TEAM 1NO NAME COUNTRY

1 SU RUI (LEADER) CHINA

2 TENG IYU LIN (PRESENTER) MALAYSIA

3 MUHAMMAD TARIQ AZIZ (RAPPORTEUR)

PAKISTAN

4 NORAISHAH PUNGUT MALAYSIA

5 MOHAMMAD ASHRAFUL HAQUE BANGLADESH

6 TODSADOL SANTAWAMAITRE THAILAND

7 BIAN HUIYING CHINA

Plan to build NPP in 10 years A lot of DSRS: assumption:

10,000 units solid waste 500 m3 liquid waste

RR in operation RWM – storage at the waste generators No repository Regulatory body exists No specific RWM regulations

THE SCENARIO

1. Legislative framework Act Regulations (No specific regulation for RWM) No Policy

2. Organizational structure Ministry of Environmental Protection Ministry of Science & Technology Ministry of Energy No implementer

3. Independent Regulatory body

i. Analysis of the current status of the national SNF/RWM infrastructure

4. Inventory DSRS Solid and liquid wastes

5. Radioactive Waste Management Centre No Only interim storage at the waste

generation facilities No treatment facilities No Disposal facility

i. Analysis of the current status of the national SNF/RWM infrastructure

To build treatment facility (same site with the Central Storage Facility) Conditioning (eg. Compaction, cementation etc)

To build central storage facility To store RW after the conditioning prior to disposal To store SNF prior to disposal

To build Disposal facility SNF: Return back to the supplier/ deep geological

disposal RW: Solid wastes (DSRS) – Return back to the

supplier/ Borehole disposal Liquid wastes (LLW-SL) - delay and decay

Decommissioning of the RR

ii. Specification of the desired end-points for sustainable SNF/RWM

Action to be taken Entities responsible

Timeframe

To improve the legislative infrastructure (including NPP)

Government/ Parliament

1 year

To establish RWM Regulations according to IAEA standards

Regulatory body 2 years

To assign the implementer Ministry of Energy

1 year

To form Technical support organization (TSO)

Government 1 year

To establish facilities (eg. Treatment facility, central storage, disposal facility)

Assigned Implementer

>3 years

To establish RWM funding organization and the national fund

Government and waste generators

1 year

iii. Recommendations for improvements

Action to be taken Entities responsible

Timeframe

Education and training for the staffs (especially for the NPP)- Qualified staff for the NPP- Radiation protection

officer/ engineer

Operator 2 years

International Obligations (Convention/ Agrement/ Treaty etc)- Responsibility

GovernmentRegulatory Body

2 years

Preparation for NPP- Whole cycle (from siting to

decommissioning, eg. Site selection process etc)

- Regulations- Resources (Human,

financial etc)

GovernmentImplementerRegulatory body

>5 years

iii. Recommendations for improvements

Policy Element Policy Statement Justification

Responsibilities- Government- Regulator- Operator

Government will- establish the legislative and

regulatory framework regarding the safe management of radioactive waste and SNF

- appoint a regulatory body to enforce the legislation and regulations, issue licences

- establish a national waste management organization responsible for the management of radioactive waste in the country (collection, processing, storage & disposal)

- To clarify the role and responsibilities of each entity for the safe management of RW and SNF

Resources- Human- Financial- Technical

- The government will establish arrangements for providing the resources (financial, technical and human) to sustain the waste management organization and the regulatory body

- Competence and sufficient resources

- To preserve the fund in the future

Safety principles objectives- Human &

environment- Future

generation- Transboundary

effects

- The licence holders of facilities generating radioactive waste will be responsible for the safe management of radioactive waste, until the waste is accepted by the waste management organization.

- To protect the people and the environment, and the future generation

iv. Recommended policy and strategies for the country

v. justification for recommendations

Policy Element Policy Statement Justification

Security The licence holders of facilities generating radioactive waste will be responsible for the security of radioactive waste, until the waste is accepted by the waste management organization.

- To prevent theft, lost and sabotage

Waste minimization

The licence holders of facilities generating radioactive waste will adopt measures for minimizing the generation of radioactive waste

- Economic and social factors

- Safety of the people and the environment

Export/ Import Radioactive waste will not be imported or exported unless approved by the government

- International obligations

- Safety and security purposes

SF Management The government (or the relevant ministry) will arrange the return of spent nuclear fuel from the research reactor to the country of its origin

- International obligations

- Safety and security purposes

iv. Recommended policy and strategies for the country

v. justification for recommendations

Policy Element Policy Statement Justification

RWM- Predisposal- Disposal

The waste management organization will prepare a strategy detailing arrangements for the long term management of radioactive waste for approval by the government

- Safety of the people and the environment

DSRS- Repatriation- Predisposal- Disposal

The government will approve the import of sealed radioactive sources only on condition that they are accepted for disposal at the end oftheir useful lives by the supplier

- International obligations

- Safety and security purpose

Public Information and participation

All radioactive waste management activities will be conducted in an open and transparent manner, and the public will have access to information regarding waste management where this does not infringe upon national laws, security and defense

- Openness and transparent

Other issues- Orphan sources

The waste management organization will be responsible for the safe management of radioactive waste, including disused radioactive sources, for which no owner can be identified

- Safety and security purpose

iv. Recommended policy and strategies for the country

v. justification for recommendations

Policy Element Policy Statement Justification

NPP The government (or the relevant ministry) will arrange the return of spent nuclear fuel from the research reactor to the country of its origin

- International obligations

- Safety and security purposes

Decommissioning waste

The waste management organization will prepare a strategy detailing arrangements for the long term management of radioactive waste for approval by the government

- Safety of the people and the environment

iv. Recommended policy and strategies for the country

v. justification for recommendations

Purpose This strategy specifies the technical means and measures for

managing the radioactive waste and SNF.

Strategy statement(a) The waste management organization activities will be implementedaccording to the long term strategic plan and annual implementationplans, subject to governmental approval;(b) The waste management organization will develop an inventory of theexisting radioactive waste in the country, including legacy waste, and aprediction of expected future radioactive waste. The inventory will bekept up to date and appropriate records maintained;(c) The waste management organization will establish a waste categorization scheme as a basis for the national radioactive waste inventory;

STRATEGIES

(d) The waste management organization, in cooperation with the regulatorybody, will create and maintain a database of facilities at which radioactive waste is generated with details of the nature and amounts of waste involved;(e) The waste management organization will establish and operate a systemfor the collection, characterization, transport, storage and processing ofall radioactive waste generated. For this purpose, the waste management organization will specify the conditions under which the waste will be accepted from the waste generators;(f) The waste management organization will provide for the eventual disposal of all radioactive waste according to the approved strategy;(g) The waste management organization will report to the government on anannual basis concerning the activities performed in the period of the report, the amounts and types of radioactive waste that have been managed and on any other relevant issues.

STRATEGIES

Have to take into account the whole cycle for NPP (from siting to decommissioning) in developing Policy

Education and training for man power as the country is going for NPP in 10 years time and proposed facilities (eg. Treatment, storage and disposal facilities)

Treatment facility and central storage facility located at the same site – to overcome public acceptance issues, economic point of view etc

Policy developed should take into consideration of International obligations (Agreement, convention, Treaty etc)

Timeframe for the improvement need to be re-considered (too ambitious)

Timescale for the strategy should be identified

COMMENTS FROM THE OBSERVERS

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