Decree No. 185 / 2003 Coll.
Decommissioning of a nuclear installation or a Category III or Category IV site
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DECLARATION
of 3 June 2003
on the decommissioning of a nuclear installation or a Category III or Category IV site
According to § 47 (7) for the implementation of § 9 (1) (g) and § 13 (3) (d) of Act No. 18 / 1997 Coll., on the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy and Ionising Radiation (Atomic Act) and on the Amendment and Addition of Certain Acts, as amended by Act No. 13 / 2002 Coll., ("the Act '):
INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
Subject matter
This decree sets out the scope and method of decommissioning of a nuclear installation or a Category III or Category IV workplace (hereinafter referred to as "the workplace ') for which the State Nuclear Safety Authority (hereinafter referred to as" the Authority') is authorised, and specifies the scope and manner of implementation by the Authority of the authorised documentation for the authorised activity.
Basic concepts
For the purposes of this decree:
(a) decommissioning activities - activities carried out during the decommissioning of nuclear installations or sites, in particular decontamination, dismantling, demolition, collection, sorting, treatment, processing, storage, transport and disposal of radioactive waste arising from decommissioning, implementation of protective barriers and other measures to ensure radiation protection;
(b) termination of operations - a summary of activities aimed at ending the use of nuclear installations or workplaces or for using them for activities other than those for which authorisation has been granted pursuant to Article 9 (1) of the Act;
(c) stage of decommissioning - the time and substance-defined section in which the decommissioning activities are carried out;
(d) the termination of decommissioning - the decommissioning of nuclear installations or workplaces without any limitation, the decommissioning with restrictions on use for radiation activities other than those for which a permit has been issued pursuant to Article 9 (1) of the Act, or the disposal of radioactive waste storage sites associated with the subsequent monitoring of their environmental impact pursuant to Article 26 (3) (a) of the Act.
PROCEDURES AND SCOPE
Elimination methods
The ways of decommissioning nuclear installations and workplaces are:
(a) immediate decommissioning where the decommissioning activities are carried out continuously from the time when the decommissioning starts to end; or
(b) deferred phasing-out where the decommissioning activities are divided into several successive factually and timed stages, which may include a time delay.
Elimination range
(1) The decommissioning activities are carried out within stages.
(2) The decommissioning stages are closure, preparation for disposal and self-disposal. Depending on the method of disposal, disposal may be carried out at one stage, in accordance with the approved proposal for disposal. Authorisations shall be required for each phase of decommissioning.
(3) The individual decommissioning stages must be completed by ensuring protection barriers to the previously undisabled facilities, objects, systems and components of nuclear equipment or workplaces against the illicit spread of radionuclides into the environment.
Preparation for elimination
When preparing the decommissioning of a nuclear installation or site, account shall always be taken of:
(a) the physical state of the nuclear installation or site, including the valuation of the stability of structures, technological parts, systems and components;
(b) the provision of nuclear safety, radiation protection, physical protection and emergency preparedness, in accordance with the conditions of authorisation under Article 9 (1) of the Act;
(c) how radioactive waste is managed, including its composition and quantity, transport, processing, modification, storage and storage, (1) including ensuring the minimisation of radioactive waste from decommissioning activities;
(d) the status of personnel and the availability of the technology which is expected to be used for decommissioning, including decontamination, dismantling and demolition, as well as the possibility of technical operations with remote control;
(e) the method of reuse and recycling of discarded materials, systems and components;
(f) estimation of decommissioning costs and availability of funds;
(g) the environmental and population impact of the proposed decommissioning activities;
(h) the intended use of the site of a nuclear installation or site after closure in accordance with the zoning documentation.
End of elimination
(1) Immediately after the decommissioning activities have been completed, the holder of a permit to dispose of a nuclear installation or site shall provide the Authority with information on the termination of the decommissioning operation, showing, according to the type of workplace, that he has ensured nuclear safety, radiation protection, emergency preparedness and physical protection in accordance with specific legislation.2)
(2) In the event that the space of a nuclear installation or workplace cannot be released for unrestricted use, adequate measures shall be taken to ensure control over the space corresponding to the status of the site in terms of radiation protection.3)
SCOPE AND METHOD OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DOCUMENTATION RELATING TO EQUIPMENT
Scope and manner of documentation
(1) The documentation relating to the decommissioning of a nuclear installation or site shall be processed taking into account the state and operational history of the nuclear installation or site. The design of the decommissioning of nuclear installations or workplaces and the estimation of decommissioning costs shall be updated at least every 5 years. Those documents shall be submitted at the same time.
