Decree No. 145 / 1997 Coll.
Decree of the State Office for Nuclear Security on the Registration and Control of Nuclear Materials and on its Closer Definition
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DECLARATION
State Office for Nuclear Security
of 19 June 1997
on the registration and control of nuclear materials and their closer definition
According to § 47 (7) for the implementation of § 2 (j) (1) (aa) and (bb) and § 18 (1) (b) of Act No. 18 / 1997 Coll., on the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy and Ionising Radiation (Atomic Act) and amending and supplementing certain laws, hereinafter referred to as "the Act":
INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
Subject matter
(1) This Decree provides:
(a) values for the definition of nuclear materials and the way in which they are recorded and checked;
(b) the way in which the records of uranium and thorium ores are kept and transmitted;
(c) the manner and extent of notification of the management of selected items (1), (2) and the conduct of research and development activities relating to the nuclear fuel cycle.
(2) For the purposes of this decree:
(a) the management of nuclear materials by any nuclear activity, in particular in their manufacture, processing, treatment, use, collection, storage, storage and disposal, including their import, export or transit;
(b) by the flow of nuclear materials, all their movements with the authorisation holder (§ 9 (1) (l) of the Act) including changes in their category;
(c) a batch of nuclear materials, a registration unit with its own name at least on the packaging or components related thereto, the composition and quantity of which are defined by a clear set of specifications (mass, enrichment, physical and chemical form) or the measurements found at a given key measuring point (hereinafter referred to as "dose"); the nuclear material may be in bulk or in several separate items as a dose,
(d) categories of nuclear materials thorium, depleted uranium, natural uranium, enriched uranium or plutonium;
(e) physical inventory of nuclear materials, physical verification of all quantities of such materials by the holder of the authorisation for a given material balance area at a date fixed by the State Office for Nuclear Safety (hereinafter referred to as the Office); the physical inventory includes the identification of individual doses, their items and their measurement;
(f) a documentary inventory of nuclear materials, a documentary summary of the quantities of individual doses of nuclear materials for the holder of the authorisation and including summary records of the quantities of each category of such material, which have been established according to the registration documents at a given date;
(g) by a book investment of nuclear materials, evidence of the time course of the accounting changes of each category of nuclear material kept continuously with the authorisation holder reflecting any changes in the quantity or category of nuclear material since the last physical inventory of nuclear material;
(h) material balance areas, as a rule, the authorisation holder, the group of permit holders, the nuclear installation or its separate parts where the nuclear material is physically present; all normal inputs and outputs of nuclear materials to the material balance area shall be measurable;
(i) a key measuring point for the part of the material balance area in which nuclear materials can be measured and verified and which generally coincides with the individual workplace where nuclear materials are located;
(j) an effective kilogram of a specific unit used in the application of international safeguards to nuclear materials, the quantity in effective kilograms being:
1. for plutonium, its weight in kilograms;
2. for uranium with an enrichment of 0,01 and its weight in kilograms multiplied by its enrichment square,
3. for uranium with enrichment below 0,01 but above 0,005, its weight in kilograms multiplied by 0,0001,
4. for depleted uranium with an enrichment of 0,005 or less and thorium, its mass in kilograms multiplied by 0,00005;
(k) the disposal of nuclear materials by administrative removal from the nuclear material register as measured waste;
(l) the seals of the Office or of the International Atomic Energy Agency (hereinafter referred to as the Agency) on the technical means to prevent the disposal of the nuclear materials against which they have been applied; verification of sealed nuclear materials shall be carried out by checking the integrity of seals.
Definition of nuclear materials
(1) The values for the definition of nuclear materials [§ 2 (j) (1) (aa) and (bb) of the Act] are:
(a) quantities exceeding 0,005 kg for source materials;
(b) quantities exceeding 0,005 g for special fissile materials.
(2) Registration and control of nuclear materials are not subject to materials at the stage of searching, exploration, extraction and initial processing of uranium and thorium ore, unless they have reached the stage of uranium or thorium concentrate which has left the process of drying and for which the mass and content of uranium or thorium have been determined.
