18 th Asian Nuclear Safety Network Steering Committee Meeting Chiang Mai, Thailand 20-22 November 2013 KAZAKHSTAN A. Kim Atomic Energy Committee Republic of Kazakhstan
Content Regulatory system Regulatory body Legislation ANSN activity
Main changes in Nuclear area in Kazakhstan
State Regulatory System for Atomic Energy Use Parliament President Government Ministry of Environment protection Ministry of Health Ministry of Industry & New Technologies Ministry of Emergency Situation Ministry of Interior Hydromet Sanitary Epidemiology Committee National Nuclear Centre Atomic Energy committe e Nuclear Physics Institute Industrial Safety Committee National Atomic Company Kazatomprom JSC Volkovgeology Territorial Branches Geophysical Park of Research Nuclear Institute of Institute Technologies High 1/24/2014 Technology 4
State Regulatory System for Atomic Energy Use The Ministry of Health with its sanitaryepidemiological Committee provides medical services necessary for protection of public and employes at risk. It is responsible in context of its competence for regulating and inspecting manufacture, use, storage, transport of nuclear materials and radioactive sources. It also carries out accounting for all radioactive sources and gives the permission to work with sources, renders the medical help to personal, which works with nuclear materials. The Ministry of Environmental Protection is responsible for protection of the environment against radioactive contamination. It co-ordinates a work on study of the radiation situation in Kazakhstan and executes the State ecological examination of projects. 1/24/2014 5
State Regulatory System for Atomic Energy Use The Ministry of Industry and New Technologies is responsible for coordination of all activity in the field of atomic energy use. The Ministry of Internal Affairs verifies and physical protection standards of all facilities which use atomic energy or in which radioactive wastes are managed. The Ministry of Emergency Situations is responsible for monitoring of compliance with measures on prevention of emergency situation and sets out measures to protect public against radiation exposure in the event of such situation. Industrial Safety Committee is responsible for regulation of industrial equipment in Industry and Mines 1/24/2014 6
Kazakhstan Atomic Energy Committee (KAEC) 16.01.2013 Decree of the President of Kazakhstan on creation of Atomic energy Committee of the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of the Republic of Kazakhstan 05.07.2013 Provision of KAEC approved by the Order of Executive Secretary of MINT Total staff: 63 1/24/2014 7
KAEC Structure Chairman Supervision & analysis division Licensing division Safeguard & material control division Information division Deputy chairman Finance & planning division Administrative division Deputy chairman Atomic energy division Atomic industry division Scientific & technical research division TC division 1/24/2014 8
Kazakhstan Atomic Energy Committee (KAEC) KAEC is responsible for: Realization of State Policy in the field of safely atomic energy use. Development of acts, regulations, standards, rules in the field of atomic energy use. Licensing all types of activities in the field of atomic energy use. State control of nuclear, radioactive and special non-nuclear materials, dual-use goods. Providing Regime of Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, nuclear and radiation safety during peaceful use of atomic energy 1/24/2014 9
Kazakhstan Atomic Energy Committee (KAEC) Export and import control of nuclear materials, technologies, equipment, special non-nuclear materials, dual-use goods and equipment, radioactive sources and isotope goods. Providing and coordination of co-operation of Kazakhstan institutions with IAEA and other international organizations in the field of atomic energy use. Emergency preparedness. 1/24/2014 10
Kazakhstan Atomic Energy Committee (KAEC) KAEC directly manages activity of four institution: National Nuclear Center Institute of Nuclear Physics Geophysical Research Institute Park of Nuclear Technologies
Kazakhstan Atomic Energy Committee (KAEC) KAEC is responsible for: Implementation of State program on development of nuclear sphere in the Republic of Kazakhstan for the period 2013-2020 Building of IAEA International bank of LEU on the territory of Kazakhstan
State program is approved by the Kazakhstan Government and included: Development of: Nuclear energy (Research and Power reactors) Atomic industry (Uranium mining and milling) Health and environmental protection (Nuclear medicine, rehabilitation of the territories of former test sites) Nuclear research
Nuclear energy - NPP and research reactors
Atomic industry (uranium mining and milling, conversion, fuel fabrication)
Health and environmental protection (Nuclear medicine, rehabilitation of territories of the former test sites)
IAEA International bank of LEU Several rounds of discussion between IAEA and representatives from UMP and KAEA IAEA International experts missions: IRRS (first step), IPPAS Visit of DG of IAEA Amano to Kazakhstan Providing of recommendations
IAEA International bank of LEU
Legislation During last two years in Kazakhstan were adopted Hygienic regulations Sanitary Epidemiological requirements to Radiation Safety Assurance, Government Decree 201-3.02.2012, Sanitary regulation Sanitary Epidemiological requirements to Radiation Safety Assurance, Government Decree 202-3.02.2012, Sanitary regulation Sanitary Epidemiological requirements to Radiation Dangerous Facilities, Government Decree 308, 11.03.2012,
Legislation Set of regulations for transportation, radioactive waste management and safeguards are now under process for adaption We have plan to present to Kazakhstan Parliament: 2014 draft of new version of Law on Atomic Energy Use 2015 draft of Law on Radioactive Waste Management
ANSN activity ANSN events, in which participated Kazakhstan: Regional Workshop on best estimation plus uncertainty (BEPU) method applicable to safety analysis, Beijing, China, 27-31 May 2013 (2 part.) Regional Workshop on Management of Nuclear Knowledge and Safety Competence Wuhan, China, 2 6 September 2013 (2part.) Regional Workshop on Safety Review and Assessment for Regulators Daejeon, Republic of Korea, 9 13 September 2013 (2part.)
ANSN activity Regional Workshop On Medical Response to Radiological Emergency Handling Complex Situations, Chiba, Japan, 01 04 October, 2013 (1part.) Regional Workshop on Complementary Safety Assessment of Research Reactors Following the Lessons Learned from the Fukushima Daiichi Accident, ANL, USA, 9 13 December 2013 (2 part. nominated)
ANSN activity Plan for participation in TGs of ANSN Participants from Kazakhstan were selected and will be officially nominated for the following TG: Safety Management of Research Reactors Radioactive Waste Management Emergency Preparedness and Response Leadership and Management for Safety
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