National Report to the Joint Convention - Sixth review meeting · 2018-09-14 · Luxembourg - Sixth National Report 7 Section A: Introduction Luxembourg has signed the Joint Convention

NationalReporttotheJointConvention-Sixthreviewmeeting

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NationalReportontheMeasuresTakenbyLuxembourgtoFulfiltheObligationsLaidDownin

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JointConventionontheSafetyofSpentFuelManagementandontheSafetyofRadioactive

WasteManagement

Sixthreviewmeetingofthecontractingpartiesin2018

ThisreportwasproducedbytheDepartmentofRadiationProtection(DRP)onbehalfoftheGovernmentofLuxembourg

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ListofAcronymsandAbbreviations

ADR European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage ofDangerousGoodsbyRoads

ANDRA FrenchNationalAgencyforRadioactiveWaste(ANDRA)

ALARA Aslowasreasonablyachievable

ASS RescueServicesAgency

CBRN Chemical,Biological,RadiologicalandNuclear

D-RadW COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2011/70/EURATOM of 19 July 2011establishingaCommunity frameworkfortheresponsibleandsafemanagementofspentfuelandradioactivewaste.

DRP DepartmentofRadiationProtection

DS DirectorateofHealth

EU EuropeanUnion

EU-BSS Council Directive 2013/59/EURATOM of 5 December 2013 layingdown basic safety standards for protection against the dangersarisingfromexposuretoionisingradiation,andrepealingDirectives89/618/Euratom, 90/641/Euratom, 96/29/Euratom,97/43/Euratomand2003/122/Euratom.

GPR RadiologicalProtectionUnitoftheASS

IAEA InternationalAtomicEnergyAgency

IATA InternationalAirTransportAssociation

ICAO InternationalCivilAviationOrganization

ICSD Ionizingchambersmokedetector

ISO InternationalOrganizationforStandardization

ITM Labourinspectorate

LCDR Collectionpointforradioactivewaste(Localdecollectededéchetsradioactifs)

LNS NationallaboratoryofHealth

MS MinistryofHealth

NORM NaturallyOccurringRadioactiveMaterials

ONDRAF BelgianWasteManagementAgency(ONDRAF/NIRAS)

RID Regulation Concerning the International Carriage of DangerousGoodsbyRail

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TableofContents

LISTOFACRONYMSANDABBREVIATIONS..............................................................4

TABLEOFCONTENTS..............................................................................................5

SECTIONA:INTRODUCTION...................................................................................7

SECTIONB:POLICIESANDPRACTICES(ARTICLE32.1)..............................................9

Radioactivewastemanagementpolicy.............................................................................................9

Radioactivewastemanagementpractices......................................................................................10Managementofwastesfromunsealedsources...............................................................................11Managementofactivatedmaterials.................................................................................................11Managementoforphansources.......................................................................................................11Managementofdisusedconsumergoodscontainingsmallamountsofradioactivesubstances....12

SECTIONC:SCOPEOFAPPLICATION(ARTICLE3)...................................................12

SECTIOND:INVENTORIESANDLISTS(ARTICLE32.2).............................................13

SECTIONE:LEGISLATIVEANDREGULATORYSYSTEM............................................13

Article18:Implementingmeasures................................................................................................13

Article19:Legislativeandregulatoryframework............................................................................14RadiationProtectionandgeneralprovisions....................................................................................14Thesystemoflicensingandprohibition...........................................................................................14Specialprovisionsconcerningradioactivewaste..............................................................................15Control,enforcementandresponsibilities.......................................................................................15

Article20:Regulatorybody............................................................................................................16Overview–Status,Missions,responsibilitiesandorganizationalstructure.....................................16Humanandfinancialresources.........................................................................................................17Transparencyandinformationofthepublic....................................................................................17

SECTIONF:OTHERGENERALSAFETYPROVISIONS................................................18

Article21:Responsibilitiesofthelicenseholder.............................................................................18

Article22:Humanandfinancialresources......................................................................................18

Article23:Qualityassurance..........................................................................................................18

Article24:Operationalradiationprotection...................................................................................19

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Article25:Emergencypreparedness...............................................................................................19

Article26:Decommissioning..........................................................................................................19

SECTIONH:SAFETYOFRADIOACTIVEWASTEMANAGEMENT...............................20

Article11:Generalsafetyrequirements.........................................................................................20

Article12:Existingfacilitiesandpastpractices...............................................................................20

Articles13,14and15:Siting,design,constructionandassessment................................................21

Article16:Operationoffacilities....................................................................................................21

Article17:Institutionalmeasuresafterclosure...............................................................................22

SECTIONI:TRANSBOUNDARYMOVEMENT(ARTICLE27)......................................22

SECTIONJ:DISUSEDSEALEDSOURCES..................................................................23

Managementofdisusedsealedsources..........................................................................................23Useofsealedsourcesineducation...................................................................................................24Orphansources.................................................................................................................................24Safetyandsecurityofsealedsources...............................................................................................24

SECTIONK:PLANNEDACTIVITIESTOIMPROVESAFETY........................................24

ANNEXI-INVENTORY..........................................................................................27

ANNEXII-LEGISLATIVEFRAMEWORK..................................................................29

Luxembourg-SixthNationalReport 7

SectionA:Introduction

Luxembourg has signed the Joint Convention on 1 October 1997 and is a partythereof since 19 November 2001. The Convention entered into force on 21 June2001.

