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The legal framework on the disposal of intermediate level waste in Russian Federation

Scientific and Engineering centre for Nuclear and Radiation Safety

Anna Mishagina

09-1309-13 SeptemberSeptember 2013 г., 2013 г., IAEAIAEA, , AustriaAustria

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Federal Law «On Radioactive Waste Management»

Unified State System for Radioactive Waste Management

Regulations on VLLW, LLW, ILW Disposal: revision and development of Federal Norms and Rules

Contents


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Hierarchy of laws and regulations


International AgreementsInternational AgreementsInternational AgreementsInternational Agreements

Federal LawsFederal Laws№№170-170-FZFZ « «On the Use of Atomic EnergyOn the Use of Atomic Energy», »,

№№190-190-FZFZ « «On On MManagement of anagement of RRadioactive adioactive WWaste and aste and Revisions Revisions in Certain Legal Acts of thein Certain Legal Acts of the Russian Federation Russian Federation»» etcetc..

Federal LawsFederal Laws№№170-170-FZFZ « «On the Use of Atomic EnergyOn the Use of Atomic Energy», »,

№№190-190-FZFZ « «On On MManagement of anagement of RRadioactive adioactive WWaste and aste and Revisions Revisions in Certain Legal Acts of thein Certain Legal Acts of the Russian Federation Russian Federation»» etcetc..

Legal Acts of the President Legal Acts of the President and the Government of Russiaand the Government of Russia

Legal Acts of the President Legal Acts of the President and the Government of Russiaand the Government of Russia

Federal regulations (norms and rules)Federal regulations (norms and rules)Federal regulations (norms and rules)Federal regulations (norms and rules)

PredisposalPredisposal Disposal of RAWDisposal of RAW

Federal norms and rules for waste management(Minzdrav of Russia,

State Atomic Energy Corporation «Rosatom»)

Federal norms and rules for waste management(Minzdrav of Russia,

State Atomic Energy Corporation «Rosatom»)

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Unified State System for radioactive waste management Purpose and principles of functioning

- priority to protection of human health and life for the present and future generations and of the environment;

- consideration of interdependency of RAW generation and management stages until disposal

- information availability Development stages- development of the regulatory framework and organizational basis- initial registration of radioactive waste and sites their allocation;- development of radioactive waste disposal facilities

(including disposal of VLLW, LLW, ILW). Radioactive waste management and disposal provisions

Classification of radioactive waste (introduced by the Government ) Obligation for radioactive waste final disposal

National Operator for Radioactive Waste Management Financial provisions of radioactive waste management Radioactive waste export and import

Federal Law «On Radioactive Waste Management»: overview


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Basic terms definition

RAW classification special RAW and Retrievable (disposable) RAW classes of Retrievable RAW (based on disposal option)

For Special (nonretrievable) RAW: emplacement site and site for conservation

Deep well injection of liquid LLW and ILW on operating sites

Main statements of Federal Law «On Radioactive Waste Management»


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“Unified State System for radioactive waste management is to be developed to organize and provide safe and economically effective RAW management, including their disposal” (Article 10)

“Institutions which activity results in RAW generation are responsible for providing safety for RAW management up to their delivery to the National Operator” (Article 10)

“Radioactive wastes... are subject to mandatory disposal in disposal facilities” (Article 12)



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“Radioactive waste generated before the date when this Federal Law entered into force (except of radioactive waste containing nuclear material that could exclusively be in the federal ownership), are owned by the organization, in result of which activity they were generated” (Article 9)

“The national operator ensures safe management of the waste accepted for disposal” (Article 20)



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Development of the Unified State System for RWM National Operator for Radioactive Waste Management has been

identified;Radioactive waste registration has been started;3 disposal sites for liquid RAW deep well injection has been

transferred into the ownership of the National Operator;

Regulatory support Development and approval of the Governmental Decrees

- procedure and timescale for development of the Unified State System for RWM and establishment of the National Operator for Radioactive Waste Management;

- tariff regulation of RAW disposal and establishment of pricing principles;

- initial radioactive waste registration;- radioactive waste classification system

Revision of federal rules and regulations as well as safety guidelines in the field of RAW management