METHOD OF EVIDENCE AND CONTROL OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS
State system of registration and control of nuclear materials
(1) For the purpose of maintaining the state system of registration and control of nuclear materials, the Office divides the Czech Republic into material balance areas according to permit holders.
(2) In each material balance area, the Office shall, after consulting the authorisation holder, determine key measuring points.
Registration and control of nuclear materials
(1) In order to ensure the registration and control of nuclear materials, the holder of the authorisation shall keep records and operational records, process and transmit to the Authority data on the construction of nuclear installations, including their situation drawings, log reports, special reports, prior notifications and declarations for the import of nuclear materials, as well as recording operational losses, retained waste and exempt nuclear material. In the absence of a nuclear installation, the holder of the authorisation shall transmit a situation chart to the Office of the location where nuclear materials are handled, including a description of the individual buildings and their destination.
(2) The registration and control of nuclear materials shall be carried out on the basis of a written directive on the registration and control of nuclear materials of the authorisation holder setting out:
(a) the deployment of nuclear materials with the authorisation holder;
(b) the extent of the powers and responsibilities of the Head of Nuclear Material Records and the nominal identification of the responsibilities of other personnel entrusted to each nuclear material registry site;
(c) the arrangements and dates for the transmission of information to the Head of Nuclear Material Records concerning the use and consumption of nuclear materials at individual sites, the movement of nuclear materials between the workplace, the reception and dispatch of nuclear materials;
(d) the way in which operating records are kept for all workplaces where nuclear materials are used, stored or consumed;
(e) the manner in which records are kept;
(f) the method and procedure for measuring the quantities of nuclear materials received, produced, shipped, consumed (including measured operating losses) or in the inventory contained;
(g) the use of the most accurate instruments and equipment available, corresponding to their accuracy to the world standard, during the measurements carried out;
(h) the method of assessing the accuracy of measurements and estimating the measurement errors;
(i) method and frequency of calibration of measuring instruments, determination of tank volumes and sampling methods;
(j) procedures for assessing differences between the measurement of the consignor and the consignee;
(k) the procedures for the comitological disposal of measured operational losses of nuclear materials which guarantee their non-recovery;
(l) the procedures of the staff of the holder of the authorisation for inspections of the Office and the Agency;
(m) staff procedures in the event of nuclear material loss, integrity or functionality of the inspection facilities of the Office and the Agency;
(n) the procedure for evaluating non-countable material.
(3) A natural person (hereinafter referred to as the "Head of Nuclear Material Register ') shall be entrusted in writing with the management of the registration of nuclear materials and shall transmit a copy of this written mandate to the Office. That person shall in particular carry out the following tasks:
(a) participate in the preparation and planning of all activities of the authorisation holder related to the management of nuclear materials;
(b) check compliance with the Nuclear Material Registration and Control Directive with the authorisation holder;
(c) carry out periodic checks on the consent of the physical state of nuclear materials to the operational records, checks on the seals of the Office and the Agency and other control technical equipment; and make entries on such checks;
(d) keep records and process the book inventory of nuclear materials and be responsible for their safe storage;
(e) the processing of records,
(f) physically controls each receipt of nuclear materials and their dispatch;
(g) organise the physical inventory of nuclear materials;
(h) accompany the inspectors of the Office and the Agency during the inspection;
(i) keep the documents of the Office and the Agency relating to the registration of nuclear materials with the authorisation holder.
Records
(1) The records shall include:
(a) data on the increments and losses of nuclear materials or changes in their category ("inventory change");
(b) all measurement results used to determine the physical inventory or to verify the change in inventory of individual doses of nuclear materials;
(c) any adjustments and corrections made with regard to inventory changes and physical inventory;
(d) further information on the implementation of nuclear material control as required by the Office.
(2) Records of all inventory changes and physical inventory include the date, name of the dose, category of nuclear material, description of the material, the number of components in the dose, its weight, the method of measurement, the location of the dose and, as far as possible, the starting dose data and any comment. Records of each batch of nuclear materials are kept separately for each category of nuclear materials.
