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REPORT on the proposal for a Council directive laying down requirements for the protection of the health of the general public with regard to radioactive substances in water intended for human consumption PDF (429 KB) DOC (615 KB)
Amendments (26)
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a directive
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,on the Functioning of the European Union and in particular Articles 31 and 32 192(1) thereof,
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The ingestion of water is one of the pathways of incorporation of radioactive substances into the human body. Ingestion of radioactive isotopes, or radionuclides can lead to a number of health problems. In accordance with 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 radiation, the contribution to the exposure of the population as a whole from practices which involve a risk from ionizing radiation must be kept as low as reasonably achievable.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Tritium cannot be filtered out of water.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) Filtering out radioactive isotopes from water leads to filters becoming radioactive waste that must then be disposed of with caution and in accordance with the procedures in force.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 c (new)
Recital 1 c (new)
(1c) The process of removal of radioactive isotopes from water depends on national laboratories, regular update of measurements and research.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 d (new)
Recital 1 d (new)
(1d) The information provided by the Member States in the triennial report on the Drinking Water Directive is incomplete or missing with regard to levels of radioactivity in drinking water.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 e (new)
Recital 1 e (new)
(1e) In order to reduce the costs of treating drinking water, preventive measures are necessary.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The requirements for monitoring levels of radioactivity in water intended for human consumption should therefore be adopted in specific legislation that ensurescorrelated with the requirements laid down in existing legislation for other chemical substances found in water, which have a detrimental effect on the environment and on human health. This measure would ensure the uniformity, coherence and completeness of radiationhuman health and environmental protection legislation under the Euratom TreatyTreaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The provisions of this Directive adopted under the Euratom TreatyTreaty on the Functioning of the European Union should supersede those of the Directive 98/83/EC as regards the contamination of drinking water by radioactive substances.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In the event of non-compliance with a parameter that has an indicator function, the Member State concerned should assess whether that non-compliance poses any risk to human health and, where necessary, take remedial action to restore the quality of the water; consumers should be informed immediately of the risks, the measures already taken by the authorities and the time necessary for the remedial action to take effect and the time expected.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Consumers should be adequately and appropriately informed of the quality of water intended for human consumption; updated information regarding areas at risk with potential sources of radioactive contamination and regional water quality should be made available to consumers at any time by local administrations.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Each Member State should establish robust monitoring programmes to check on a regular basis, that water intended for human consumption meets the requirements of this Directive.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
In addition to the definitions referred to in paragraph 1, the following definitions shall apply: (a) 'radioactive substance' means any substance that contains one or more radionuclides the activity or concentration of which cannot be disregarded as far as radiation protection is concerned; (b) 'total indicative dose' means the committed effective dose for one year of ingestion resulting from all the radionuclides whose presence in a water supply has been detected, both of natural and artificial origin, excluding tritium, potassium-40, radon and short-lived radon decay products; (c) 'parametric value' means the value at which Member States shall assess whether the presence of radioactive substances in water intended for human consumption poses a risk to human health and, where necessary, shall take remedial action to improve the quality of water to a level which complies with the requirements for the protection of human health from radiation.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to the provisions laid down in Article 6(3)a of Directive 96/29/Euratom, Member States shall take all measures necessary to establish an appropriate monitoring programme to ensure that water intended for human consumption complies with the parametric values established in accordance with this Directive. A guide of best practices shall be provided to the Member States.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
New technologies should be developed which would minimise the time needed to isolate nuclear waste from the environment following a natural disaster.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Member States shall take all measures necessary to ensure that radioactive waste from filtered drinking water is disposed of according to the provisions in force; for this purpose the Commission shall provide guidelines for this process to the Member States.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Member States shall carry out risk assessments of radioactive waste deposits that could have an impact on ground water or other sources of drinking water that could be endangered by natural disasters.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 d (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 d (new)
The Commission shall carry out a study on the cocktail effects of other chemical substances combined with radioactive substances in water intended for human consumption; based on the results the Commission should update the respective legislation.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 e (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 e (new)
The Commission shall carry out an evaluation of the implementation of the current Water Framework Directive in the Member States.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure regular and accurate monitoring of water intended for human consumption in accordance with Annex II in order to check that the concentrations of radioactive substances do not exceed the parametric values laid down in accordance with Article 5.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that all laboratories analysing samples of water intended for human consumption have a system of analytical quality control. They shall ensure that that system is subject to occasional checksrandom checks, at least once per year, by an independent controller approved by the competent authority for that purpose.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Information on the risk assessment of nuclear plants and the surrounding areas, as regards radioactive substances in the water shall be made available to the public.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Member States shall ensure that information regarding the presence of radioactive substances in water intended for human consumption is included in the triennial report on the quality of water, as required by Article 13(2) of Directive 98/83/EC.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Member States shall provide consumers with a call centre for reporting incidents of possible radioactive contamination in water, as well as what health measures should be taken with regard to ingestion of contaminated water.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Where the risk to human health cannot be regarded as trivial, the Member State shall ensure that consumers are notifi, together with the responsible actor(s) shall ensure that consumers are notified, given complete information on how to cope with the problems encountered.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by [onetwo years after the date referred to in Article 11- specific date to be inserted by the Publications Office] at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.