Activities of Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU related to 2011/0254(NLE)
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REPORT on the proposal for a Council directive laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation PDF (454 KB) DOC (514 KB)
Amendments (32)
Amendment 16 #
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 24
(24) Occupational exposure means exposure of workers incurred in the course of their work, including employees and self-employed as well as trainees and volunteers, incurred in the course of their work, including work-related frequent flying, or during their presence within the territory of their workplace; persons under the age of 18 shall not be assigned to any work which would make them subject to occupational exposure;
Amendment 17 #
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 35
(35) Exposed worker means a person, either self-employed or working under an employer, including a trainee or volunteer, who is subject to exposure at work carried out within a practice regulated by this Directive and who is liable to receive doses exceeding one or other of the dose limits for public exposure; persons under 18 years of age shall not be assigned to any work which would define them as exposed workers.
Amendment 20 #
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. As soon as a pregnant woman informs the undertaking of her condition, in accordance with national legislation or national practice, the protection of the unborn child shall be comparable withequivalent to that provided for members of the public. The employment conditions for the pregnant woman shall be such that the equivalent dose to the unborn child is as low as reasonably achievable and unlikely to exceed 1 mSv during at least the remainder of the pregnancy. In case of after-effects because of the undertaking's non- compliance with these provisions, the parties concerned shall be entitled to financial compensation by the undertaking.
Amendment 25 #
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall require the undertaking or the employer to inform exposed workers without exception, apprentices and students who are subject to occupational exposure on:
Amendment 25 #
Recital 16
(16) The health protection of the general public allows for the presence of radioactive substances in the environmentpresence of radioactive substances in the environment has consequences for the health of the general public. In addition to direct environmental exposure pathways, consideration should be given to the protection of the environment as a whole, including the exposure of biota, within a comprehensive and coherent overall framework. As far as mankind is part of its environment, this policy benefits to long term health protection. As organisms are susceptible to both internal and external radiation, more resources should go to examining in detail the impact that ionising radiation has on both mankind and the environment.
Amendment 34 #
Recital 27
(27) The efficient management of a nuclear emergency with cross-border consequences calls for enhanced cooperation and transparency between Member States in emergency planning and response.
Amendment 36 #
Recital 30
(30) More precise requirements and appropriate sanctions should be introduced for the issuing discharge authorisations and for the monitoring of discharges. Commission Recommendation 2004/2/Euratom of 18 December 2003 on standardised information on radioactive airborne and liquid discharges into the environment from nuclear power reactors and reprocessing plants in normal operation introduced standardised information for the reporting of data on discharges from nuclear power plants and reprocessing facilities.
Amendment 37 #
Recital 31
(31) No major changes need to be made to the most recent Directive 2003/122/Euratom on the control of high- activity sealed radioactive sources and orphan sources, except to broaden some of should be broadened with regard to the requirements to include any sealed radioactive source. However, there are still unresolved problems with orphan sources, for example unexploded munition(s), and there have been significant cases of contaminated metal being imported from third countries. Accordingly, a requirement should be introduced for the notification of incidents with orphan sources or the contamination of metal. With regard to international security, it is also important to harmonise the levels above which a source is regarded as a high-activity sealed source with those established by the IAEA.
Amendment 67 #
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 42 a (new)
(42a) Competent authority is any authority designated by a Member State.
Amendment 79 #
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 83
(83) Radiation protection officer means an individual who is technically competent in radiation protection matters relevant for a given type of practice and is designated by the undertaking to oversee the implementation of the radiation protection arrangements of the undertaking; their capacity to act is recognised by the competent authorities;
Amendment 86 #
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Information regarding justification and dose limitation should be made available to the general public:
Amendment 96 #
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. For public exposure, the dose constraint shall be set for the individual dose that members of the public receive from the planned operation of a specified radiation source. The competent authorities shall set the constraint so as to ensure compliance with the dose limit for the sum of doses to the same individual from all authorised practices, as well as from natural sources of radiation.
Amendment 121 #
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall establish continuous education, training and retraining to allowenable the recognition of radiation protection experts, medical physics experts, occupational health services, and dosimetry servicesradiation protection officers, occupational health and dosimetry services, and to support the exchange of best practices between the member states. All forms of education, training and up- to-date information will enhance preparedness and enable swifter preventive and/or response actions in the field.
