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Reporting Year 2012

Statistics - Policies Report

Policy
Has your Country implemented a national policy for radioactive waste management?
Yes-5(100%)
Partially-0(0%)
No-0(0%)
Strategies
Has your country developed strategies to implement a national policy?
Yes-4(80%)
Partially-1(20%)
No-0(0%)
Requirements
identified the parties involved in the different steps of radioactive waste management
Yes-4(100%)
Partially-0(0%)
No-0(0%)
specified a rational set of safety, radiological and environmental protection objectives
Yes-4(100%)
Partially-0(0%)
No-0(0%)
implemented a mechanism to identify existing and anticipated radioactive wastes
Yes-2(50%)
Partially-2(50%)
No-0(0%)
implemented controls over radioactive waste generation
Yes-4(100%)
Partially-0(0%)
No-0(0%)
identified available methods and facilities to process, store and dispose of radioactive waste on an appropriate time-scale
Yes-3(75%)
Partially-1(25%)
No-0(0%)
taken into account interdependencies among all steps in radioactive waste generation and management
Yes-3(75%)
Partially-1(25%)
No-0(0%)
implemented appropriate research and development to support the operational and regulatory needs
Yes-2(50%)
Partially-2(50%)
No-0(0%)
implemented a funding structure and the allocation of resources that are essential for radioactive waste management
Yes-4(100%)
Partially-0(0%)
No-0(0%)
implemented formal mechanisms for disseminating information to the public and for public consultation
Yes-3(75%)
Partially-0(0%)
No-1(25%)
Responsibilities
establish and implement a legal framework for the management of radioactive waste
Complete-3(75%)
Incomplete-1(25%)
establish or designate a regulatory body that has the responsibility for carrying out the regulatory function with regard to safety and the protection of human health and the environment.
Complete-4(100%)
Incomplete-0(0%)
define the responsibilities of waste generators and operators of waste management facilities
Complete-4(100%)
Incomplete-0(0%)
provide for adequate resources
Complete-3(75%)
Incomplete-1(25%)
enforce compliance with regulatory requirements
Complete-4(100%)
Incomplete-0(0%)
implement the licensing process
Complete-4(100%)
Incomplete-0(0%)
advise the government
Complete-4(100%)
Incomplete-0(0%)
identify an acceptable destination for the radioactive waste
Complete-3(75%)
Incomplete-1(25%)
comply with legal requirements
Complete-4(100%)
Incomplete-0(0%)
Activities
perform safety and environmental impact assessments for radioactive waste management facilities
Yes-4(100%)
Partially-0(0%)
No-0(0%)
ensure adequate radiation protection for workers, the general public and the environment
Yes-4(100%)
Partially-0(0%)
No-0(0%)
ensure suitable staff, equipment, facilities, training and operating procedures are available to perform the safe radioactive waste management steps
Yes-3(75%)
Partially-1(25%)
No-0(0%)
establish and implement a quality assurance programme for the radioactive waste generated or its processing, storage and disposal
Yes-3(75%)
Partially-1(25%)
No-0(0%)
establish and keep records of appropriate information regarding the generation, processing, storage and disposal of radioactive waste, including an inventory of radioactive waste
Yes-4(100%)
Partially-0(0%)
No-0(0%)
provide surveillance and control of activities involving radioactive waste as required by the regulatory body
Yes-4(100%)
Partially-0(0%)
No-0(0%)
collect, analyze and, as appropriate, share operational experience to ensure continued safety improvements in radioactive waste management
Yes-3(75%)
Partially-1(25%)
No-0(0%)
conduct or otherwise ensure appropriate research and development to support operational needs in radioactive waste management
Yes-2(50%)
Partially-2(50%)
No-0(0%)
Clearance
Does your country have "clearly defined clearance levels based on radiological criteria, with policy statements that material below those levels can be recycled or disposed of with non-radioactive wastes"?