Federal Law «On Radioactive Waste Management»: implementation


Development of the Unified State System for RWM


RWM USSRWM USS

Development of the regulatory and institutional framework

Development of the regulatory and institutional framework

Development of disposal system for very low, low and intermediate level

radioactive waste

Development of disposal system for very low, low and intermediate level

radioactive waste

Development of disposal system for high level radioactive waste

Development of disposal system for high level radioactive waste

1 stage - to 01.01.2015

2 stage – to 01.01.2018

3 stage - to 01.01.2021

Art. 11 of Federal Low from 11.07.2011 № 190-FL

p. 4 of the Government Decree from 19.11.2012 № 1185

«On the determination of the order and timing of creating a

unified system of radioactive waste management»

Within 10 years disposal facilities for VLW, LLW, ILW, HLW shall be constructed to meet the needs of the nuclear industry in the infrastructure

for final isolation of radioactive waste

Within 10 years disposal facilities for VLW, LLW, ILW, HLW shall be constructed to meet the needs of the nuclear industry in the infrastructure

for final isolation of radioactive waste

Decree by the Government of the Russian Federation (19.11.2012 №1185)«About definition of an order and periods of creation of Unified State System for radioactive

waste management » (concerning creation of objects for disposal RAW)


Stage 1 (till 01. 01. 2015)

-territorial planning schemes for RAW disposal facilities siting to be defined;- cost rate (tariffs) for RAW disposal to be established;- federal norms, rules and regulatory documents necessary for establishment of Unified State System for radioactive waste management to be developed and determined; - initial registration of RAW and its location to be realized;- prognosis of RAW generation to be done.




Stage 2 (till 01. 01. 2018)The system of LLW and ILW disposal to be developed

- decision on construction of waste disposal facilities according to the scheme of territorial planning of RAW disposal facilities siting to be made;

- first primary disposal facilities for LLW and ILW to be planed, constructed and commissioned




Stage 3 (till 01. 01. 2021)The system of HLW disposal facilities to be developed;

- objects of underground research laboratory to be commissioned;

- disposal facilities for LLW and ILW to be commissioned and disposal of these types of waste by the volume up to 200.000 m3 to be realized.

Registration and accounting in field of RWM

Cost planning for RWM

Evaluation of the obligations on WM

RAW Generators*

State registration and control of RM and RAW

Generated RAW

Accumulated RAW

National Operator

RAW Management State Managing Body

Specialized organizations

Technical policy in the field of RWM

Territorial planning scheme (in terms of RAW)

Organizational Structure of the Unified State RAW Management System


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Initial RAW Registration


Initial RAW registration is provisioned in the Article 23 of the Federal Law “On Radioactive Waste Management” and will be implemented during the first phase of development of the a unified state system of radioactive waste management starting from the January 15, 2013 till December 31, 2014 inclusively.

The surveys will be carried out in all facilities having radioactive waste that are subject for the initial registration. Based on the survey results special commissions will draw up the acts of initial registration, on the basis of which proposals will be developed to classify radioactive waste storage facility into a particular category of radioactive waste storage facilities.

The State Corporation "Rosatom" has confirmed the schedule for survey and initial registration of the storage facilities (sites) for radioactive waste generated before 15.07.2011.

The schedule was developed in accordance with the Governmental Resolution from 25.07.2012 № 767 "On carrying out the initial registration of radioactive waste"

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Initial RAW Registration


Initial RAW registration will provide the necessary information to form a registry of radioactive waste and the inventory of the radioactive waste storage facilities (sites).

From a legal point of view, the initial RAW registration will allow: •To assign the status of “accumulated waste” to the waste generated before the Federal Law “On Radioactive Waste Management” has entered into force • To define the categories and types of storage facilities and of the accumulated RAW according to the new Russian legal framework (retrievable and special waste, the temporary and long-term storage, sites of emplacement and sites of conservation of special waste).

Type of radioactive waste and of the category of radioactive waste storage facility are crucial for planning of treatment of previously accumulated waste in accordance with the requirements of the Article 24 of the Federal Law “On Radioactive Waste Management.”

Initial Registration and Survey of RAW Storage Facilities


SurveyEBS Upgrade,

Additional Barriers

On Site Disposal

Waste Retrieval

Treatment and Conditioning

Interim Storage

Transportation

Disposal in Regional Disposal Facility

Storage Facility

Special RAW

Retrievable RAW

Site of sRAW Emplacement

Site of sRAW Conservation

If meet safety requirements

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Regulations of VLLW, LLW, ILW disposal


The criterions for classification of RAW are given in the Decree №1069 from 19.10.2012 by the Government of the Russian Federation «On criteria for classifying solid, liquid or gaseous waste to radioactive waste, criteria for classifying radioactive waste to special and removable RAW and criteria for classification of removable RAW».


