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RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANT POLAND
Radioactive Waste Management in Poland
Andrzej Cholerzynski
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State-owned public utility “Radioactive Waste Management Plant”
Article 114. 1. State-owned public utility named “Radioactive Waste
Management Plant” located in Otwock-Świerk, hereinafter referred to as
“the Plant”, shall be established for conducting the activities involving
radioactive waste management and spent nuclear fuel management, and
- above all – with the aim to ensure permanent feasibility of the
radioactive waste disposal and spent nuclear fuel disposal.
1a. The Plant shall also conduct activities consisting in the collection,
transport, storage and disposal of nuclear materials, radioactive sources
and other radioactive substances
Atomic LawACT OF PARLIAMENT
of 29 November 2000
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Article 119.21. The Plant shall receive from the national budget an allocated subsidy for radioactive waste management and spent nuclear fuel management, operation of storage facilities for spent nuclear fuel originating from research nuclear reactors, radiological protection operations and the protection of the National Radioactive Waste Repository, and for the collection, transport, processing, storage and disposal of nuclear materials, radioactive sources and other radioactive substances
Article 116. 1. The supervision over the Plant and the founding organ’s functions shall be executed by the minister competent for economic matters.
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Poland has no NPPs, project of the first NPP,
planned at Żarnowiec (two units WWER-
440/V213 - construction started in 1985) was
abandoned in 1990.
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Polish Nuclear Power Programme
An argument in favour of implementation of nuclear power technologies in the country is the need to provide appropriate energy security for Poland. This is achievable, mainly, through the diversification of the fuel base and production of energy at reasonable cost, while taking into account the environmental challenges. Modern nuclear power plants have a proven track record of satisfying these requirements
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Scheduled in the Programme activities :
Till 31.12.2017
determine the location and the conclusion of a contract to build the first nuclear power plant
01.01.2018- 31.12.2028
building permit and construction of the first block first nuclear power plant, start construction
next,
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Radioactive waste arises from a wide range of activities in industry, medicine,
research and development.
Radioactive Waste Streams
From reactor operation
Disused sealed radioactive sources
Other radioactive sources
Contaminated items
Spent Fuel
Decommissioning
Radioactive waste also comes from the generation of electricity in nuclear
power plants .
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THE NATIONAL PLAN OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE AND SPENT NUCLEAR
FUEL MANAGEMENT
The National Plan is a result of cooperation between all institutions involved in
management of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, also considering
experiences of other countries. It also presents, that Poland has necessary experience
and knowledge to ensure the effective and safe management of radioactive waste and
spent nuclear fuel.
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THE NATIONAL PLAN OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE AND SPENT
NUCLEAR FUEL MANAGEMENT
This document has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of
the Act - Atomic Law, as well as the guidelines to the Council Directive
2011/70/Euratom of 19 July 2011 establishing Community frameworks in
regard to responsible and safe management of spent nuclear fuel and
radioactive waste.
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THE NATIONAL PLAN OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE AND SPENT NUCLEAR
FUEL MANAGEMENT
Participation of the society is an equally important issue in management of radioactive waste. Therefore, transparency, dialogue and consultation with society representatives are in the center of the actions envisaged in the National Plan
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LEGAL BASIS FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION AND PARTICIPATION IN THE
DECISION-MAKING PROCESS.
Principles for informing the society and its participation in the decision-making
process concerning radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel management are
regulated by the following legislative acts:
• Act of 3 October 2008 on the release of information about environment and its
protection, participation of the public in the environment al protection and
assessments of the environmental impact (EIA Act);
• Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 9 November 2010 on projects having
potentially significant impact on the environment (EIA Regulation);
• Act - Atomic Law.
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PUBLIC INFORMATION AND EDUCATION IN THE FIELDS OF NUCLEAR POWER AND DELIVERY OF PNPPStable and conscious public support for nuclear power is one of the major conditions for implementation of PNPP. It is based on public access to reliable and updated knowledge and information on nuclear power and the progress of PNPP. It moreover calls for a broad consensus and political consistence at the stage of preparation and implementation of PNPP, as well as appropriate regulations in this respect. It is also necessary to observe and take into account the opinions of the stakeholders and, in the first place, the opinion of local communities in the areas being the prospective locations for NPPs.The process of public information and education must be a continuous action delivered at the preparatory and implementation stage of the PNPP. Knowledge on nuclear energy and nuclear power engineering is complex; moreover, these issues are burdened with numerous myths and negative associations.
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The National Radioactive
Waste Repository is located in
the village of Rozan on the
Narew at a distance of about
90 km from Warsaw and is
located within an old fort, with
an area of 3.045 ha. On the
north side of the fort, in the
distance of about 400 m, there
are municipal buildings, and
from the north - east the Narew
river is about 800 m away.
NRWR has been in operation
since 1916, from the beginning
under the supervision of today’s RWMP.
NATIONAL RADIOACTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY
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CLOSURE OF THE NATIONAL RADIOACTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY IN
ROZAN (NRWR-ROZAN) - PREPARATION OF LONG-LIVED WASTE FOR
STORAGE IN ANOTHER REPOSITORY
When the repository in Rozan was opened in 1961, a big cleaning operation
started in Poland. Unfortunately, this action did not include the processing or
suitable packaging of waste. The documentation provided for disposal of
radioactive waste was usually incomplete. It should be emphasized, however, that
the situation in Rozan is still an exception in the world, since the waste collection
records, although incomplete, have survived. We know what isotopes the waste
contained, and we have the information on the packaging. We can estimate the
volume and weight of the waste. We know in general the kind of waste (sources,
reagents, contaminated laboratory equipment, devices).
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CONCEPT FOR THE NEW RADIOACTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY