Decree No. 378 / 2016 Coll.
Order on the location of a nuclear installation
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378
DECLARATION
of 7 November 2016
on the location of nuclear installations
According to Section 236 of Act No. 263 / 2016 Coll., Atomic Act, for implementation of § 24 (7) and § 47 (4):
Subject matter
This decree implements the relevant regulations of the Euraton1) and provides for:
(a) a list of the properties of the territories for the location of nuclear installations assessed in terms of their ability to influence nuclear safety, radiation protection, technical security, radiation monitoring, radiation emergency management and security during the life cycle of the nuclear installation and the impact of nuclear installations on individuals, populations, society and the environment;
(b) the characteristics of the territory for the location of nuclear installations capable of affecting nuclear safety, radiation protection, technical safety, monitoring of the radiation situation, management of radiological emergencies and security during the life cycle of nuclear installations where the location of nuclear installations is prohibited;
(c) the scope and manner of assessment of the site for the location of the nuclear installation; and
(d) the requirements for the content of the documentation for the authorised activity, which is the location of the nuclear installation.
Terms
For the purposes of this decree:
(a) a deep-sea storage site of radioactive waste storage located hundreds of metres below the earth's surface and intended in particular for the storage of high-activity waste;
(b) underground storage facilities for radioactive waste storage located tens of metres below the ground surface and intended primarily for the storage of low or medium-active waste;
(c) the site of a nuclear installation, part of the site for the location of a nuclear installation on which the site of a nuclear installation will be located in the life-cycle stages following the location of the nuclear installation; and
(d) an overhead storage site for radioactive waste placed close to the earth's surface and intended primarily for the storage of low or medium-active waste.
Area characteristics assessed for the location of nuclear installations
(1) The characteristics of the sites for the location of nuclear installations assessed in terms of their capability to affect nuclear safety, radiation protection, technical safety, monitoring of the radiation situation, management of radiological emergencies and security during the life cycle of the nuclear installation are:
(a) natural characteristics and phenomena, namely:
1. seismicity,
2. a breach of the territory for the location of a nuclear installation through a break in the earth's crust (hereinafter referred to as the "break");
3. floods,
4. groundwater circulation;
5. other geodynamic phenomena and geotechnology parameters of base soils,
6. climatic and meteorological phenomena,
7. biological phenomena; and
8. natural fires,
(b) phenomena of human origin,
1. the fall of aircraft and other objects,
2. explosions and fires originating in and arising from human activities;
3. collisions with the protection or safety belt;
4. the impact of a nuclear installation already located in the territory;
5. strong vibrations,
6. electromagnetic interference;
7. slipstream current,
8. negative manifestations of air, road, rail and water transport,
9. the operation of pipelines and power lines,
10. air, rock, surface and groundwater pollution; and
11. the operation of equipment in or from which substances which are readily flammable, explosive, toxic, nitrous, corrosive or radioactive; and
(c) other phenomena which may adversely affect nuclear safety, radiation protection, radiation monitoring, radiation emergency management and nuclear equipment security.
(2) The characteristics of the site for the location of a nuclear installation, assessed in terms of the impact of a nuclear installation on individuals, the population, society and the environment, are the occurrence of phenomena which are likely to affect the operation of the nuclear installation in the surrounding area,
(a) the spread of the radioactive substance through air, groundwater and surface water and the food chain; and
(b) the distribution and density of the settlement and its development.
General requirements on the scope and manner of assessment of the site for the location of nuclear installations
(1) The assessment of the territory for the location of a nuclear installation shall assess the extent to which the characteristics referred to in Article 3 are capable of affecting nuclear safety, radiation protection, radiation monitoring, radiation emergency management and security.
(2) The results of the assessment of the site for the location of the nuclear installation shall be compared with the characteristics of the territory where the location of the nuclear installation is prohibited.
(3) Assessment of sites for the location of nuclear installations must include evaluation
(a) the simultaneous action and interaction of the characteristics referred to in Article 3, their intensity and duration;
(b) the future development of the characteristics referred to in Article 3 during the life cycle of a nuclear installation; and
(c) the impact on the territory of the nuclear installation of the nuclear installation in the case of a nuclear installation with a nuclear reactor.
(4) The assessment of the site for the location of the nuclear installation shall take place for the site of the nuclear installation and within such a distance from it as to enable it to assess the impact of the characteristics referred to in Section 3 on nuclear safety, radiation protection, monitoring of the radiation situation, management of the radiological emergency and security, but at least up to the distance provided for in this Decree for that characteristic.
(5) When assessing the territory for the location of a nuclear installation, they shall be used:
(a) available records of persons, if they are agents of individual phenomena;
(b) administrative details of the site for the location of the nuclear installation;
(c) historical records relating to the site of the nuclear installation;
(d) data from surveys and evaluations; and
(e) instrumented and recorded data.
(6) Assessment of the territory for the location of a nuclear installation shall include a description of the approach to the evaluation of the characteristics in accordance with Section 3 and the procedures and methods used for the evaluation.