Luxembourg has no nuclear power plant, no other fuel cycle facility, no researchreactor and no other facility generating radioactive substances. Thus manyrequirementsoftheJointConventiondonotapplytoLuxembourg.Itfurtherhasnospentnuclearfuelandnohighlevelradioactivewasteonitsterritory.

Thereareother reasonswhichexplain,whytheactual totalamountof radioactivewaste,mainlyinformofdisusedsealedsourcesoflowactivity,ismarginal:

- smallsizeofthecountrywithonlyafewusersofradioactivesubstances;- importandutilizationlicenseforaradioactivesealedsourceisonlygranted

by the competent authority under the condition that the foreign suppliercertifiestakingbackthedisusedradioactivesource;

- import and installation of radioactive smoke detectors and of radioactivelightningconductorshasbeenforbiddenformanyyears;

- mostoftheold“historical”radioactivesealedsourceshavebeenreturnedtothecountryoforiginortoaforeignwastemanagementfacility.

In Luxembourg radioactive wastes are mainly arising from the use of radioactivesources in industry,medicineand toa smallextent fromtheuse ineducationandresearch. The Luxembourg Government takes the position that the option of anational management facility and of a final disposal facility would be unrealistic,becauseitwouldnotatallbecommensuratewiththeradioactivewasteactivityandvolume, which are very low. Therefore all disused sealed sources have to bereturnedtothecountryoforiginandifthisturnsouttobeimpossible,toaforeignwastemanagementfacility.

Since 1963, Luxembourg has legislation and regulation on radiation protection,which cover all relevant nuclear and radiological safety issues. The regulatorydecreesarerevisedperiodically inordertobe inconformitywiththeprovisionsoftheDirectivesoftheEuropeanUnionofwhichLuxembourgisaMemberState.Thelastamendmentoftherelevantdecreeswasputintoforceon30July2013withthetransposition of the COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2011/70/EURATOM of 19 July 2011,establishingaCommunity framework for the responsibleand safemanagementofspentfuelandradioactivewaste,hereafterreferredtoas“D-RadW”.AnewlawanddecreesinordertotransposetheEU-BSSareunderway.

Thedepartmentof radiationprotection (DRP) is responsible for thecontentof thepresentreport.TheaimofthisreportistodemonstratethatLuxembourgmeetsitsobligations of the Joint Convention. This demonstration is mainly based on theLuxembourg legislation and policy framework concerning the management, thecontrolandtheinspectionofradioactivesourcesandradioactivewasteheld inthecountry.

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Thereportisstructuredinconformitywiththelatestdraftversionofthe“Guidelinesregarding the form and structure of national reports” (INFCIRC/604/Rev.3). Thesectionconcerningthesafetyofspentfuelmanagementcoveringarticles4-10oftheJointConventionisnotapplicabletoLuxembourg.

The situationwith regard to the obligations of the Convention has practically notchangedsincethepreviousreviewmeeting.Forthisreasonandwiththeobjectivetoproduce a stand-alone documentmany paragraphs have remained unchanged. Allneworchangedelements,theaddressingofchallengesfromthelastreviewmeetingand other planned actions are clearly assigned throughout the document byunderliningthefirstwordsofaparagraph.

Thepresent report clearly presents the follow-upof the challenges identified (seeoverviewinsectionK).Itfurtheraimsatfocusingonthetopicsidentifiedwithintheconclusionsofthesummaryreportofthe5threviewmeeting.


SectionB:Policiesandpractices(Article32.1)

Radioactivewastemanagementpolicy

The Luxembourg radioactivewastemanagementpolicy is dictatedby thepracticalneedsofthecountry.Thelowactivityandvolumeofradioactivewasteproducedinthe country are not justifying the implementation of a final waste repository onnationalterritory.

TheLuxembourgpolicy isbasedon theaim toavoid theproductionof radioactivewaste,throughthefollowingprovisions:

- returnofdisusedsealedsourcestotheforeignsupplier;- replacement of radioactive sources by non-radioactive alternatives if

available;- minimizationoftheproductionofwastebytheuser;- storageoftransitionradioactivewasteontheuser'spremisesuntildecay;

However, as it is never possible to obtain a zero waste status, some radioactivewaste will still remain and needs to be taken care of. As these are very smallquantitiesanagreementbetweenBelgiumandLuxembourghadexistedsince1990,in which the Belgian Government accepted to treat the waste coming from theGrandDuchyofLuxembourg,inBelgium.

In order to fully comply with the D-RadW, the Governments of both countriesretained a bilateral agreement, which was signed on July 4 2016. This newagreementforeseesnotonlythetreatmentoftheLuxembourgishwasteinBelgium,butalsothefinalstorageofthewaste.