Amendment 122 #
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that emergency workers and any other persons who might be involved in the organisation of emergency assistance in the event of an emergency are given adequapromptly given complete and regularly updated information on the health risks their intervention might involve and on the precautionary measures to be taken in such an event. This information shall take into account the range of potential emergencies.
Amendment 124 #
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that new types of practices resulting in exposure to ionising radiation are justified and pre- tested before being approved, and are regularly checked during implementation.
Amendment 127 #
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. Existing types of practices shall be reviewed as to their justification whenever new and important evidence about their efficacy or potential consequences is acquired and/or where negative results have been registered.
Amendment 130 #
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Member States shall prohibit the deliberatand sanction the addition of radioactive substances in the production of foodstuffs, toys, personal ornaments and cosmetics, and shall prohibit the import or export of such products. Without prejudice to Directive 1999/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, practices involving the activation of material resulting in an increase in activity in the associated products shall be deemed not to be justified.
Amendment 133 #
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall monitor and ensure that special attention is given to the justification of practices involving non- medical imaging exposure, in particular:
Amendment 137 #
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure the identification and publication of practices involving naturally occurring radioactive material and leading to exposure of workers or members of the public which cannot be disregarded from a radiation protection point of view. Such identification shall be carried out by means of surveys or by any other appropriate means taking into account industrial sectors listed in Annex V.
Amendment 161 #
Article 28 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall require the undertaking to promptly notify the occurrence of any significant event resulting in, or liable to result in the exposure of an individual beyond the operational limits or conditions of operation specified in licensing requirements with regard to occupational or public exposure or as defined by the authorities for medical exposure. Random controls by the authorities should be put in place.
Amendment 194 #
Article 55 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) these individuals are given full informedation about the risks of exposure;
Amendment 195 #
Article 55 – paragraph 4
4. The optimisation shall include the selection of equipment, the consistent production of adequate diagnostic information or therapeutic outcomes, the practical aspects of medical exposure procedures, quality assurance- including appropriate staff training, and the assessment and evaluation of patient and staff doses or administered activities, taking into account economic and social factors.
Amendment 196 #
Article 55 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) appropriate guidance is established for the exposure of carers and comforters, as well as for the proper use of the equipment;
Amendment 197 #
Article 56 – paragraph 3
3. The practitioner shall ensure that the patient or legal guardian is provided with adequatconcise and easily understandable information relating to the benefits and risks associated with the radiation dose from the medical exposure to enable informed consent. Similar information as well as relevant guidance in accordance with Article 55(5)(b) shall be given to carers and comforters.
Amendment 198 #
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) all medical radiological equipment in use is kept under strict surveillance regarding radiation protection and is disposed off in accordance with the appropriate legislation in force;
Amendment 201 #
Article 65 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The competent authority shall establish and publish authorised limits for discharging radioactive effluents. These discharge authorisations shall
Amendment 210 #
Article 70 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States should inform each other immediately about any radiation emergency that has occurred on their territory.
Amendment 211 #
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) individuals, to reduce exposure. and to be fully informed, as quickly as possible, of the risks and possible side effects of the emergency that has occurred
Amendment 238 #
Article 76 – paragraph 1
Member States shall include, in their legal framework for radiation protection and in particular within the overall system of human health protection, provision for the radiation protection of non-human species in the environment. This legal framework shall introduce environmental criteria aiming to protect populations of vulnerable or representative non-human species in the light of their significance as part of the ecosystem. Where appropriate, types of practices shall be identified for which regulatory control is warranted in order to implement the requirements of this legal framework. To this end, Member States should strengthen research in this area and update the legal framework to take account of any new findings accordingly.
Amendment 239 #
Article 78 – paragraph 1
Member States shall require undertakings to take appropriate technical measures to avoid significant environmental damage in the event of an accidental release or to mitigate the extent of such damage. National authorities should provide for random periodic checks of sites or installations, as well as of the practices used by the undertakings, in order to ensure that such measures are being taken or are in place.
Amendment 240 #
Article 79 – paragraph 1
When establishing environmental monitoring programmes, or requiring such programmes to be carried out, Member States' competent authorities shall include representative non-human species, if necessary, and also environmental media which constitute a pathway of exposure for members of the public. In order to enhance the transparency and effectiveness of measures taken, Member States' national authorities should regularly exchange data and information on environmental radioactivity monitoring, including the immediate dissemination of new data.
Amendment 245 #
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) radiation protection experts; and radiation protection officers