Seismicity
Assessment of the territory for the location of a nuclear installation in terms of seismicity shall:
(a) be carried out within 300 km;
(b) include, in particular, earthquakes having an epicenter of up to 25 km; the assessment of the site for the location of the nuclear installation in terms of this seismicity must use data from a local network of seismic stations with high sensitivity;
(c) include, for the territories referred to in (a), the compilation of a database containing geological, tectonic, geophysical and seismological data on that territory, including data on prehistoric, historical and instrumental earthquakes;
(d) use the seismotectonic model of the territory referred to in (a);
(e) use a seismotectonic model of local geological conditions on the site of a nuclear installation; and
(f) include a probability estimate of seismic hazards by determining the frequency of seismic vibrations, depending on their size on the site of the nuclear installation, in particular by using the maximum amplitude and response spectrum of seismic motion.
Infringement of the nuclear site by breaking
(1) Assessment of the territory for the location of a nuclear installation with regard to its breach by breaking must:
a) evaluate breakdowns
1. with proven movement over the last 2.6 million years,
2. with a documented occurrence of historical earthquakes or a group of outbreaks of earthquakes directly linked to a break; or
3. in relation to a structural relationship to another known fault capable of displacement meeting the conditions of point 1 or 2, if there is a high probability that the shift to the fault will result in a shift to another fault with a surface or near the surface of the ground to the location of the nuclear device;
(b) use geological, geophysical or seismological data;
(c) be carried out within a distance of 25 km; and
(d) include evaluation
1. the occurrence of slow deformations in the surface of the territory, including breakthroughs which do not have a geological manifestation but may be reactivated;
2. the occurrence of linear topographical morphological elements of relief,
3. the occurrence of sharp lithological interfaces,
4. the occurrence of expressions indicating mechanical reforming of rocks on tectonic lines, in particular crushing zones, clay minerals and irrigation zones;
5. the occurrence of instrument-recorded earthquakes or historical documented earthquakes; and
6. the appearance of breakdowns on the site of a nuclear installation, in particular their increased permeability for the movement of groundwater through the rock environment.
(2) The nature of the breach of the territory for the location of a nuclear installation by a fault which has been achieved by the location of a nuclear installation is:
(a) the presence of a zone of moving or seismically active fault or other movement of the earth's crust which could cause a deformation of a nuclear device reducing nuclear safety within a distance of 5 km; or
(b) the creation of an accompanying fault on the site of a nuclear installation.
Flood
(1) Assessment of the area for the location of nuclear installations in terms of flooding must:
(a) assess the possibility of flooding the nuclear site;
(b) be carried out throughout the water catchment area which may affect the territory for the location of a nuclear installation;
(c) use meteorological, hydrographic and hydrological data;
(d) include:
1. the possibility of flooding the site of a nuclear installation due to precipitation, snow melting or storm;
2. the possibility of developing and having effect of a specific flood caused by a failure or an accident of the water works rectifying, raising or accumulating water;
3. the effect of water accumulation and water rise as a result of sudden formation of natural or technical barriers affecting natural flow and water level; and
4. the effect of erosion or sedimentation and the occurrence of flood sediments in the basins; and
(e) assess the flood risk on the site of a nuclear installation using flood risk models with the possibility of five hundred-year flow rates.
(2) The characteristics of the flooding at which the location of a nuclear installation is prohibited are the periodic flooding of the site of a nuclear installation due to extreme weather situations with a probability of occurring every 100 years or more.
Circulation of groundwater
(1) Assessment of the territory for the location of a nuclear installation with regard to the circulation of groundwater must:
(a) evaluate:
1. the presence of hydrogeological structures of groundwater, including mineral waters and not yet used reserves of groundwater and mineral waters; and
2. the impact of groundwater on nuclear installations, including the chemical properties of water in terms of aggression; and
(b) include the processing of a hydrogeological model of groundwater flow, including a description of the hydrogeological layers.
(2) The existence of significant bodies of groundwater likely to cause permanent contamination by radioactive substances is a characteristic of the groundwater circulation at which the location of the nuclear installation is prohibited.
Other geodynamic phenomena and geotechnology parameters of base soils
(1) Assessment of the territory for the location of nuclear installations in respect of other geodynamic phenomena and the geotechnology parameters of base soils must:
(a) evaluate:
1. vulcanism and manifestations of post-volcanic activity,
2. slope movements, including snow avalanches,
3. sinks and deformations of the surface of the territory, including submining;
4. adverse properties of base soils;
5. wind erosion and
6. sources of dust particles and rock fragments; and
(b) be carried out in the case of the phenomena referred to in (a):
1. point 1 within 25 km;
2. points 2 and 3 within a distance of 5 km; and
3. Point 4 on the site of a nuclear installation.
(2) The assessment of the site for the location of nuclear installations in the light of other geodynamic phenomena and the geometrical parameters of base soils must take into account:
(a) in the case of the phenomena referred to in paragraph 1 (a) (1), the occurrence of volcanic rocks of paleogenous to holocent age and the manifestations of post-volcanic activity, in particular gas spills or mineral waters associated with past volcanic activity;
(b) in the case of phenomena referred to in paragraph 1 (a) (2), the instability of slopes;
(c) in the case of phenomena referred to in paragraph 1 (a) (3), the occurrence of:
1. caverns and karst formations,
2. underground mines, underground gas tanks and other structures carried out in underground areas and remains of historical mining; and
3. pumping wells and dissolution technologies for mineral and groundwater extraction, including the fall or deformation of the surface; and
(d) in the case of phenomena referred to in paragraph 1 (a) (4),
1. the geotechnology properties of the earth and rock present; and
2. stability of base earth and rock at static and dynamic stress.
