LEGAL and REGULATORY FRAMEWORK for NUCLEAR and RADIATION SAFETY in BULGARIA General overview Dr. M....

LEGAL and REGULATORY LEGAL and REGULATORY FRAMEWORK for NUCLEAR and FRAMEWORK for NUCLEAR and

RADIATION SAFETY in BULGARIARADIATION SAFETY in BULGARIA

General overviewGeneral overview

Dr. Dr. M. Mateeva – Chief InspectorM. Mateeva – Chief Inspector

R. Markova-Mihaylova – Chief InspectorR. Markova-Mihaylova – Chief Inspector

BULGARIAN NUCLEAR REGULATORY AGENCYBULGARIAN NUCLEAR REGULATORY AGENCY

IAEA Workshop on Drafting Regulations, 3 Nov – 14 Nov 2014IAEA Workshop on Drafting Regulations, 3 Nov – 14 Nov 2014

• NUCLEAR INDUSTRYNUCLEAR INDUSTRY

• NUCLEAR LEGISLATIONNUCLEAR LEGISLATION

• DRAFTING OF NUCLEAR DRAFTING OF NUCLEAR

REGULATIONSREGULATIONS

• NUCLEAR REGULATORY AUTHORITYNUCLEAR REGULATORY AUTHORITY

• AUTHORIZATIONSAUTHORIZATIONS

• MINISTRY OF HEALTH - NCRRPMINISTRY OF HEALTH - NCRRPIAEA Workshop on Drafting Regulations, 3 Nov – 14 Nov 2014 (Bulgaria)

CONTENTSCONTENTS

Nuclear facilities:Nuclear facilities:• Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant;

• Spent Fuel Storage Facilities;

• Research Reactor IRT-2000;

• Radioactive Waste Management Facilities.

Application of SApplication of Sources of Ioniources of Ionissing Radiationing Radiation::• Industry;

• Medicine;

• Scientific purposes (research, education, agriculture);

• Other applications (control, measurement, etc.).

IAEA Workshop on Drafting Regulations, 3 Nov – 14 Nov 2014 (Bulgaria)

NUCLEAR INDUSTRYNUCLEAR INDUSTRY

Act on the Safe Use of Nuclear Energy Act on the Safe Use of Nuclear Energy (ASUNE)(ASUNE)• The Act regulates the social relations associated with the State regulation of the safe use of nuclear

energy and ionizing radiation and with the safety of radioactive waste management and spent fuel management, as well as the rights and duties of licensees implementing these activities, to ensure nuclear safety, radiation protection and physical protection.

• Adopted by the Parliament 2002, Amended and supplemented 2013

Regulations Regulations • 21 Regulations on implementation of the ASUNE• Adopted by the Council of Ministers

Regulatory guidesRegulatory guides• 10 Regulatory guides - The safety guides interpret the requirements established by the regulations

on the application of the ASUNE. Their objective is to help the applicants to better understand the criteria used by the BNRA to assess the set of documents justifying the safety of the facilities and activities, and the practice ensuring safety. The Guides are of a recommendatory nature. The application and use of other methods and criteria for justification of safety is acceptable. In such cases the BNRA needs to be adequately convinced that safety has not been compromised.

• Issued by the BNRA Chairman

www.bnra.bgwww.bnra.bg


NUCLEAR LEGISLATIONNUCLEAR LEGISLATION

The procedure takes about two years:1)Decision for drafting a new regulation/revision of existing regulation;2)The BNRA forms a Working Group;3)Once the first draft exists it is distributed to the interested parties for informal commenting;4)Once the informal commenting process is finished, the final draft is delivered to the different ministries and published on the BNRA website and the portal for public consultations and commenting (www.strategy.bg). The commenting period is a minimum of two weeks, in many cases one month;5)Finally, the revised draft goes to the Council of Ministers (CM) and is adopted provided unanimous approval is obtained. Approved regulations are published on the BNRA website. Regulations are periodically (two years at the latest) reviewed.

Currently there is a BNRA plan for revision of existing regulations on nuclear power plants, research reactors, decommissioning, special statutory zones, etc.


PROCEDURE OF DRAFTING A PROCEDURE OF DRAFTING A NUCLEAR REGULATIONNUCLEAR REGULATION

• State regulation of the safe use of nuclear energy and ionising radiation, the safety of radioactive waste management and the safety of spent fuel management is carried out by the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Agency.

• The Chairman is an independent specialised authority of the executive power and is vested with competencies as specified by ASUNE.

• In the work thereof, the Chairman shall be assisted by an Administration organised in the Nuclear Regulatory Agency.


NUCLEAR REGULATORY NUCLEAR REGULATORY AUTHORITYAUTHORITY

The BNRA Chairman shall issue for:

The licences shall be valid for a period of 10 years, and permits for single activities are issued with an appropriate validity according to the specific case.


AUTHORIZATIONSAUTHORIZATIONS

Nuclear Facilities (NF)

Sources of Ionising Radiation (SIR)

A PERMITA PERMIT for:•siting of a NF (site selection);•design of a NF;•construction of a NF;•commissioning of a NF.

A PERMITA PERMIT for:•construction of a site with SIR, assembling and preliminary testing, conducted on the basis of design specification and provisions for radiation protection;•decommissioning of a site possessing radioactive substances;•temporary storage of radioactive substances generated during the performance of practices involving SIR or associated with such practices;•permit for a single or transit transport of radioactive substances;•import and export of SIR, including items involving SIR if they do not constitute “dual-use” items within the meaning given by the Defense-Related Products and Dual-Use Items and Technologies Export Control Act.

A LICENSE A LICENSE for:•operation of a NF;•decommissioning of a NF.

A LICENSE A LICENSE for:•use of radioactive substances and other SIR for economic, medical or scientific purposes and for carrying out of process control functions;•manufacture of SIR;•handling of SIR for the purpose of maintenance, assembly, dismantling, measurement, construction and repair activities and services;•transport of radioactive substances.

• HEALTH ACTHEALTH ACTThe Act shall regulate the social relations concerning the protection

of the citizens' health.

• THE NCRRPTHE NCRRPThe NCRRP is a specialized state health control authority of

the Ministry of Health in Bulgaria. The Center acts in the area of ionizing radiation and health monitoring of radiation exposed population groups (occupational radiation protection and radiation protection and safety related to medical applications).


MINISTRY OF HEALTHMINISTRY OF HEALTHNational Center for Radiobiology National Center for Radiobiology and Radiation Protection (NCRRP)and Radiation Protection (NCRRP)


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