Yes-3(75%)
No-1(25%)
Has your country ever used a "case-by-case” approach to clearing radioactive wastes (excluding spent/disused sealed radioactive sources)?
Yes-3(75%)
No-1(25%)
Has your country ever used clearance levels to dispose of, reuse or recycle radioactive waste as non-radioactive waste or as a non-radioactive resource (excluding spent/disused sealed radioactive sources)?
Yes-1(25%)
No-3(75%)
Licensing
Environmental Assessment (EA)
Yes - All-3(75%)
Yes - Some-0(0%)
No-1(25%)
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Yes - All-3(75%)
Yes - Some-0(0%)
No-1(25%)
Performance Assessment (PA)
Yes - All-3(75%)
Yes - Some-0(0%)
No-1(25%)
Quality Assurance (QA)
Yes - All-3(75%)
Yes - Some-0(0%)
No-1(25%)
Safety Assessment (SA)
Yes - All-3(75%)
Yes - Some-0(0%)
No-1(25%)
If Quality Assurance is part of your Country's current, waste disposal facility licensing policy, does the QA Program conform to international standards (such as the ISO9000 series)?
Yes - All-2(67%)
Yes - Some-1(33%)
No-0(0%)
Operation
Does your Country have formal, documented waste acceptance criteria for its operating or proposed disposal facilities?
Yes - All-3(75%)
Yes - Some-0(0%)
No-1(25%)
Post-Closure
Does your Country have any written policies to address the maintenance of records that describe the design, location and inventory of waste disposal facilities?
Yes-3(75%)
No-1(25%)
If the answer to the previous question was YES, does your Country have any policies, laws or regulations that prescribe what records are to be maintained?
Yes-2(67%)
No-1(33%)
Does your Country have any written policies to address active institutional controls or passive institutional controls, such as monitoring or access restrictions?
Yes-3(75%)
No-1(25%)
access restrictions
Yes-3(100%)
No-0(0%)
drainage and/or leachate collection system(s)
Yes-2(67%)
No-1(33%)
leachate treatment systems
Yes-2(67%)
No-1(33%)
environmental monitoring
Yes-3(100%)
No-0(0%)
facility monitoring
Yes-3(100%)
No-0(0%)
surveillance
Yes-3(100%)
No-0(0%)
plans for intervention measures during active institutional control if there is an unplanned release of radioactive materials from the disposal facility
Yes-3(100%)
No-0(0%)
Policies/Procedures
waste sorting/segregation
Yes-3(75%)
No-1(25%)
waste minimization
Yes-3(75%)
No-1(25%)
waste storage
Yes-4(100%)
No-0(0%)
processing and/or storing and/or disposing of nuclear fuel cycle waste separately from non-nuclear fuel cycle waste (also known as nuclear applications waste)
Yes-2(50%)
No-2(50%)
Does your country have any legislation, regulation, or policy that waste processing must take place prior to storage (see following note)
Yes-2(50%)
No-2(50%)
Implementation
In your Country are there any waste processing facilities at the same location where the waste is generated?
Yes-4(100%)
No-0(0%)
In your Country are there any centralized waste processing facilities?
Yes-2(50%)
No-2(50%)
In your Country are there any mobile waste processing facilities?
Yes-1(25%)
No-3(75%)
Foreign
Has your country sent any wastes or spent fuel to another country for processing (reprocessing for fuel)?
Yes-3(75%)
No-1(25%)
Will some or all of the product(s) of processing/reprocessing be returned to your country?
Yes-3(100%)
No-0(0%)
Currently, are any of your country’s wastes (processed or unprocessed, including the products of reprocessing) or spent fuel being stored in another country?
Yes-3(100%)
No-0(0%)
Has your country accepted any wastes or spent fuel from another country for processing (reprocessing for fuel)?
Yes-0(0%)
No-4(100%)
Registration
<b>Is there a national level registry?</b>
Yes-4(100%)
No-0(0%)
If answer was yes, is the registry used only for <u>disused/spent</u> SRS?
