Problems of safety regulation under radioactive waste management in Russia

• Published in: Meditsina truda i promyshlennaia ekologiia no. 10; p. 44
• Main Authors: Monastyrskaia, S G, Kochetkov, O A, Barchukov, V G, Kuznetsova, L I
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Russia (Federation) 2012
• Subjects: Environmental Restoration and Remediation - legislation & jurisprudence; Environmental Restoration and Remediation - methods; Government Regulation; Humans; Industrial Waste - adverse effects; Industrial Waste - prevention & control; Radiation Monitoring - legislation & jurisprudence; Radiation Protection - legislation & jurisprudence; Radioactive Waste - classification; Radioactive Waste - prevention & control; Russia; Safety Management - legislation & jurisprudence; Safety Management - methods; Waste Management - legislation & jurisprudence; Waste Management - methods; Russia
• ISSN: 1026-9428

Analysis of the requirements of Federal Law N 190 "About radioactive waste management and incorporation of changes into some legislative acts of the Russian Federation", as well as normative-legislative documents actual and planned to be published related to provision of radiation protection of the workers and the public have been done. Problems of safety regulation raised due to different approaches of Rospotrebnadzor, FMBA of Russia, Rostekhnadzor and Minprirody with respect to classification and categorization of the radioactive wastes, disposal, exemption from regulatory control, etc. have been discussed in the paper. Proposals regarding improvement of the system of safety regulation under radioactive waste management and of cooperation of various regulatory bodies have been formulated.