Asthenewagreementtakesinchargetreatment,conditioningaswellasstorageoftheradioactivewaste,LuxembourgdecidedtodeclassifyitsNationalInterimStorageFacility (NISF). There is still a collectionpoint (LCDR - Local de collectededéchetsradioactifs)inLuxembourgforradioactivewaste,arisingmostlythroughappearanceof orphan sources, where the radioactive materials are collected and packed fortransportation to a dedicated facility in Belgium. As this waste is however notconditionedandonlystoredforashortperiodbeforebeingtransferred,theneedforaninterimstoragefacilityseemeddisproportionate.

The following table gives an overview over the national radioactive wastemanagementpolicyaccordingtothematrixusedatthepreviousreviewmeetings.

TypeofLiability

Long-termmanagement

policy

FundingofLiabilities

Currentpractice/facilities

Plannedfacilities

Non-powerwastes

• ExporttoBelgium

• Licensee• State

budget

• Decay(interimstorageandretentionof

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short-livedwastes)

• PackedfortransportandawaitingtransfertoBelgium(eitheratthelicenseeorintheLCDR)

LCDR

DisusedSealedSources

• Returntosupplier

• ExporttoBelgium

• Licensee• State

budget

• PackedfortransportandawaitingtransfertoBelgium(eitheratthelicenseeorintheLCDR)

• Returntosupplier

• NewlocationfortheLCDR

Table1-Nationalwastemanagementpolicy

Radioactivewastemanagementpractices

The radioactivewastemanagementpolicy is implementedvia the legal frameworkand an active encouragement by the DRP to avoid the production of radioactivewaste.Theimplementationofthepolicyisformalizedinthenationalprogrammeforthemanagementofspentfuelandradioactivewaste,followingtheD-RadW.

Facilities using radioactive substances exceeding the exemption levels (EuratomCouncilDirective96/29–TableA)needtobelicensedbythecompetentauthority,according to the licensing systemas reportedunderArticle19. These facilities arefullyresponsibleforthesafetyandthesecurityoftheradioactivesourcestheyuseandforthemanagementoftheradioactivewasteresultingfromthisuse.

Radioactivewaste is categorizedby thehalf-lifeof thecorrespondingnuclidesandwhether the disused sources are sealed or unsealed. A classification system asrecommended by the European Commission (Commission Recommendation1999/669/EC, Euratom) is not used, as it constitutes no practical advantage forLuxembourg. The classification of the radioactive waste rests within the Belgianauthorities, according to the Belgian classification systems, when treating andconditioningthewaste.

TheGrand-Ducalregulationof14December2000concerningtheprotectionofthepopulation against the dangers arising from ionizing radiation further definesclearance levels for unconditional release. Any licenseemay release waste to theenvironmentwithoutadditional licenseifthespecificactivityofthewasteisbelowthe clearance levels anddoesnot exceedone tonper year. Clearanceof very lowactivitywastes above these levels has to be licensed by the competent authority.Thedefinedclearancelevelsaretakenfromthedocument“ClearanceofMaterials,


BuildingsandSiteswithNegligibleRadioactivityfromPracticessubjecttoReportingor Authorisation”, published by the German “Strahlenschutzkommission”(CommissiononRadiologicalProtection)in1998.

Managementpracticesofthedifferenttypesofwaste,areseparatelyreportedoninthefollowingparagraphs.ThemanagementofdisusedsealedsourcesisreportedoninsectionJ.

Managementofwastesfromunsealedsources

Unsealedsourcesareonlyused innuclearmedicine, radiotherapyor inbiomedicallaboratories, e.g. Ga-67, Sr-89, Y-90, Tc-99m, I-125, I-131, Gd-153, etc. Severalresearch laboratories, mainly in the field of biomedical research, also use smallquantitiesofH-3,C-14,P-32,S-35andI-125.Thelicense,authorizingthesepractices,specifies the procedures for adequately handling, controlling and minimizing thereleasesoftheseradioactivesubstances.

Wastes resulting from these practices and containing short-lived radionuclides arestoredontheuser'spremisesuntildecayoruntiltheactivityofthewastedecreasedbelow the clearance levels. Wastes containing small specific activities belowclearancelevelandnotexceedingatotalweightof1000kgmaybetreatedthesamewayasconventionalhospitalwaste.

Withtheobjectiveofminimizingreleases,theDRPinstructedallhospitalsengagedin iodine-131therapyto installaspecialretentionsystemforallwastewatersfromthesedepartments.

Concerningliquidradioactivesubstanceswithlongerhalf-lives,suchasC-14andH-3,most licensees work with almost marginal quantities. Thus the resulting liquidwastesandcontaminatedsolidwastesremainbelowtheclearancelevels.

Managementofactivatedmaterials

The national radiotherapy centre operates an irradiator able to activatematerial.According to theradioactivewastepoliciesof theproducer’scountry, thematerialthat hasbeenactivatedduring its use in Luxembourgmaynotbe returned to thecountry of origin. Those parts are now stored for decay.Most of the parts decaywithin a ten years storage time below clearance levels. Some smaller items mayneed to be treated as radioactive waste. The waste is currently monitored andfurtherdecisionsorpartialclearancewillbeconsideredin2018.