Yes-0(0%)
No-4(100%)
<b>Are there regional-level registries (one or more)?</b>
Yes-1(25%)
No-3(75%)
If the answer was yes, are any registries used only for <u>disused/spent</u> SRS?
Yes-0(0%)
No-1(100%)
<b>Are there local-level registries (one or more)?</b>
Yes-1(25%)
No-3(75%)
Procedures
Does your Country have documented procedures in place to ensure that sealed radioactive sources (SRS) are transferred to secure facilities in a timely manner after their user declares them to be spent?
Yes-3(75%)
No-1(25%)
Agreements
Government to Government agreements
Yes-0(0%)
No-4(100%)
Government - Supplier agreements
Yes-0(0%)
No-4(100%)
Supplier-User agreements
Yes-3(75%)
No-1(25%)
Do any agreements include suppliers that are outside of your Country?
Yes-3(75%)
No-1(25%)
Release / Disposal
Does your Country have any regulations to free-release spent sealed radioactive sources (SRS)?
Yes-3(75%)
No-1(25%)
Has your Country disposed of spent SRS in existing disposal facilities for LILW or HLW waste?
Yes-2(50%)
No-2(50%)
Does your Country plan to dispose of spent SRS in existing or planned disposal facilities for LILW or HLW waste?
Yes-4(100%)
No-0(0%)
Has your Country implemented dedicated disposal facilities for spent SRS?
Yes-2(50%)
No-2(50%)
Does your Country have plans to implement dedicated disposal facilities for spent SRS?
Yes-2(50%)
No-2(50%)
Radioactive Waste
Does your Country have laws or Regulations restricting either the import or export of radioactive waste (<b>excluding</b> spent fuel)?
Yes-4(100%)
No-0(0%)
Spent Fuel
Does your Country have laws or Regulations restricting either the import or export of spent fuel?
Yes-2(50%)
No-2(50%)
Storage
Does your Country have high-level liquid wastes in storage?
Yes-2(50%)
No-2(50%)
Processing
If your Country has high-level liquid wastes in storage, are there documented plans in place to process these liquids?
Yes - All-0(0%)
Yes - Some-1(50%)
No-1(50%)
Timeframe
If your Country has high-level liquid wastes in storage, are there plans to have this waste be processed within a specified time frame?
Yes - All-0(0%)
Yes - Some-1(50%)
No-1(50%)
Does your Country require a time frame for the decommissioning of <b>non-nuclear fuel cycle facilities</b> once these facilities cease operation?
Yes - All-1(25%)
Yes - Some-1(25%)
No-2(50%)
Does your Country require a time frame for the decommissioning of <b>nuclear fuel cycle facilities</b> once these facilities cease operation?
Yes - All-1(50%)
Yes - Some-0(0%)
No-1(50%)
Responsibility
Does your Country have any Uranium Mine and Mill Tailings sites that do not have a designated authority to manage them?
Yes-0(0%)
No-4(100%)
Funding
Does your Country require that funds should be set aside in support of future waste management activities, such as decommissioning activities?
Yes - All-1(25%)
Yes - Some-3(75%)
No-0(0%)
Facilities
Does Your Country have any nuclear fuel cycle facilities?
Yes-2(50%)
No-2(50%)
Does Your Country have any nuclear applications facilities (non fuel cycle facilities)?
Yes-4(100%)
No-0(0%)
Timeframe
If your Country has high-level liquid wastes in storage, are there plans to have this waste be processed within a specified time frame?
Yes - All-0(0%)
Yes - Some-1(50%)
No-1(50%)
Does your Country require a time frame for the decommissioning of <b>non-nuclear fuel cycle facilities</b> once these facilities cease operation?
Yes - All-1(25%)
Yes - Some-1(25%)
No-2(50%)
Does your Country require a time frame for the decommissioning of <b>nuclear fuel cycle facilities</b> once these facilities cease operation?
Yes - All-1(50%)
Yes - Some-0(0%)
No-1(50%)
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