(3) Each inventory change shall include the type of inventory and, if any, the previous or future authorisation holder.
(4) The entries in the records shall be entered exclusively according to the operating records or original documents.
Operating records
(1) Operating records shall be kept directly at the sites where nuclear materials are produced, used or stored.
(2) Operating records shall include:
(a) the operational data data used for the holder of the permit to capture changes in inventory quantities and in the composition of nuclear materials;
(b) the data obtained from the calibration of the measuring instruments checked, the determination of tank volumes and the sampling and analysis data;
(c) a description of the activities carried out in the preparation and execution of the physical inventory and to ensure its correctness and completeness;
(d) a description of the measurement quality and estimation of random and systematic errors;
(e) a description of the measures taken to determine the cause and size of any loss that could not be measured;
(f) the date and signature of the staff member who made the alert and, in the case of inventory changes leading to the termination of the registration of nuclear materials, the signatures of at least three employees, including the signature of the Head of Nuclear Material Registration.
(3) Material data shall be entered in the records and operating records in a rounded-off manner to two decimal places, the unit for source materials being a kilogram and for special fissile materials grams.
Data on construction of nuclear installations
The data on the construction and modification of nuclear installations shall include:
(a) identification of the installation, indicating its nature, purpose, proposed production capacity, use and consumption of nuclear materials, geographical location, name and address;
(b) a description of the general arrangements for the installation, taking into account the form, location and flow of nuclear materials and the general distribution of parts of equipment relevant for the registration and control of nuclear materials;
(c) a description of the functions of the nuclear equipment and the way in which it is controlled;
(d) a description of existing and proposed procedures ensuring the registration and control of nuclear materials, with particular regard to the monitoring of the flow of nuclear materials, the carrying out of their physical inventory and the processing of the material balance, and taking into account the requirements for the content and form of the registration documents provided for in this Decree, which the authorisation holder submits during the inspection or sent to the Office;
(e) dates, method and methods of measuring nuclear materials, including calibration of measuring instruments.
Registration reports
(1) The accounting reports are:
(a) an inventory change report;
(b) a physical inventory inventory;
(c) the material balance report.
(2) The inventory change report shall be made on form 1 of the Annex or in the form of a database file with a format established by the Office, supported by a copy of the contents of the database, bearing the stamp of the authorisation holder and the signature of the Head of Nuclear Material Registration. The inventory change report shall be submitted to the Authority no later than five days after each change made.
(3) The inventory of the physical inventory and the material balance report shall be submitted on forms 2 and 3 of the Annex or in the form of database files with a format established by the Office and documented copies of the contents of the database, bearing the stamp of the authorisation holder and the signature of the Head of Nuclear Material Registration. The inventory of the physical inventory and the material balance report shall be submitted to the Office no later than 10 days after the completion of the physical inventory.
(4) The accounting reports indicate changes in the accounting status of the quantities of nuclear materials, including changes in their category, established according to the accounting records at a given date.
(5) The physical inventory inventory shall be the result of a physical inventory of nuclear materials, the manner and date of which shall be determined by the Authority on the basis of a proposal from the authorisation holder.
(6) The material balance report shall be the sum of all types of inventory changes made, including the initial and final inventory of physical inventory, and shall serve to determine the size of the non-countable material between the corresponding two physical inventories.
(7) Uncountable material shall be obtained as the difference between the final book inventory and the physical inventory inventory. The size of the non-deductible material shall be justified by the authorisation holder in the material balance report note.
(8) The procedures for completing the forms for registration reports are set out in the Annex.
Special reports
The special report shall be submitted by the authorisation holder to the Authority:
(a) any event involving the loss or potential loss of nuclear materials or a breach of the integrity of the container containing nuclear materials; the special report shall be sent without delay by the holder of the authorisation to the Office, but no later than 24 hours after he or she becomes aware of such an event or the possibility of its creation;
(b) subsequently the causes of the event referred to in point (a), where detailed information is given in particular on its extent in relation to nuclear materials and measures are proposed to prevent the recurrence of such an event; the special report shall be sent by the holder of the authorisation to the Office no later than 14 days after he or she becomes aware of such an event or the possibility of its creation;
(c) the breach of seals and the breach of the functionality or prescribed conditions to ensure the functioning of the facilities of the Office or of the Agency which control nuclear materials; the authorisation holder shall inform the Authority without delay of such an event.