Managementoforphansources

All metal recycling plants and national waste recycling plants have installed fixedportalmonitoring systems to detect radioactivematerials at the entrance of theirsites. In all cases these portal monitors consist of two large plastic scintillationdetectors. At the only harbour in Luxembourg a commercially available cranemonitoringsystemisusedfortheunloadingofscrapfromships.

AlloperatorsofdetectiongateshaveworkedoutclearprocedurestogetherwiththeDRP inorder to reactadequatelywhen radioactivesubstancesaredetected. If thedetectionsignalisverysmall,agreementsexistwithFranceconcerningthereturnof


thetruckorthecarriageundercertainconditionsandfollowingdefinedprocedures.In all other cases, the load has to be separated in Luxembourg. The radioactivesourcesaretheneitherreturned immediatelyorstored inLuxembourguntilasafereturntothecountryoforigincanbeorganized.

Either the operator of the monitoring systems or the responsible supplier of thematerialhastocoverthecostsforthesafemanagementoftheseorphansources.Ifthisturnsouttobeimpossibleorincaseofbankruptcyandabandonmentofthesiteholdingradioactivesources,aspeciallylabelledcreditofthestatebudgetcoversallassociatedcosts.

Managementofdisusedconsumergoodscontainingsmallamountsofradioactivesubstances

TominimizeradioactivewasteproducedinLuxembourg,theuseandinstallationofthe below listed goods containing radioactive substances has consequently beenprohibitedovertheyears:

- The installationofnew ionizingchambersmokedetectors (ICSD)hasbeenprohibitedin1994.

- The installation of lightning conductors is also prohibited since 1994. Anextensive programmewas conducted in order to locate and dismount allthe installed lightning conductors containing radioactive substances inLuxembourg. However, it cannot be excluded that in the future isolatedlightningconductormayappear.Ifso,theywillbecollectedbytheDRPfordisposal.Onthatsubject,aremaininglightningconductorwasfoundinJune2017.Dismountingoftheconductorisforeseenbyendoftheyear.

- The production and import of thorium incandescent gas mantles areforbidden, since gas mantles without any radioactive substances areavailablewithsimilarproperties.

- Consumergoodssuchaswatches,compasses,fishingfloats,etc.containingradio-luminescent paintings or other consumer goods containingradioactivesubstances,suchastechnicalporcelain,opticalglassesetc.arecollectedbytheDRP.

ThewastearisingfromtheseproductsiseitherreturnedtothesupplierorcollectedattheLCDRawaitingitstreatmentabroadviaabilateralagreement.

SectionC:Scopeofapplication(Article3)

The present report applies to the safety of themanagement of radioactivewasteresulting from civilian applications and containing artificial radionuclide exceedingtheregulatoryclearancelevelsfortheunconditionalrelease.

Thepresentreportalsoappliestowastethatcontainsnaturallyoccurringsubstancesexceedingtheregulatoryclearance levelsfortheunconditionalrelease. Itdoesnotapply to waste that contains naturally occurring substances that, at the time ofproduction,werenotconsideredbylawasradioactivewaste.


AsLuxembourghasnonuclearfuelcycle,thepresentreportdoesnotapplytothesafetyofspentfuelmanagement.

SectionD:Inventoriesandlists(Article32.2)

InLuxembourgthereexistsno facilitywhoseprimarypurpose is thehandling,pre-treatment, treatment, conditioning, long-term storage, or disposal of radioactivewaste. As described in Section B, Luxembourg hosts only a small collection point(LCDR)forradioactivewasteanddisusedsourcesforwhichnolicenseholderexists.

Theinventoriesoftheradioactivewastesanddisusedsourcesstoredon1stOctober2017attheLCDRandontheuser’spremisesarelistedinAnnexI.

SectionE:Legislativeandregulatorysystem

Article18:Implementingmeasures

In1963,aframeworklawwasenactedonthe“ProtectionofthePublicagainsttheHazards of Ionizing Radiation”, which established general principles regardingradiation protection, management of radioactive substances and nuclear safety,defined competences for ad-hoc decisions in a radiological or nuclear emergencysituation, set the frame for enforcement and attributed the competence to theMinisterofHealth.Thisframeworklawwaslastamendedin1995.

The law of 21st November 1980 concerning the organization of theDirectorate ofHealth (DS) defines a department of radiation protection (DRP), charged withquestions concerning the protection against hazards of ionizing and non-ionizingradiation,aswellasnuclearsafety.Thislawwasamendedon24thNovember2015inorder to clearly designate the DRP as competent authority concerning the safemanagementofradioactivewaste.

These laws formed the basis for executive regulations (decrees), which wereregularlyamendedinconformitywiththeEUdirectivesonradiationprotectionandgovern the various aspects of nuclear safety. The current regulation implementsCouncilDirective96/29/Euratomof13May1996layingdownbasicstandardsforthehealthprotectionofthegeneralpublicandworkersagainstthedangersof ionizingradiation.