Criteria for classifying radioactive waste to special and retrievable RAW

Special RAW

• The collective effective dose for the entire period of the potential danger

• The risk of potential exposure

Retrievable RAW

RAW, including:RAW generated:•in result of implementation of the state program of armaments and state defense order•In result of the use of nuclear weapon for peaceful purposes•In result of nuclear and (or) radiation accident in nuclear facility•liquid RAW, accumulated in surface water-storage facilities, totaling more than 25000 m3, commissioned before the entry into force of the Federal Law "On the treatment of waste ...", as well as the sediments of the storage reservoirs meet the following criteria:

• The cost of moving away, processing, conditioning, transportation to disposal facility and disposal of radioactive waste

Moving awayOn site disposal

• The size of the possible harm to the environment• The cost of disposal of radioactive waste, including

conversion Site of sRAW to RAW disposal facility, its operation and closing, its safety over the period of the potential danger

RAW storage and its sanitary protection zone located outside the boundaries of settlements, protected areas, coastal protection strips and water protection zones of water bodies, and other security protection zones

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Criteria for classifying retrievable RAW

Class 1

Solid RAW:•materials•equipment•products•solidified liquid RAW

RAW, resulting from the extraction and processing of uranium ores and mineral and organic materials with a high content of natural radionuclides

Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5

Class 6

HLW:>1011 Bq/g - T>107 Bq/g - β (except for T)>106 Bq/g - α (except for t/u)>105 Bq/g - t/u

Disposal in deep disposal facility after storage before decay to increase heat generation

Solid RAW :•materials•equipment•products •ground•solidified liquid RAW•DSRS of 1 и 2 categories

HLW:>1011 Bq/g - T>107 Bq/g - β (except for T)>106 Bq/g - α (except for t/u)>105 Bq/g – t/uуLong-lived ILW:108÷1011 Bq/g - T104÷107 Bq/g - β (except for T)103÷106 Bq/g - α (except for t/u)102÷105 Bq/g – t/u

Disposal in deep disposal facility

Solid RAW:•materials•equipment•products •ground•solidified liquid RAW•DSRS of category 3

ILW:108÷1011 Bq/g - T104÷107 Bq/g - β (except for T)103÷106 Bq/g - α(except for t/u)102÷105 Bq/g – t/uуLong-lived LLW:107÷108 Bq/g - T103÷104 Bq/g - β (except for T)102÷103 Bq/g - α (except for t/u)101÷102 Bq/g – t/u

Disposal in near-surface disposal facility (till 100 m depth)

Solid RAW:•materials•equipment•products •биологические объекты•ground•solidified liquid RAW•DSRS of category 3

LLW:107÷108 Bq/g - T103÷104 Bq/g - β (except for T)102÷103 Bq/g - α (except for t/u)101÷102 Bq/g – t/uVLLW:<107 Bq/g - T<103 Bq/g - β (except for T)<102 Bq/g - α (except for t/u)<101 Bq/g – t/u

Disposal in near-surface disposal facility at ground level

Liquid RAW:organic and inorganic liquids, pulps, muds

ILW:104÷108 Bq/g - T103÷107 Bq/g - β (except for T)102÷106 Bq/g - α (except for t/u)101÷105 Bq/g – t/uLLW:<104 Bq/g - T<103 Bq/g - β (except for T)<102 Bq/g - α (except for t/u)<101 Bq/g – t/u

Disposal in existing deep well injection disposal facilities

Disposal in near-surface disposal facility

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Federal norms for RAW disposal


Radioactive Waste Management Safety. General ProvisionsRadioactive Waste Management Safety. General ProvisionsNP-058-04

Radioactive Waste Management Safety. General ProvisionsRadioactive Waste Management Safety. General ProvisionsNP-058-04

Disposal of radioactive wastes. Principles, Disposal of radioactive wastes. Principles, criteria and main requirements of safetycriteria and main requirements of safety

NP-055-04

Disposal of radioactive wastes. Principles, Disposal of radioactive wastes. Principles, criteria and main requirements of safetycriteria and main requirements of safety

NP-055-04

Near-surface disposal of radioactive waste. Safety requirements.

