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strumentsIonstraimí Reachtúla 2013 S.I. No. 320/2013 - Radiological Protection Act 1991 (Responsible and Safe Management of Radioactive Waste) Order
strument was published
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 27th August, 2013. I, PHIL HOGAN, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government,
exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 30
subsection
stitute of Ireland, for the purpose of giving effect to Council Directive 2011/70/Euratom of 19 July 2011 establishing a Community framework for the responsible and safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste, hereby order as follows: Citation 1. This Order may be cited as the Radiological Protection Act 1991 (Responsible and Safe Management of Radioactive Waste) Order 2013. Entry
to Force 2. This Order shall come
to operation on 22nd August 2013. Definitions 3.
this Order— “closure” means the completion of all operations at some time after the emplacement of radioactive waste
a disposal facility,
cluding the final engineering or other work required to bring the facility to a condition that will be safe
the long term; “Directive” means Council Directive 2011/70/EURATOM of 19 July 2011 establishing a Community framework for the responsible and safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste; “disposal facility” means any facility or
stallation the primary purpose of which is radioactive waste disposal; “
stitute” means the Radiological Protection
stitute of Ireland; “Minister” means the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government; “radioactive waste” means radioactive material
gaseous, liquid or solid form for which no further use is foreseen or considered by the competent regulatory authority or by a legal or natural person whose decision is accepted by the competent regulatory authority, and which is regulated as radioactive waste by the competent regulatory authority; “radioactive waste management” means all activities that relate to handling, pre-treatment, treatment, conditioning, storage, or disposal of radioactive waste, excluding off-site transportation; “radioactive waste management facility” means any facility or
stallation the primary purpose of which is radioactive waste management; “storage” means the holding of radioactive waste
a facility with the
tention of retrieval.
this order and which is also used
Council Directive 2011/70/EURATOM has, unless the context otherwise requires, the same meaning
this Order as it has
the Directive. General Principles 4.
any other EU Member State or a third country shall be accepted for importation and disposal
Ireland unless at the time of shipment an agreement, taking
to account the criteria established by the European Commission
accordance with Article 16
to force between the State and another EU Member State or a third country to use a disposal facility
the State.
the State shall be exported to any other EU Member State or a third country unless at the time of shipment an agreement, taking
to account the criteria established by the European Commission
accordance with Article 16
to force between the State and another EU Member State or a third country to use a disposal facility
one of them. Amendment to the Ionising Radiation Order 5. The Radiological Protection Act, 1991 (Ionising Radiation) Order, 2000 (S.I. No. 125/2000) is hereby amended as follows: (a)
sertion of the following definitions; “closure” means the completion of all operations at some time after the emplacement of radioactive waste
a disposal facility,
cluding the final engineering or other work required to bring the facility to a condition that will be safe
the long term; “Directive” means Council Directive 2011/70/Euratom of 19 July 2011 establishing a Community framework for the responsible and safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste; “disposal facility” means any facility or
stallation the primary purpose of which is radioactive waste disposal; “radioactive waste” has the same meaning as assigned to it
of the Radiological Protection Act 1991 (Responsible and Safe Management of Radioactive Waste) Order 2013; “radioactive waste management” means all activities that relate to handling, pre-treatment, treatment, conditioning, storage, or disposal of radioactive waste, excluding off-site transportation; “radioactive waste management facility” means any facility or
stallation the primary purpose of which is radioactive waste management; “storage” means the holding of radioactive waste
a facility with the
tention of retrieval; and the substitution of “Environment, Community and Local Government” for “Public Enterprise”
the definition of Minister. (b)
sertion of the following subsection after subsection (
sertion of the following after Article 4 “4A Such a licence shall not be granted
respect of the exportation for disposal, from the State to another EU Member State or third country, of radioactive waste generated
the State unless at the time of shipment an agreement, taking
to account the criteria established by the European Commission
accordance with Article 16
to force between the State and that other EU Member State or third country to use a disposal facility
that other EU Member State or third country.” “4B Such a licence shall not be granted
respect of the importation for disposal
the State of radioactive waste generated
another EU Member State or a third country, unless at the time of shipment an agreement, taking
to account the criteria established by the Commission
accordance with Article 16
to force between the State and that other EU Member State or third country to use a disposal facility
the State.” (d)
sertion of the following subsection after subsection (e) “(f)(i) waste from extractive
dustries which may be radioactive and which falls within the scope of Directive 2006/21/EC; (ii) authorised releases.” (e)
by the
sertion of the following paragraphs after paragraph
volving repatriation of disused sealed sources to a supplier or manufacturer.
the State to return the radioactive waste after treatment or processing, to its country of origin, where: (
stitute shall report to the Minister on the implementation of the Directive as required. Given under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, 22 August 2013. PHIL HOGAN, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government. EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the
strument and does not purport to be a legal
terpretation.) This Order transposes Ireland’s obligations
relation to Directive 2011/70/Euratom. The objective of this Directive is to cover all aspects of radioactive waste and spent fuel management, from generation through to long-term disposal. It stipulates the prime responsibility of generators and the ultimate responsibility of each Member State for the management of waste generated on its territory by ensuring that appropriate national arrangements are taken to guarantee a high level of safety to protect workers and the general public against the risks arising from ionising radiation. It formally establishes the responsibility of each Member State for the management of its radioactive waste and regulates export conditions for the disposal of this waste. The Radiological Protection
stitute of Ireland has been deemed the Competent Authority for the purpose of implementation of these Orders. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais
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