The current regulations apply to the production, manufacture, possession, sale,transit, transport, import,export,use forcommercial, industrial,medical, scientificor other purposes, recycling and re-use of equipment or substances capable ofemitting ionizing radiation. They also apply to the treatment, handling, storage,eliminationanddisposalofradioactivesubstancesorwasteandtoanyotheractivityinvolvingariskarisingfromionizingradiation.

In some areas, such as, for example, maximum permitted levels of radioactivecontaminationoffoodstuffs,specificEU-CouncilregulationsaredirectlyapplicableinallEUmemberstates.Thoseactsarenotlistedinthepresentreport.


The various laws and regulations, building a solid legal framework, are listed inAnnexII.

Atpresent,newradiationprotectionlawsanddecreeshavebeendraftedandareinthe legislative process. This work was necessary for the transposition andimplementationoftheEU-BSS(2013/59/EURATOM)andtheamendednuclearsafetydirective (2014/87/EURATOM),whilemodernizing the legislative framework.Thesenewlawsshallreplaceall former lawsanddecreesandthus includetheregulatoryframeworkdescribedabove.

Article19:Legislativeandregulatoryframework

RadiationProtectionandgeneralprovisions

The provisions relating to dose limits for the public and workers take intoconsideration the ALARA principle (As Low As Reasonably Achievable). Thus, theexposureofthepublicandworkerstoionizingradiationandthenumberofpersonsandworkersexposedtoradiationmustbekeptaslowasreasonablypossible.

The current regulation describes the operational rules to protectworkers, outsideworkers,apprenticesandstudentsexposedtoradiation.Inparticular,workingareasare divided into “controlled areas” and “supervised areas” and workers arecategorized. The regulations further impose a certain number of obligations,includingtheimplementationofradiologicalmonitoringofworkersandworkplaces,as well as medical supervision, procedures regulating access to different areas,appropriateinformationofworkersandtraininginthefieldofradiationprotection.

Thesystemoflicensingandprohibition

Facilitiesaredividedintofourdifferentcategories:

- CategoryIdefinesnuclearinstallations,asdefinedbytheCouncilDirective2009/71/Euratom, as facilities in which fissile material in quantitiesexceeding500effectivegramsiscustomarilyusedorstoredandasfacilitiesfor the final disposal of radioactive waste. Currently no undertaking ofcategoryIexistsinLuxembourg.

- CategoryIIisdedicatedtofacilitiesusingorholdingradioactivesubstancesexceeding by a factor of thousand the exemption limits as fixed by theCouncil Directive 96/29/EURATOM of 13 May 1996, or conditioning,respectivelyhavinganinterimstorageofradioactivewaste.

- In Category III are ranged all facilities using or holding radioactivesubstances above the exemption limits fixed by the Council Directive96/29/EURATOM of 13 May 1996, but not exceeding these levels by athousandfold.

- In Category IV are classified all facilities using or holding radioactivesubstancesstayingbelowtheexemptionlimitsfixedbytheCouncilDirective96/29/EURATOMof13May1996,butexceeding1/100oftheselimits.

The regulation lays down separate licensing conditions for each category ofinstallation, notably in relation to the technical information to be supplied, public


information and participation in the licensing procedure. A license, issued by theGovernment in Council (categoryI), the Minister of Health (categoryII) and theDirectorateofHealth(categoryIII) isrequiredforcategoriesI-III.DeclarationtotheDRPissufficientforcategoryIV.TheMinisterofHealthmaysuspendorwithdrawalicensewhen the licensee contravenes the regulation in forceor the conditionsofthelicense.

Specialprovisionsconcerningradioactivewaste

The regulatory framework fully respects the provisions of the D-RadW. Thelegislativesystemreliesonthefollowingpillars:

- Explicitobligationon licenseholderstokeepthegenerationofradioactivewaste to a minimum which is reasonably practicable, both in terms ofactivity and volume, by means of appropriate design measures and ofoperatinganddecommissioningpractices,includingtherecyclingandreuseofmaterials.

- Additionalobligationsconcerningthelicensingapplicationforaradioactivewastemanagementfacility.Theapplicationneedstoinclude:

o A safety demonstration covering the development, operation anddecommissioningofafacilityaswellasthepost-closurephaseofadisposal facility. The extent of the safety demonstration shall becommensuratewiththecomplexityofthefacility.

o Information concerning integratedmanagement systems, includingqualityassurance,whichgiveduepriorityforoverallmanagementofradioactivewastetosafety.

o Demonstrationofadequatefinancialandhumanresources- Obligation on the license holder to regularly assess and to continuously

improvethesafetyofthemanagementofradioactivewaste.- The Minister of Health is made responsible for the elaboration and

implementation of a national programme for the management ofradioactivewaste.

- TheexportofradioactivewasteoutsidetheEuropeanUnionisprohibited.

Further practical provisions on the implementation of the management ofradioactivewastearelaiddowninthenationalprogrammeforthemanagementofradioactivewaste, as required by theD-RadW. The national programmehas beenadoptedinAugust2015andisavailabletothepublic.

