrated consideration of legacy issues to support coherent risk supervision Development of practical regulatory requirements and guidance relevant to the abnormal situations

3 Extended to Central Asia and Ukraine Russian Federation: from 1996 present date Rehabilitation of Sites of Temporary Storage (at Kola) Decommissioning of RTGs and NP submarines Areas affected by releases from Mayak PA Central Asia: from 2009 present date Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Uzbekistan Ukraine started in 2013

4 Legacies in Regulatory Program Decommissioning of RTGs in lighthouses SF and RW at STS Andreeva and Gremikha Nuclear submarine and surface vessels

5 Global Uranium Mining and Milling (UNSCEAR-2000)

6 Places of Global Nuclear Tests (UNSCEAR-2000)

7 Types of Nuclear Legacy Sites affected by major accidents Inadequate storage and disposal sites and facilities Uranium mining and milling facilities Nuclear power technology development centres Nuclear peaceful and weapons testing sites Nuclear weapons development centres

8 Multi-Dimensional Challenges Protection of workers Protection of public Protection of environment Protection now and in the future Preparedness for routine and accident situations A balanced approach to risk management is necessary to cover all pollution, securities and safety issues. Social, cultural and economic factors also influence management decisions Therefore, engagement of stakeholders is also important

9 Regulatory Functions Nuclear safety Nuclear security Radiation protection of workers and public Radioactive management: treatment, storage, transport and disposal Environmental protection Contaminated land management Emergency preparedness and response This requires a complete and integrated regulatory basis for legacy management, and yet: These regulatory functions are not usually found in just one national authority! Also, we have to consider both civilian and military sectors

10 Regulatory Threat Assessment Objective of Regulatory Threat Assessment To identify those activities or objects involving radioactive material which present a significant threat and are in most urgent need of improved regulatory supervision. Regulatory Supervision Defined as the regulatory framework and measures adopted to ensure that the framework is implemented Threat Defined as the potential to do harm as a result of radiation exposure of humans and other biota. But we also have to take account other hazards, chemical and physical on a coherent risk management and regulatory basis StrålevernRapports 2005:17, 2011:5 and 2013:6

11 Russian Federation - Main Foci Radiation protection of workers Emergency preparedness and response Radiation protection of public Practical optimization Environmental protection Waste management Coherent regulation of all the above among all relevant regulatory authorities Legacy conditions has required significant new regulatory documents, now developed

12 Continuing Cooperation: Implementation of enhanced system Threat Support Dosemap 4 PRM 4 updated threat assessment protection and safety regulation, improve regulatory functions of the FMBA during spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste removal operations at NWC SevRAO. exposure of workers, regulatory supervision and dose control of workers, implementation of informatical and analytical system of radiation safety of workers reliability of workers (to be considered), psychophysiological monitoring of personnel carrying out radiation hazardous operations

13 FMBA- NRPA Cooperation cont. Docking Environment 2 Legacy SUBI emergency planning, organization and implementation of emergency exercise with international participation, on the assessment the emergency preparedness and response in the event of a radiological accident at the Andreeva Bay environmental contamination, ecological assessment of environmental impact of radiation contamination. regulation of uranium legacy, development one regulation SATO - decommissioning of nuclear enterprises which can be adopted in all Central Asia countries evaluation of the current radiation situation in the Southern Ural, due to intake of long-lived radionuclides in the human population.

14 Regulatory Authorities in Central Asia Kazakhstan Atomic Energy Committee State Agency for Environmental Protection and Forestry under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic Nuclear and Radiation Safety Agency(NRSA) of Tajikistan Institute of Nuclear Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan

15 Documents developed within projects Kazakhstan Kyrgizstan Tajikistan Uzbekistan Russian Requirements for predisposal management of radioactive waste in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Basic regulations with occupational exposure Basic regulations for radioactive wastes management generated in small organizations. National Policy for the rehabilitation of tailings waste from processing of uranium ores for Guidance on ensuring of radiation safety for long-term storage of radioactive waste Radiation safety regulations during remediation of the uranium legacy sites and facilities Radiation Safety Regulation during Remediation of the Uranium Legacy Sites and Facilities joint document

16 Kazakhstan Threat Assessment Report Proposal for new radioactive waste classification Proposal to establish the new major criteria for radioactive disposal Regulatory Document Rules for Radioactive Waste Disposal in the Republic of Kazakhstan Draft Law On Radioactive Waste Management in the Republic of Kazakhstan Technical Specification and then draft of the Regulatory Requirements for Predisposal Management of Radioactive Waste in the Republic of Kazakhstan

17 Tajikistan Threat Assessment Report Law on Radioactive Waste Management Rules on Radioactive Waste Management Regulatory requirements for a systematic radiation monitoring around waste tailing dumps Amended Law on Radiation Safety. Elaborated and approved norms on radiation safety in accordance with new IAEA BSS. Elaborated and approved National Policy and Strategy in the field of Radioactive Waste Management.

