26 Amendments of Vladimir URUTCHEV related to 2010/0306(NLE)
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Council Directive 96/29/Euratom of 13 May 1996 laying down basic safety standards for the protection of the health of workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionizing radiation22 establishes the basic safety standards. The directive applies to all practices which involve a risk from ionizing radiation emanating from an artificial source or from a natural radiation source in cases where natural radionuclides are or have been processed in view of their radioactive, fissile or fertile properties. It also covers the authorised releases of materials that originate from such practices. The provisions of that Directive have been supplemented by more specific legislation.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The Community has taken part in rising of financial resources to support under certain conditions the decommissioning of several nuclear power units in Bulgaria, Slovakia and Lithuania, subject to early closure under specific circumstances of the accession of these countries to EU.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management (hereafter referred to as ‘the Joint Convention’)36 , concluded under the auspices of the IAEA, to which Euratom and almost all Member States are Contracting Parties,represents an important instrument which aims at achieving and maintaining a high level of safety world- wide in spent fuel and radioactive waste management through the enhancement of national measures and international co- operation.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In 2006 the IAEA updated its entire corpus of standards and published the Fundamental Safety Principles37 , which were jointly sponsordeveloped by Euratom, OECD/NEA and other international organisations. As stated by the Joint Sponsoring Organisations, applying the Fundamental Safety Principles will facilitate the application of international safety standards and will make for greater consistency between the arrangements of different States. It is therefore desirable that all States adhere to and advocate these principles. The principles will be binding on the IAEA in relations to its operation and on States in relation to operation assisted by IAEA. States or sponsoring organisations may adopt the principles, at their own discretion, for application to their own activities.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) While it is up to the Member States to define their energy mix, all Member States generate radioactive waste, whether or not they have nuclear reactors. Radioactive waste arises mainly from activities of the nuclear fuel cyclepower generation, such as the operation of nuclear power plants and the reprocessing of spent fueldecommissioning of nuclear facilities, but also from other activities, such as applications of radioactive isotopes in medicine, research and industry.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Radioactive waste, including spent fuel considered as waste, requires containment and isolation from humans and the living environment over the long term. Its specific nature (content of radionuclides) requires arrangements to protect human health and the environment against dangers arising from ionizing radiation, including disposal in appropriate facilities as the end point of its management. The storage of radioactive waste, including long-term storage, is an interim solution but not an alternative to disposal.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) A national radioactive waste classification scheme should support these arrangements taking fully into account the specific types and properties of radioactive waste. The precise criteria according to which waste is assigned to a particular waste class will depend on the specific situation in the State in relation to the nature of the waste and the disposal options available or under considerationshould be based on the IAEA safety guide No GSG-1 for classification of radioactive waste.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) The typical disposal concept for short lived low and intermediate level waste is near surface disposal. Following 30 years of research, iIt is broadly accepted at the technical level that deep geological disposal represents the safest and most sustainable option as the end point of the management of high level waste and spent fuel considered as waste. Thus moving towards implementation of disposal should be pursuederefore Member States, while retaining their full responsibility for policies in respect of the management of their spent fuel and radioactive waste are encouraged to consider disposal options.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Although each Member State is responsible for its own policyThe policies on spent fuel and radioactive waste management, that policy in Member States should respect the relevant fundamental safety principles set by the IAEA43 . It is an ethical obligation of each Member State to avoid any undue burden on future generations in respect of the existing spent fuel and radioactive waste, as well as those expected from decommissioning of existing nuclear installations.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) Transparency is important in the management of spent fuel and radioactive waste. It should be provided by requiensuring effective public information and opportunities for all concerned stakeholders to participate in the decision- making processes.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) Some Member States consider that the sharing of facilities for spent fuel and radioactive waste management, including disposal facilities, is a potentially beneficial and cost-effective option when based on an agreement between Member States concerncountries involved.
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) The safety case and the graded approach should provide a basis for decisions related to the development, operation and closure of a disposal facility and should allow the identification of areas of uncertainty on which attention needs to be focused to further improve the understanding of those aspects influencing the safety of the disposal system, including natural (geological) and engineered barriers, and its expected development over the time. The safety case should include the findings of the safety assessment and information on the robustness and reliability of the safety assessment and the assumptions made therein. It should therefore provideThe demonstration of safety will therefore be based on the collection of arguments and evidence in support of the safety of a facility or activity related to the management of spent fuel and radioactive waste.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) Peer review of national programmes could serve as an excellent means of building confidence and trust in the management of radioactive waste and spent fuel in the European Union, with the aim to develop and exchange experience and ensure high standards.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
(3) It maintains and promotesensures the provision of necessary public information and participation with regardin relation to spent fuel and radioactive waste management.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3a) The specific provisions of this Directive for nuclear safety of radioactive waste and spent fuel facilities and activities shall not apply to nuclear installations covered by Directive 2009/71/Euratom.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 3 b (new)
(3b) Art.4(3) of this Directive shall not apply to: – repatriation of spent fuel from research reactors in compliance with special contracts; – repatriation of wastes generated as part of reprocessing of spent fuel to the country of its origin; – exports based on spent fuel or radioactive waste management contracts.
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
(2) Member States shall ensure that national policies are based on the following principles:
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
(3) RAs a rule radioactive waste shall be disposed of in the Member State in which it was generated, unless shipment agreements are concluded between Member States to use disposal facilities in one of themin accordance with Council Directive 2006/117/ Euratom for the supervision and control of shipments of radioactive waste and spent fuel.
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a (new)
(a) in case of export to a third country the exporting Member State shall take reasonable measures to be assured that the other country has radioactive waste management program with safety objectives equivalent to those of this Directive;
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b (new)
(b) the agreements shall be notified to the Commission.
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3a) On a voluntary basis, Member States may decide to establish a joint or regional disposal facility in cooperation with other Member States or third country in order to utilise the favourable geological or technical advantages of a particular site and to share the financial burden of the joint project.
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
(2) Member States shall ensure that the competent regulatory authority is functionally separate from any other body or organisation concerned with the promotion or exploitutilisation of nuclear energy or radioactive material, including electricity production and radioisotope applications, or with the management of spent fuel and radioactive waste, in order to ensure effective independence from undue influence in its regulatory function.
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
(1) Member States shall ensure that the prime responsibility for the safety of spent fuel and radioactive waste management rests with the licence holder. This responsibility can not be delegs to whom the overall responsibilities for spent fuel and radioactive waste has been entrusted by the competent authority of the respective Member Stated.
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
(2) Member States shall ensure that the national framework requires licence holders, under the supervision of the competent regulatory authority, to regularly assess and verify, and continuously improve, as far as reasonably achievable, the safety of their activities and facilities in a systematic and verifiable manner. The extent of these actions shall be commensurate with the complexity and the magnitude of the hazards associated with the facility or the activity.
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new)
(5a) Member State shall ensure that revocation or expiration of the validity of a license will not exempt the licensee from compliance with the requirements for the safety of spent fuel and radioactive waste management unless the regulatory authority takes a decision for transferring or expiring of responsibilities.