Control,enforcementandresponsibilities

Inspectors of the DRP follow an inspection programme for all facilities holdingradioactivematerial or X-ray emittingdevices. Thequestionnaires usedduring theinspections are derived from the IAEA-TECDOC-1526, “Inspection of RadiationSourcesandRegulatoryEnforcement”.Theinspectionprogrammefollowsagradedapproach.Thefrequencyofinspectionsdependsonthecategoryofthefacilityandhenceoftheriskoftheiractivities.

Theseperiodic inspections focuson the radiologicalprotectionof theworkersandthe physical protection of the radioactive substances. The licensee has to


demonstrate that internal procedures concerning the management of radioactivesubstancesexist,areadequateandcorrectlyapplied.

TheinspectorsoftheDRPareenabledtoimposeappropriatemeasuresinordertoavoidpotential incidentsoraccidentswith impactsonworkers, thepublicand theenvironment.SomeagentsoftheDRParefurtherattributedwiththelegalpowerofpoliceofficers.

Article20:Regulatorybody

Overview–Status,Missions,responsibilitiesandorganizationalstructure

Theexecutivecompetenceinthefieldofradiologicalsafetyandradiationprotectionisattributed to theMinisterofHealth.The lawof21stNovember1980concerningthe organization of the Directorate of Health defines a department of radiationprotection (DRP) and allocates particular missions to all departments within theDirectorateofHealth.

Theabovementionedlawwasmodifiedon24thNovember2015,nowattributingtothe DRP all competences relating to ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, nuclearsafety as well as the safety of management of radioactive waste. Similarly to anumber of other small countries, the DRP centralizes as a single department allcompetenceofradiationandnuclearsafety. Italso includesthenational laboratory for radiation physics.

TheorganizationalstructureandmissionsoftheDRParesummarizedinfigure1.

Figure1:OrganizationalstructureandmissionsoftheDRP


Former plans of splitting the national laboratory for radiation physics from theauthority(DRP),onwhichhavebeenreportedinthepreviousnationalreporthavebeen abandoned. The government takes the opinion that in such a small country,theavailablecompetenceinmattersofradiationprotectionandsafetyshouldnotbescattered.

TheDRPisatthetechnicallevelinchargeofsupervisingtheuseofionizingradiationandthesafetyofmanagementofradioactivewaste.LicenserequestsareexaminedbytheDRP,whichdefinestheconditionsoftheselicenses.Furthermore,theDRPisalso in charge of control and inspections in all domains of ionizing radiation andmanagement of radioactive waste. Besides, the DRP participates in drafting laws,regulationsanddecrees.Ithasfurtherissuedseveralguides.

Humanandfinancialresources

The DRP is composed of 9 agents with a Master degree or PhD, specialized inradiation protection(1), medical physics (2), nuclear physics and engineering (2),physics (1), geology (1), biology (1) and chemistry (1). The permanent staff of theDRP is further composed of one Bachelor engineer, 3 technicians, 1 laboratoryassistantandasecretary.

Compared to the previous national report, this is an increase of one technician,engaged as of 1stMay 2017. This reinforcement allows theDRP to better fulfil itsobligationwithrespecttonewEuropeanrequirements,namelytheactionplansonRadon.

All activities and projects of the DRP are financed via the state budget, allocatingpredefinedcreditsonayearlybasis.Someofthesecreditsarenon-limitedtoallowcovering important unpredictable costs. This applies for example to expensesresulting fromaccidents and incidents, themanagementof orphan sources or thetransfer of radioactive waste to Belgium. Another specific unlimited budgetaryarticle allows theDRP inwell-justified cases to engage external technical support.This was used in the past in the frame of specific licensing procedures andmorerecentlytoacquireanindependenttechnicalviewonnuclearprojectsinthevicinityof Luxembourg’s national borders. In the past the budget of the DRP has usuallybeenincreasedatayearlyrateinconjunctionwiththeeconomicgrowth.

ThefinancialandhumanresourcesoftheDRParenotextensive,buttheyarefelttobe adequate. They have always allowed the DRP to fulfil its obligations in anappropriateway.

Transparencyandinformationofthepublic

DecisionstakenbytheDRPinitsroleascompetentauthorityaretransparent.Thisismainly illustrated through thepublic consultationduring license inquiry.Accordingto the national legislation, licenses of category I and II need to undergo publicconsultationinthelocalitiesinthevicinityofafacility.Theissuedlicensesforthesefacilitiesaswellastheunderlyingconditionsarealsopubliclydisclosed.


Relevant information on all aspects related to the missions of the DRP, such aslegislation, explanations and guides for RPO’s, specific reports, results of theenvironmentalsurveyandinformationforthepubliconemergencypreparednessispublicly available through our website www.radioprotection.lu. The homepage isupdated and expanded at regular intervals. So far only a French version exists,although some of the documents and brochures that can be downloaded areavailableinotherlanguagesaswell.

Early 2015, the Ministry of Health has established own press offices, in order tocentralizecommunicationwiththemedia. Incaseof technicalquestionsrelatedtoradiation protection or nuclear safety, the media now contact the press offices,whichthenarrangeinterviewswiththeDRP.Thisofficealsoassistsinfinalizingpressreleases includingtheirvalidationbytheminister.Alongwiththisgoesanupdatedguidanceonhowtointeractwiththemediaanddefinesmorepreciselywhattypeofinformation can be shared with the press (i.e. technical and factual information;informationonprogrammes,projects,opinionsthatareadoptedorpublished).Withthehelpofthepressoffice,itwaspossibletogetabettercoverageinthemediaonsomeoftheDRPprojects.