18 Kyrgyzstan Threat Assessment Report Regulatory guidance on management of radioactive sources Regulatory requirements for a systematic radiation monitoring around the RW tailings dumps Regulatory criteria in the field of radiation safety of personnel, population and environment for RW management in relation to the uranium industry Law On Radioactive Waste Management Regulatory requirement on the closure, the remediation and the rehabilitation of a radioactive waste facilities, which was formed after the mining and the processing of radioactive ores Regulatory guidance on the protection of a health of personal and on optimization of the protection. Regulatory guidance document on management of radioactive sources

19 Uzbekistan Threat Assessment Report Regulatory Guidance on radioactive waste classification Requirements for radioactive waste storage and disposal Requirements for monitoring of the radioactive waste storage facilities The national radioactive waste management concept of the former uranium mines Sanitary code and rules for carrying out radio ecological monitoring of environment Requirements on long-term storage of radioactive waste

20 Russian Federation Review of documents developed by the Central Asia States, assessment of works and proposals on enhancement and supplement. Studies and collation of collected information on the radiation situation (the existing exposure) at the uranium legacy sites to develop approaches to the establishment of site specific (country specific) reference levels. Guidance Radiation Safety Regulation during Remediation of the Uranium Legacy Sites and Facilities

21 Cooperation with Ukraine Bilateral Cooperation Agreement has been signed on 18 th of November 2014 between the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine (SNRIU) and the Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority (NRPA) on cooperation in the field of nuclear and radiation safety. The results can: provide transparent basis for regulatory projects provide support to develop of an overall Strategic Regulatory Plan of Action for implementation of the agreement, and support NRPA s long-term objective to support the development of an enhanced safety culture in Ukraine.

22 Cooperation Projects Threat and Waste Regulatory Threat Assessment Project important contribution to Strategic Master Plan for improvement of safety culture Development of General Safety Provisions for Radioactive Waste Management in Ukraine WASTE Regulation General Safety Provisions for Predisposal Radwaste Management will establish objective, principles, safety criteria, as well as safety requirements for coordinated radwaste management stages prior the radioactive waste disposal. Regulation General Safety Provisions in Disposal of Radioactive Waste will establish objective, safety principles, and criteria for human and environment protection against radiation risks from radwaste disposal facilities during their operation and after closure.

23 Cooperation Project - Uran Amendment of Ukrainian Regulatory Documents on the Radiation Protection in Uranium Industry in Accordance with the IAEA s International Safety Standards and Council Directive 2013/59/EURATOM Development of General Provisions for Radiation Safety in the Uranium Industry Development of Requirements to Institutional Control of Site of the Former Uranium Processing Facility

24 Cooperation Project - Medicine Amendment of Ukrainian Regulatory Documents on the Radiation Protection in Medicine in Accordance with the IAEA s International Safety Standards and Council Directive 2013/59/EURATOM Regulation (ND) General Provisions on the Radiation Safety in Medicine will establish objective, principles, safety criteria, as well as safety requirements for medical exposure; Regulation (ND) Radiation Protection and Safety Rules in Brachytherapy will establish objective, safety principles, and criteria of personnel and patients protection against radiation risks in Brachytherapy

25 Conclusions I Our cooperation has substantially enhanced regulatory documents and procedures to address legacy situations in Russian Federation Made possible by maintaining long-term strategy over many years, coupled with developed trusting working relationship, with openness and transparency Next step is about supporting the implementation of the enhanced system, to ensure compliance with the new regulatory requirements and guidance Good model for the extended cooperation with C Asia and Ukraine Provides wide range of experience to feed into IAEA and ICRP programs on: Development of enhanced international guidance on regulation of legacy situations Guidance to the assessment and modelling communities on the issues that thy should focus on, so as to meet regulatory needs

26 Conclusions II Starting point situation at the site, more specific problem, to learn about the national features and regulations Cooperation process development of common understanding of situation and approach to the solution Threat assessment, coherent analysis of the situation Solution proposal for the activity, regulation or some other documents, development of common understanding of the consequences of the different solutions - needs for improvement of the regulations and legislation Long term safety culture development

27 Legacies Regulatory Challenges Abandoned uranium mine mill tailings Poorly maintained SF and RW stores Accidents NORM processing Weapons testing

28 Thank you for your attention! Malgorzata K. Sneve Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority