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FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL, INDUSTRIAL AND NUCLEAR SUPERVISION SERVICE OF RUSSIA

(ROSTECHNADZOR)

International Conference on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management

21–25 November 2016, IAEA, Vienna, Austria

Evgeny Kudryavtsev

Head of Department, Rostechnadzor

DEVELOPMENT

OF LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

FOR RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT SAFETY

IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL, INDUSTRIAL AND NUCLEAR SUPERVISION SERVICE OF RUSSIA (ROSTECHNADZOR)

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Key RW management challenges in Russian Federation

Full-scale implementation of legislation for radioactive waste

management including administrative arrangements

Transition from RW storage to RW conditioning and final disposal

Construction of RW disposal facilities for accumulated waste

Safety of waste management in connection with

decommissioning & remediation activity

Nuclear legacy liability: balanced approach to RW classification

and management options in terms of “exceptional” and

“retrievable” waste categories


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State RW safety policy basics – 1 / 3

”State Policy Fundamentals of the Russian Federation in the Field

of Nuclear and Radiation Safety up to 2025”

Federal Law No.170-FZ of 1995 “On the nuclear energy use”

Federal Law No.174 of 1995 “On Ecological Expertise”

Federal Law No. 3-FZ of 1996 “On Public Radiation Safety”

Federal Law No. 7-FZ of 2002 “On Environment Protection”

Federal Law No.190-FZ of 2011 “On radioactive waste

management and amendments to certain legislative acts of the

Russian Federation”

Federal Target Programs

“Assurance of nuclear and radiation safety for 2008 and until

2015”

“Assurance of nuclear and radiation safety in 2016 – 2025 and

until 2030”


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State RW safety policy basics – 2 / 3

Federal Law No.170-FZ “On the nuclear energy use” established:

• general legal and regulatory framework in the field of atomic energy

use

• independence of regulatory bodies, Regulator’ authority to issue

Federal Norms and Rules, Safety Guides

• obligatory licensing of RW management activities

• constant supervision regime for certain facilities (list of these facilities

is approved by Government, it includes major RW storage and

disposal sites)

• Governmental competence for decisions of RW storage and disposal

facilities siting and construction with consent of regional authorities

• RW in storage and disposal facilities are to be isolated from

environment, safety of current and future generations shall be

assured

• fulfilment of international obligations signed by Russia


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State safety policy basics – 3 / 3

Federal Law No.190-FZ “On radioactive waste management ”

established

• classification of RW with introduction of such new waste categories as

“exceptional” (or “special”) and retrievable waste, VLLW

• responsibilities of Government, federal ministries and services, regional

and local authorities

• RW ownership and waste generators responsibility, including State

responsibility for all RW accumulated before 2011

• Unified State System for radioactive waste management (USS RW)

• obligation of RW final disposal

• interdependency of RW generation and management stages until disposal

• State accounting and control of RW, registration of RW and RW storages

• accessibility of information

• other issues including prohibition of RW import into Russian Federation


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Governmental decrees to implement 190-FZ

On procedure and timeframes for establishment of USS RW (No.1185 of

19.11.2012)

On National operator for RW management (No.384-r of 20.03.2012)

On initial registration of RW (No.767 of 25.07.2012)

On transfer of RW for disposal (No.899 of 10.09.2012)

On criteria to define solid, liquid and gaseous waste as RW, criteria to

define RW as exceptional RW and removable RW, criteria of removable

RW classification (No.1069 of 19.10.2012)

On return of DRS to the Russia and return of DRS to countries of origin

(No.1186 of 19.11.2012)

On rules governing National operator’ contributions to RW Disposal Fund

(No.1187 of 19.11.2012)

On procedure for State accounting and control of RW (No.1188 of

19.11.2012)

On procedure for the state regulation of RW disposal tariffs (No.1249 of

03.12.2012)


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Regulatory Pyramid on Radioactive Waste Management


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System of Federal Regulations and Rules


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Steady development of Federal regulations and

rules on RW management aiming to

implement the provisions of the Federal Law No. 190-FZ and Acts

of the RF Government; new approaches to RW classification based

on disposal approach

establish safety requirements for exceptional (non-retrievable) RW

management, criteria and safety requirements to facilities for

storage of exceptional RW

identify general WAC for disposal and the requirements to

establish specific WAC for particular RW disposal facility

establish general requirements to safety demonstration of RW

management, long-term safety assessment of RW disposal and

periodical safety assessment of RW management facilities


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Federal Regulations and Rules on RW management 1 / 2