(2) In the event of termination of operations during emergencies, the method of disposal initially planned and the documentation must be reassessed and updated in the light of this fact.
Design of the method of decommissioning a nuclear installation or a Category III or Category IV workplace
(1) The proposal for a way of decommissioning a nuclear installation contains, depending on the scope and manner of decommissioning activities:
(a) a description of the nuclear installation, including the technological and construction parts, before the closure of operations;
(b) the estimated date for the start of decommissioning activities, the justification for the proposed method and scope of disposal and the technological processes used, including their availability and verification in practice, the timetable for the decommissioning activities and their objectives;
(c) the expected radionuclide composition of substances present in a nuclear installation at the time before the closure of operations, an assessment of their type, activity, toxicity, volume, mass, physical and chemical forms;
(d) the expected type and quantity of radioactive waste generated and a description of the proposed management of radioactive waste, including their release into the environment;
(e) a description of the management of spent nuclear fuel and other nuclear materials;
(f) the way in which physical protection is ensured during decommissioning;
(g) the way in which emergency preparedness and analysis of possible emergencies and their initiation events, including radiation risk analysis, are ensured and an estimate of the impact of decommissioning activities on workers, the population and the environment;
(h) design of organisational training and staffing of decommissioning,
(i) the planned use of the nuclear site during and after decommissioning, including a description of the changes in the environment of the nuclear installation resulting from the operation, and the expected impact of decommissioning.
(2) The processing of documentation for a Category III or Category IV workplace which is not a nuclear installation shall take into account the extent and manner of decommissioning and the type of source of ionising radiation that has been handled at the workplace, as a general rule, immediate disposal at one stage. In a workplace where no authorisation was required under Paragraph 9 (1) (l) of the Act, the documentation referred to in paragraph 1 (e) is not required. The documentation referred to in point (f) of paragraph 1 shall not be required at the workplace for which the physical protection provided for in Article 13 (6) of the Act has not been approved. The documentation referred to in point (d) of paragraph 1 shall be processed only if radioactive waste has been disposed of at the workplace, or when it is operated, of contaminated radionuclides released into the environment during disposal.
(3) The estimate of the decommissioning costs, which shall be provided after verification by the Radioactive Waste Storage Management as part of the documentation submitted in the application for authorisation pursuant to § 9 (1) (c) and (d) of the Act, shall be drawn up as the sum of the costs for individual decommissioning activities considered for the proposed disposal method and taking into account the expected timetable for decommissioning activities at current prices of the year of estimation. The schedule of decommissioning activities shall include a description of the decommissioning activities envisaged, the costs of such decommissioning activities and the expected year of implementation. The estimate of the costs of individual decommissioning activities is, where possible, processed in the form of the product of the number of units of measurement considered and the price per unit of measurement.
Transitional provision
The design of the method of disposal processed by the authorisation holder and approved by the Authority by the date of entry into force of the decree shall bring the authorisation holder into line with the requirements of that decree by 31 December 2007 at the latest.
Repeal
Decree No. 196 / 1999 Coll., on the decommissioning of nuclear installations or workplaces with significant or very significant sources of ionizing radiation is hereby repealed.
Efficacy
This decree shall take effect on the day of its publication.
President:
Ing. Drábová v. r.
1) § 46 to 52 of Decree No. 307 / 2002 Coll., on Radiation Protection.
2) Decree No. 307 / 2002 Coll.
3) Sections 101 and 102 of Decree No 307 / 2002 Coll.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Decree No. 185 / 2003 Coll., on the decommissioning of a nuclear installation or a Category III or Category IV site |
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| Regulation Type | Order |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 17.06.2003 |
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| Effective from | 17.06.2003 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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