SectionF:Othergeneralsafetyprovisions

Article21:Responsibilitiesofthelicenseholder

According to the Grand-Ducal regulation of 14 December 2000 concerning theprotectionofthepopulationagainstthedangersarisingfromionizingradiation,thelicenseholderisfullyresponsiblefortherespectofallregulatoryprovisions.

Article22:Humanandfinancialresources

Byregulation,facilitiesusingorholdingradioactivesourcesorradioactivewasteareboundtoprovideadequatehumanandfinancial resourcestoguaranteethesafetyandsecurityoftheirsourcesandwaste.

All licensees have to designate a qualified radiation protection officer who isresponsible for implementing the obligations of the licensee. They must furthercontractaspecialinsurancecoveringthereparationofradiologicaldamagetothirdpartiesincaseofanaccident.

SincethetranspositionoftheCouncilDirective2003/122/Euratomin2006,holdersof high activity sources have to conclude a contract with the supplier, where thelatteragreestotakebackthesourceafteruse,evenwhenthelicenseeisunabletocovertheassociatedcosts.

Article23:Qualityassurance

Thedesignatedradiationprotectionofficerisresponsibletoestablishandimplementa quality assurance program with regard to the implementation of internal


procedures, such as regular verifications and calibrations of the used radiationmeasurementequipment.

Article24:Operationalradiationprotection

The licensee is fully responsible for the implementation of internal radiationprotection following the principles described under article 19 and the control ofactual or potential discharges according to the national policies described undersectionB.

Article25:Emergencypreparedness

As facilities are fully responsible for the safety of their radioactive sources andwaste,theyhavetotakethenecessarystepstocopewithradiologicalemergencies.Depending on the quantities of radioactive substances, they have to draw upinternalemergencyresponseplanstakingintoaccountthemostprobableaccidents.Periodicreviewoftheplansandtrainingofthestaffbyorganizingregularexercisesarepartoftheconditionssetoutinthelicense.

Incaseofanemergency,thelicenseholderisobligedtonotifyimmediatelytheDRP,theRescueServicesAgency(ASS)andthelabourinspectorate(ITM),toevaluatethepossibleradiologicalconsequencesforthepopulationsatrisk,totakethenecessarystepstoavoidortostopthereleaseofradioactivityintheenvironmentinordertolimit the exposure of individuals, and to respect the legal provisions in case ofemergencyexposures.

Mostlicensedusersofradioactivematerialshaveageneralinternalemergencyplan,coveringallpotentialaccidents.TheDRPinsistsandverifiesthattheradiologicalriskisproperlyreflectedwithinthatemergencyplan.

Bilateral agreements on mutual assistance have been concluded with Germany,FranceandBelgium.Thesegeneralagreementsalsocover radiologicalandnuclearemergencies.AbilateralagreementonmutualearlyinformationhasbeenconcludedwithFranceandBelgium.

TheGovernment has set up a national emergency response plan,which has beencompletely overhauled after the Fukushima accident, to alert and to protect thepopulationincaseofaradiologicalemergency.ThePrimeMinister,theMinisterofthe Interior and theMinister of Health are responsible for the off-site emergencyplanning. The plan is activated and regularly tested by theHigh Commissioner fornational protection, the DRP and the ASS, in national, bilateral and internationalexercises. Emergency teams have been formed to assist in the event of a nucleardisaster,andrefreshercoursesareheldperiodically.

Article26:Decommissioning

Priortolicensing,allusersofhighactivitysourceshavetointroduceasafetyreport.This report includes precautions for avoiding accidents and provisions for the


management of incidents and accidents, such as potential contaminationsnecessitating cleanup anddecommissioning. These reports are regularly up-datedbythelicenseeandsubmittedtoallinvolvedactors,includingtheDRP.

SectionH:SafetyofRadioactiveWasteManagement

Article11:Generalsafetyrequirements

As highlighted in section B only marginal amounts of radioactive wastes exist inLuxembourg and effective measures are in place to keep their amounts and thedurationoftheirinterimstorageverylow.Thusmanyprovisionsofarticle11donotapply. Facilities that keep such radioactivewastes have to complywith the safetyprovisionsofcategoryIIfacilities.

The relevant regulation further attributes the responsibility to the DRP formaintaining a national database of all radioactive sources above exemption level.This includes radioactive wastes. Licensees have to notify the DRP of anymodificationof their inventory.Thedatabasecontains informationaboutthetype,activityandregistrationnumberofthesource,itslocalizationandareferencetothecorrespondinglicense.

TheDRPalsoissuedsomeguidessuchas:

- Guidetoimplementgeneralproceduresonradiationsafety.- Guidetoperformriskassessments.- Guideoninternalinterventionplanning.

