SAFE MANAGEMENT OF URANIUM AND NORM MATERIAL RESIDUES SOUTH AFRICA MATSHEDISO MAINE (SENIOR INSPECTOR:NORM)
Outline • ORGANIZATION • STATUS OF REGULATION • REGULATIONS AND STATUTES • THE ROLE AND THE MAIN ACTIVITIES OF THE NNR • APPLICATION • CHALLENGES 2
Organization • Independent public entity which is established and governed in terms of Section 3 of the National Nuclear Regulator Act, (Act No 47 of 1999) • Reporting to the DoE • Comprised of a Board of Directors, CEO & staff • +-120 Staff (60% Technical and the difference Support functions) 3
Status of regulations 4
Regulations and statutes • NNR Act – Section 20 Restrictions on certain actions – Section 21 NIL and NVL – Section 22 COR or COE – Section 23 conditions of authorisation • 2 (a) protection of persons, property and environment • (b) provides for the rehabilitation of site – Section 41 (1) Appointment of Inspectors – Section 41 (4) Powers of Inspectors 5
Regulations and statutes • NNR Act – Section 36 SSRP • SSRP – Section 5.4 Criteria 6
NNR’s Role • Mandate of the NNR is to protect the people, property and the environment from the harmful effects arising from ionising radiation produced by radioactive material. • This is done through the establishment and enforcement of safety standards and regulatory practices. 7
NNR’s Role • Regulation of nuclear activities performed by two technical divisions: Standards, Authorisation, Reviews and Assessments (SARA) and Compliance Assurance and Enforcement (CAE) divisions. 8
NNR’s Role • SARA: • Application • Conditions set for COR or COE (with or without restrictions – PSA, PRPP, WSA, WRPP, WMP, PS, etc. • COR – CAT 1 - 5 • DMR issue mining rights (decommissioning funds) 9
NNR’s Role • Prioritisation Annual effective dose Site categorisation > 20 mSv/a A 5- 20 mSv/a B 1-5 mSv/a C 0.25- 1 mSv/a D • 0.5 Bq/g 10
NNR’s Role • CAE: • Inspection • Audits (ISO 9001) • Investigations • Environmental verification • Review of routine reports 11
PP-0018 • Cost analysis – For authorised sites, the polluter pays principle applies, otherwise the state will take responsibility for ownerless sites. • Management And Monitoring during remediation – A normal regulatory regime as contemplated in the Act applies for these phases 12
PP-0018 • Post remediation management – Upon remediation, if the site is free of contamination, then it can be released unconditionally otherwise, it will be released for restricted uses, e.g. recreation, etc. – In that case, post remediation monitoring may be required/imposed. 13
Challenges • Cooperative governance (NNR, DMR, DWA) • Mine closures – demolition, decontamination, rehabilitation (No national strategy/guideline for remediation of sites) • Decommissioning??? • Act under review 14
Challenges • Act and SSRP only applies to regulated actions • Does not apply to ownerless sites 15
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