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EPR UK N° NESH-G/2008/en/0123 REV. A PAGE 26 / 257 3 REGULATORY BASELINE The purpose of this section is to describe the regulatory context of the management of solid radioactive waste in the UK and to define the main categories of solid radioactive waste. The last comprehensive statement of government policy on radioactive waste was set out in Cm2919 ‘Review of Radioactive Waste Management Policy’ [Ref.4]. This policy has been subsequently amended or clarified by a number of policy statements, details of which can be found at reference 5. Most recently the government has issued Cm7386 ‘Managing Radioactive Wastes Safety’ [Ref.1] which describes a framework for implementing the deep geological disposal of radioactive waste including High Level Waste (HLW) and legacy spent fuel. We have taken account of those aspects of the policy on legacy spent fuel that are also applicable to new power station spent fuel. A number of government departments set policy relating to radioactive waste management. The key departments are described below. 3.1 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is a UK Government Policy Department. DEFRA sets environmental policy across a number of areas including radioactive substances management. 3.2 Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform The government department responsible for formulating policy on nuclear energy is the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR). BERR was created on the 28 th June 2007. The Energy Group of BERR deals with energy related matters from production to supply and is responsible for delivering the UK government’s policy goals of safe, secure and sustainable energy supplies and ultimately a low-carbon economy. The predecessor of BERR, the Department for Trade and Industry produced a consultation document on the future of nuclear power [Ref.2]. This was followed by a White Paper in January 2008 on the future of nuclear power [Ref.3]. The White Paper concluded that, faced with the challenges of addressing climate change and ensuring security of supply, nuclear power should play a role alongside other low carbon technologies in providing the UK with energy. It stated that the electricity industry should be allowed to build and operate New Nuclear Power Stations, subject to meeting planning and regulatory requirements. The White Paper also stated that it will be the responsibility of the energy companies to fund, develop and build New Nuclear Power Stations in the UK. Provision should also be made to meet the full financial burden of decommissioning and waste management costs. The legislative framework for this is outlined in The Energy Bill (2008) [Ref.6], which requires any operator of a New Nuclear Power Station to have a Funded Decommissioning Programme, approved by the Secretary of State, in place before construction of a New Nuclear Power Station begins. BERR has recently issued a consultation document on the guidance for the Funded Decommissioning Programme for New Nuclear Power Stations [Ref.7 and Ref.8]. The Office for Nuclear Development (OND) was formed by BERR on 18 th September 2008. The OND has policy ownership for the Government’s responsibilities on nuclear safety, security and safeguards.
EPR UK N° NESH-G/2008/en/0123 REV. A PAGE 27 / 257 3.3 Department for Transport The Radioactive Materials Transport Division of the Department for Transport (DfT) is the competent body in the UK for approving packages for the transport of radioactive material. The regulation of transport packages is based on international standards and recommendations from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in particular the IAEA Transport Regulations. The transport of nuclear materials is regulated under The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations (2007) [Ref.9]. These regulations transpose the Commission Directive 2006/89/EC on transport of dangerous goods by road and 2006/90/EC on the transport of dangerous goods by rail. These directives require that the ADR (the European Agreement concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by road) and the RID (the european agreement concerning international carriage of dangerous goods by rail) are implemented in member states. 3.4 Health and Safety Executive Safe Management of Radioactive Waste on UK Nuclear Sites The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) regulate the operators of nuclear establishments through a nuclear site licence granted under the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 (as amended). A nuclear site licence has 36 Licence Conditions, with which the licensee (the operator) is required to demonstrate compliance. These Licence Conditions cover the safety aspects of design, manufacture, construction, commissioning, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of the installation and the management of radioactive waste on site. Whilst virtually all of the Licence Conditions are relevant in some respect to operations involving radioactive waste, a smaller number have been framed specifically to regulate the aspects of the management of radioactive waste that fall within the remit of HSE. Those conditions that specifically relate to the management of waste are listed and described below. These have been taken into account in the design and planned operation of the EPR for when a proposed operator applies for a nuclear site licence. 3.4.1 Licence Condition 32 Accumulation of Radioactive Waste Licence Condition 32 states that: 1. The licensee shall make and implement adequate arrangements for minimising so far as is reasonably practicable the rate of production and total quantity of radioactive waste accumulated on the site at any time and for recording the waste so accumulated. 2. The licensee shall submit to the Executive for approval such part or parts of the aforesaid arrangements as the Executive may specify. 3. The licensee shall ensure that once approved no alteration or amendment is made to the approved arrangements unless the Executive has approved such alteration or amendment. 4. Without prejudice to paragraph (1) of this condition the licensee shall ensure that radioactive waste accumulated or stored on the site complies with such limitations as to quantity, type and form as may be specified by the Executive.
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