NP-069-06


NP-069-06

Radioactive waste acceptance criteria for disposal

NP-ХХX-13?

Radioactive waste acceptance criteria for disposal

NP-ХХX-13?

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RAW Management

Predisposal RAW management. General Safety Requirements

GSR, part 5

Predisposal RAW management. General Safety Requirements

GSR, part 5

Disposal of radioactive wastes. Principles, criteria and general safety requirements.

NP-055-04

Disposal of radioactive wastes. Principles, criteria and general safety requirements.

NP-055-04


NP-069-06


NP-069-06

Collection, treatment,

storage and conditioning od

Solid RAW. Safety

Requirements. NP-020-2000



Solid RAW. Safety




Liquid RAW. Safety




Liquid RAW. Safety


Gaseous RAW Management.

Safety Requirements.

NP-021-2000

Gaseous RAW Management.

Safety Requirements.

NP-021-2000

Disposal of Radioactive Waste. Special Safety Requirement

SSR-5

Disposal of Radioactive Waste. Special Safety Requirement

SSR-5

Near-surface disposal. Safety Requirements

WS-R-1

Near-surface disposal. Safety Requirements

WS-R-1

Safety FundamentalsSF-1

Safety FundamentalsSF-1

Safety of Radioactive Waste Management. General Provisions

NP-058-04

Safety of Radioactive Waste Management. General Provisions

NP-058-04

RAW WAC for DisposalNP-ХХ-ХХХ

RAW WAC for DisposalNP-ХХ-ХХХ

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NP-058-XX «Safety of Radioactive Waste Management. General Provisions»


Main improvements: Terms and definitions Updated document structure: retrievable and special RAW Predisposal retrievable RAW management Disposal of retrievable RAW

Waste disposal according to the RAW classification Special RAW management

Justification for RAW classification as special RAW Providing safety for the special RAW emplacement sites Justification for transition of the special RAW emplacement sites into

the special RAW conservation sites and intodisposal sites

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NP-055-XX Disposal of radioactive wastes. Principles, criteria and general safety requirements.

NP-069-XX Near-surface disposal of radioactive waste. Safety requirements.


Main improvements:

Terms and definitions RAW classification for disposal Harmonization with NP-058-ХХ & NP-ХХХ-ХХ

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NP-055-XX Disposal of radioactive wastes. Principles, criteria and general safety requirements.


Provisional Contents:List of AbbreviationsBasic terms and definitions1. Purpose and Scope2. The purpose, principles, criteria and basic requirements to ensure safety in the disposal of radioactive waste3. Requirements to ensure the safety of the disposal of radioactive waste (Siting, operating, construction, closure)4. Quality ensurance for RAW disposalAnnexes

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NP-069-XX Near-surface disposal of radioactive waste. Safety requirements.


Provisional Contents:List of AbbreviationsBasic terms and definitions1. Purpose and Scope2. General requirements3. Safety requirements for siting of near surface RAW disposal facilities4. Safety requirements for designing and construction of near surface RAW disposal facilities5. Safety during the operation of near surface RAW disposal facilities 6. Safety during the closing and after closure of near surface RAW disposal facilities

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NP-ХХХ-2013 «Radioactive waste acceptance criteria for disposal »


Key statements:general requirements for characteristics of disposable waste forms and packages have to be established by the Federal Regulationsgeneral acceptance criteria for each waste class have to be established by the Federal Regulationsfor disposal into specific disposal fasility detailed waste acceptance criteria have to be developed, taking into account geological, hydro geological, climatic and other conditions of disposal facility allocation, amount of radioactive waste, disposal facilities design features, processes, etc., the timing of RAW disposal, the need for transportation. responsibilities of RAW generators and operator of disposal facilities have to be separated and clearly defined

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NP-ХХХ-2013 «Radioactive waste acceptance criteria for disposal »


Provisional Contents: General Provisions General requirements for disposal of solid waste:

requirements for radiation characteristics of RAW packages requirements for physical and chemical RAW characteristics requirements for the final form of RAW requirements for containers and packs

General requirements for disposal of liquid waste Development and validation of acceptance criteria for specific waste disposal facilities Monitoring compliance with waste acceptance criteria Documentation and passport of the package (party) of radioactive waste (solid and liquid) Applications: General WAC for each waste class (Classes 1-6)

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