Prior notification
(1) The prior notification shall be submitted by the authorisation holder to the Office:
(a) if it wishes to consume or dilute nuclear materials in such a way that they are unrecoverable or if it plans to export or import nuclear materials in quantities exceeding one effective kilogram; send such notification to the Office at least six weeks before the start of the operations; the provision does not apply to the consumption of nuclear materials in nuclear fission reactors,
(b) if it plans to carry out operations in which the seals of the Office or the Agency will be violated; the authorisation holder shall inform the Authority without delay of such operation.
(2) The prior notification shall include:
(a) the name and identification mark of the authorisation holder;
(b) the designation, quantity and composition of nuclear materials to be diluted or consumed, imported or exported where appropriate, or the location of seals to be broken;
(c) the start and end of operations;
(d) a brief description of the operations and their purpose.
Operating losses
(1) Operating losses are:
(a) unmeasured operating losses arising in each operation, in particular by dispersal, evaporation, rounding and as a result of imperfections of analytical methods or by unauthorised removal; the losses are detected when the physical inventory is carried out and result in non-countable material;
(b) the measured operating losses, which constitute the measured waste of nuclear material which, for the holder of the authorisation, is completely unusable for its characteristics, in particular with regard to economic costs, and the material is normally technologically recoverable without the use of the ore processing technology; include, in particular, gizzards and chips mixed with other metals when machining together, slag, pastries on crucibles, unprocessed and highly active solutions and analytical residues.
(2) The operating losses limits for each authorisation holder are set by the Authority. They shall be notified without delay to the Office by means of a special report.
(3) The measured operating losses shall always be measured analytically or estimated on the basis of measurements. It cannot be calculated from the material balance as the difference between the weight of the material entering the process and the weight of the product. The results of analyses and measurements are part of the operating records.
(4) Material from the measured operating losses is stored separately from other waste types, in particular radioactive, until it is disposed of. Before disposal, the waste to be measured shall be treated in such a way that the nuclear material is not recoverable, usually by concreting and moving to a storage site. A copy of the liquidation note, which is part of the operational records, shall be sent by the authorisation holder to the Office.
Records of national nuclear material transfers
(1) In the case of national transfers of nuclear materials, the sending authorisation holder shall send the receiving authorisation holder an inventory change report pursuant to Article 8 (1) (a) of this Decree containing data on the quantity and type of nuclear material transferred.
(2) The authorisation holder receiving nuclear materials shall verify the data provided by the sending authorisation holder before sending the relevant inventory change report to the Authority.
(3) In the event of disagreement between the data provided by the consignor and the receiving authorisation holder, the authorisation holder shall request the Authority to carry out a control measurement the result of which is decisive for the accounting purposes.
Registration of international transfers of nuclear materials
(1) If the holder of the authorisation exports or imports nuclear materials exceeding one effective kilogram within a period of three months, he shall indicate in the prior notification of the transfer of nuclear materials pursuant to Article 9 (3) of this Decree:
(a) the name and address of the consignor or recipient of the authorisation;
(b) data on the quantity and composition of nuclear materials;
(c) the date and place where and where the consignment will be closed or opened;
(d) the date of dispatch or reception of the consignment;
(e) the name of the receiving or sending State and the place where the Czech Republic transfers or assumes responsibility for nuclear materials.
(2) The provisions of paragraph 1 shall also apply to imports and exports of materials which are at the primary processing stage of uranium and thorium ore and contain a quantity of uranium or thorium greater than one effective kilogram.
(3) Each consignment of nuclear material abroad shall be accompanied by an accompanying document, drawn up in the form of an export and import notification, using form 4 of the Annex.
(4) For registration purposes, the application for authorisation of imports of nuclear materials shall be supported by a declaration of import of nuclear materials using form No 7 of the Annex.