NP-058-14 “Safety of radioactive waste management. General

provisions”

NP-055-14 “Disposal of radioactive wastes. Principles, criteria and

general safety requirements”

NP-069-14 “Near-surface disposal of radioactive waste. Safety

requirements”

NP-093-14 “Waste acceptance criteria

for disposal”


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Federal Regulations and Rules on RAW management 2 /2

NP-002-14 “Rules for the safe management of radioactive waste

from nuclear power plants”

NP-019-15 “Collection, processing, storage and conditioning of

liquid radioactive waste. Safety requirements”

NP-020-15 “Collection, processing, storage and conditioning of

solid radioactive waste. Safety requirements”

NP-021-15 “Management with gaseous

radioactive waste. Safety requirements”


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Federal Regulations and Rules and IAEA Safety Standards

Disposal of radioactive wastes. Principles,

criteria and general safety requirements.

NP-055-14

(based on Disposal of Radioactive Waste.

Specific Safety Requirement SSR-5)

Near-surface disposal of radioactive waste.

Safety requirements. NP-069-14

(based on Near-surface disposal. Safety

Requirements WS-R-1)

based on Predisposal RW management.

General Safety Requirements GSR, part 5

Collection,

treatment,

storage and

conditioning of

Liquid RW.

Safety

Requirements.

NP-019-15

Gaseous RW

Management.

Safety

Requirements.

NP-021-15

Waste Acceptance Criteria for disposal

NP-093-14

Collection,

treatment,

storage and

conditioning of

Solid RW.

Safety

Requirements.

NP-020-15

Safety of Radioactive Waste Management.

General Provisions NP-058-14

(based on Safety Fundamentals SF-1)


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Regulatory documents under development

Federal regulations (new)

Requirements to the format and content of SAR for RW disposal

facilities

Requirements to the format and content of SAR for RW storage

facilities

Spent sealed sources acceptance criteria for disposal

Requirements to safety of storage facilities

for exceptional RW

Safety guides

Format and content of SAR for deep well

injection facilities for liquid radioactive waste

Long-term safety assessment of near-surface

disposal facilities (revision)


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Unified State System for RW management (USS RW)

USS RW Development Plan for years 2011-2021, approved by the

Government

Development of regulatory and administrative basis for USS RW, updating

the system of federal regulations and rules, safety guides

First stage related to the USS RW has been completed (2011-2014)

• regulatory and organizational framework

• registration of the accumulated RW and storage sites

• plans for RW disposal facilities siting and construction

Second stage of the USS RW is being implemented (2015-2017)

• Creation of LL&IL RW disposal system and waste conditioning

capacities

Third stage of the USS RW (2017-2021) is being developed

• Disposal of LL&IL RW

• Construction of deep geological repository (licensing of Underground

Research Laboratory is underway)


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Legacy liability for liquid radwaste

Closure of RW storages with “exceptional” liquid waste

• PA Mayak – closure of reservoir V-9 (Karachay Lake) completed

• SCC – closure of B-2 pond completed, closure of B-1 pond in progress,

preparation of closure B-25 pond

• MCC – closure of pond No.354 completed, preparation of closure No 365,

366 and 354а ponds

Closure of reservoir V-9 (Karachay Lake, total activity exceeds 120 MCi; 0,13 km2)

2008 2015 2016


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Decommissioning waste from uranium-graphite reactors

EI-2 reactor at Siberian Chemical Combine site was completely

decommissioned in 2015 according to the concept of in-situ

isolation of graphite reactor core as “exceptional” waste form

Decommissioning of EI-2 reactor


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Conclusions

Comprehensive legal and regulatory framework is established in

the Russian Federation for RW management in accordance with

national and international experience and IAEA safety standards

Further development of the federal regulations will provide

scientifically sound basis for

• provision, demonstration and regulation of RW management safety

• establishing of clear regulatory framework for implementation of

RW management projects envisaged by the Federal Target

Programs including ‘nuclear legacy’ challenges in the Russian

Federation

Thank you for attention!

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