(3) The presence of other geodynamic phenomena and the geometrical parameters of the base soils at which the location of nuclear installations is prohibited is a characteristic of the presence of:
(a) volcanic rocks of the polycenic to holocent age or manifestations of post-volcanic activity, in particular the sprain of gases or mineral waters associated with past volcanic activity, within a distance of 5 km;
(b) phenomena referred to in paragraph 2 (c)
1. on the site of a nuclear installation; or
2. outside the site of a nuclear installation, if there is a threat of a fall or distortion of the surface of the territory to the location of a nuclear installation having an impact on nuclear safety;
(c) slope movements reducing nuclear safety; or
(d) persistent inappropriate properties of base soils,
1. the non-suitability of base soils for the establishment of objects of nuclear safety importance, where the average transverse wave speed in base soil is less than 360 m / s;
2. the occurrence of a base soil with a load capacity of less than 0,2 MPa;
3. the occurrence of salty or strongly swelled base soils,
4. the occurrence of base land classified as medium or high organic; or
5. The occurrence of earth contamination.
Climate and meteorological phenomena
Assessment of the territory for the location of nuclear installations in terms of climatic and meteorological phenomena shall assess long-term climatic characteristics and meteorological phenomena, in particular:
(a) totals of atmospheric precipitation;
(b) average annual and monthly air temperatures;
(c) wind direction and force;
(d) lining and stability of the atmosphere;
(e) the temperature of the atmosphere and its sudden changes;
(f) the occurrence of torrential rains;
(g) the occurrence of lightning;
(h) the occurrence of storms and tornadoes; and
(i) the occurrence of rare meteorological events.
Biological phenomena
Assessment of the site for the location of nuclear installations in terms of biological phenomena shall assess the presence of living organisms living in the aquatic, rock or air environment and their effects on the technology systems of nuclear installations, in particular air conditioning and cooling.
Natural fires
Assessment of the site for the location of nuclear installations in terms of natural fires must assess the presence of forest and other continuous crops and agricultural areas which may be a source of natural fires within a distance of 5 km.
Falling of aircraft and other objects
The assessment of the site for the location of the nuclear installation in terms of the fall of the aircraft and other objects shall be carried out by establishing the probability of the crash of the aircraft and other objects, the consequences of which will exceed the project of the nuclear installation, the expected resilience of the systems, structures and components having an impact on nuclear safety.
Explosions and fires of human origin and their residues
(1) Assessment of the territory for the location of nuclear installations in respect of explosions and fires originating from human activity and their production must:
(a) evaluate:
1. scenarios of explosion, fire, including the occurrence and properties of substances capable of causing explosion or fire, characteristics of the resulting pressure wave, flight fragments released as a result of explosion and propagation from burning crops and the magnitude of the explosion caused by vibration;
2. the threat arising from the use or destruction of explosives, ammunition and ammunition; and
3. the threat arising from mine shocks; and
(b) be carried out within a distance of 5 km.
(2) The nature of the explosions and fires originating in man and the formation of which the location of a nuclear installation is prohibited is the distance from the nuclear installation which makes it impossible to carry out preventive or protective measures to prevent the risk to its nuclear safety, radiation protection, the management of a radiological emergency or security.
Collaboration with protective or safety belt
(1) The assessment of the site for the location of a nuclear installation in terms of collision with a protection or safety zone must assess whether the site of the nuclear installation interferes with a protection or safety zone defined under another legislation, in particular by:
(a) road protection zones;
(b) runway protection zones;
(c) air construction protection zones;
(d) the protection zones of the pipeline, pipeline or other production line and the underground or above-ground gas storage tank;
(e) protection zones for electrical system equipment;
(f) protection zones for thermal energy generation or distribution facilities;
(g) the protected bearing area or conquest area;
(h) protection zones of a specially protected territory;
(i) the protected zone of a cultural monument, a protected zone of a national cultural monument, a protected zone of a conservation zone or a protected zone of a monument zone;
(j) water source protection zones;
(k) the protection zones of natural medicinal resources, natural mineral waters or the spa area;
(l) emergency planning zones of another nuclear installation or established under another legislation; and
(m) protection pillars of pits, staples and zones of surface and mining objects.
(2) The nature of the collision with the protection or safety zone at which the location of the nuclear installation is prohibited is the interference of the nuclear installation's land in the protection zone referred to in paragraph 1 (a) and (b).
Dissemination of radioactive material by air, underground and surface water and food chain
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Decree No. 378 / 2016 Coll., on the location of nuclear equipment |
|---|---|
| Regulation Type | Order |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 18.11.2016 |
|---|---|
| Effective from | 01.01.2017 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
The regulation text is for informational purposes only.
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