(5) The procedures for completing the forms for international transfers of nuclear materials are set out in the Annex.
Reported waste
(1) Nuclear materials which are not immediately usable for the holder of the authorisation or for the physical form and location of a hard-to-reach routine inspection, and which are recoverable and cannot be excluded from future use, may be transferred to retained waste. They shall be measured before nuclear materials are transferred to retained waste. The results of this measurement are part of the operating records.
(2) Nuclear materials transferred to the category of retained waste:
(a) are stored separately from other nuclear materials;
(b) are not included in the documentary or book inventory of nuclear materials;
(c) the inventory of the physical inventory of nuclear materials shall be shown separately;
(d) remain under the control of the Office.
(3) If the retained waste is to be processed, transferred to another permit holder or stored together with other nuclear materials, it shall first be transferred back to the normal records of nuclear materials.
(4) The authorisation holder shall ensure that there is no unjustified accumulation of retained waste. The transfer of nuclear materials to retained waste and its re-transfer to normal nuclear material records shall be reported by the holder of the authorisation to the Authority in the form of an inventory change report at the date of transfer.
Excluded nuclear material
(1) Where the authorisation holder uses nuclear materials in non-nuclear activities (for example shielding blocks) or special fissile materials in gram quantities (for example, detection components of apparatus), he may request the Authority to transfer these materials to the exempted nuclear material.
(2) The Authority may, on its initiative, transfer nuclear materials to exempt nuclear material.
(3) Nuclear materials transferred to the exempted nuclear material:
(a) are stored separately from other nuclear materials;
(b) are not included in the documentary or book inventory of nuclear materials;
(c) the inventory of the physical inventory of nuclear materials shall be shown separately;
(d) remain under the control of the Office.
(4) If the exempted nuclear material is to be processed, transferred to another permit holder or stored together with other nuclear materials, it shall first be transferred back to the normal registration of nuclear materials.
(5) The transfer of nuclear materials to the exempted nuclear material and its re-transfer to the normal nuclear material records shall be reported by the holder of the authorisation to the Authority in the form of an inventory change report at the date of transfer.
METHOD OF LEADING AND TRANSFERING OF EVIDENT DATA ON THE LIKE OF Uranium AND THORIUM ORES
Registration details
(1) The evidence of uranium and thorium ore mining and processing is:
(a) identification data, (3) places of uranium mines, modified uranium and plants for the manufacture of thorium concentrate, their operating status and estimated annual capacity;
(b) the quantity of ore extracted, stored, processed and dispatched in tonnes, including the average uranium and thorium content in ore;
(c) the date of dispatch, the addressee, the purpose of the recovery and the quantity of ore in each consignment sent, including the average uranium and thorium content in the ore.
(2) Where the accounting information referred to in paragraph 1 is kept, the keeping of records of nuclear materials pursuant to Sections 3 to 15 of this Decree shall not be required for such uranium and thorium ores.
Transmission of registration data
Registration data shall be transmitted to the Office:
(a) in accordance with Article 15a (1) (a), at least six weeks before the extraction or processing of ore,
(b) in accordance with Article 15a (1) (b), by 15 January each year for the preceding calendar year,
(c) in accordance with Article 15a (1) (c), on form No 8 of the Annex, within five days following the dispatch of the ore.
SCOPE AND METHOD OF TRANSMISSION OF NOTIFICATION OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES
Transmission of activity data
(1) At least six weeks before the start of the management of selected items (1), (2) and before the start of the research or development activity relating to the nuclear fuel cycle, the identification data, location and scope of the activities carried out shall be transmitted to the Authority.
(2) A 10-year plan shall be submitted to the Authority when research and development activities related to the nuclear fuel cycle are initiated. The update of those plans shall be submitted to the Authority by 31 March of each calendar year.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Decree of the State Office for Nuclear Safety No 145 / 1997 Coll., on the Registration and Control of Nuclear Materials and on its Closer Definition |
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| Regulation Type | Order |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 07.07.1997 |
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| Effective from | 07.07.1997 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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