Article12:Existingfacilitiesandpastpractices

SincetherearenoradioactivewasterepositoriesinLuxembourgandasthesewillbestored in Belgium under the bilateral agreement, only a collection centre (LCDR)existsinLuxembourg.

The LCDR is a single facility, which is located on the territory of the City ofLuxembourg,andismanagedbytheDRP.Thecollectedwasteismainlycomposedofdisusedsealedsources,forwhichnootherrecyclingoptionispossible.Furthermore,sincewastevolumesareverylowandstorageisforshorttimeonly,pendingtransfertoaforeignstoragecentre,aseparationbetweentheoperatorofthecentreandtheDRPappearsdisproportionate.Moreover,thewastecollectedismainlycomingfromindividualsandmostlyconsistsofsmallhistoricalsources.

At the LCDR the radioactive waste is grouped according to its nature, isotopiccompositionandphysicalstate.Disusedsealedsources,whicharemainlycomposedofsmokedetectors,arecollecteduntilasufficientquantityisreached.Theyarethenpacked for transport. Other waste, especially open sources and contaminatedobjectsneedtobeimmediatelypackedfortransport.Packingisdonebyanexternalproviderapprovedforthatpurposeandinaccordancewiththeacceptancecriteriaoftherecipientstoragecentre.Stepsaretakentoorganizecross-bordertransferand


transport.Adetailed inventoryofall the radioactivewastepresently storedat theLCDRisgiveninannexI.

The5th reviewmeeting challenged theDRP to formalize safetyassessment for thestoragefacility.Shortlyafterthemeetingitwashoweverdecidedthatthepremisesshouldbereassignedforotherpurposesandwillnolongerbeavailabletobeusedasacollectioncentreinmediumterm.

For this reason, theMinisterofHealthdecided toplan foranew facility.Thenewaccommodation is build as an annex to the National laboratory of Health andsituated on the territory of the City of Dudelange. The facility has been explicitlydesignedtohostradioactivewastebyaspecializedengineeringoffice.Eventhoughthe collection centre only hosts properly packed transport barrels and disusedradioactive sources, the legislative obligations for a category II facility, to whichbelong waste treatment and interim storage licensees have been applied. Inaddition,inordertofullysatisfythechallengeaddressedbythe5threviewmeeting,a further independent safety assessment for these new premises by foreignradiationprotectionexpertsisunderway.

Articles13,14and15:Siting,design,constructionandassessment

Siting,design,constructionofawastefacility,anditsassessment,isruledbythelawonProtectionofthePublicagainsttheHazardsofIonizingRadiationanditsdecrees,laiddowninsectionE.

Accordingtothelegislativecontext,wastefacilitiesmaybeclassifiedas:

- CategoryI:forfinalrepositories- CategoryII:fortreatmentandinterimstorageforradioactivewaste.

ThereisnocategoryIfacilityinLuxembourg.TheLCDRhasbeendesignedandbuiltaccording to the category II requirements, although it only is a collection centrewherenotreatmenttakesplace.

AnyhypotheticfurtherprojectstobuildradioactivewastemanagementfacilitiesorfacilitiesforthefinaldisposalofradioactivewastearesubjecttopriorauthorizationaccordingtotheproceduresdefinedinLuxembourgishlawsanddecrees.Accordingtotheseeachapplicantwouldhavetodemonstratefullcompliancewitharticles13,14 and 15, which include studies on safety aspects, public consultation, suitable measures to limit possible radiological impacts, decommissioning plans and independent safety assessments.

Article16:Operationoffacilities

As stated under article 12, Luxembourg only operates a single waste collectionfacility. In order to guarantee a safe storage, the DRP regularly asks the foreignauthorizedinspectionorganizationsforsegregationandthepackingofthecollectedwastes, according to the acceptance criteria established by the Belgian WasteManagementAgency(ONDRAF/NIRAS).


TheinspectorsoftheDRPfurtherverifyradiationlevelwithinthestorageroomandtheabsenceofradioactivecontaminationonayearlybasis.

Article17:Institutionalmeasuresafterclosure

TheLCDRisnotverylikelytobecontaminated.Thusnospecificmeasures,exceptofafinalcontaminationverification,willbeneededafterclosure.However,accidentalcontamination during the manipulation of the wastes or as a result of severeaccidentslikefireorfloodingmayoccur.Itisforeseenthatthestoragefacilitywouldthenbesetbackintoacontamination-freestate.

Dependingonthedegreeofcontamination,decontaminationmaybeperformedbyownmeansandbytheRadiologicalProtectionUnit(GPR)oftheASS.Luxembourgisalso increasingly cooperating with specialized rescue teams from neighbourcountriesthatcouldassistincaseofmajoraccidents.

TheDRPhasfurtherthepossibilitytocontractaspecializedprivatecompany.Tothiseffect,aspeciallylabelledcreditofthestatebudgethasbeenintroducedinordertocoversuchunpredictablecostsandaGermancompanyislicensedbytheMinisterofHealthtoperformdecontaminationactivitiesinLuxembourg.

SectionI:TransboundaryMovement(Article27)

In Luxembourg, transport of radioactive material is controlled by the competentauthorities. The provisions of the ADR (European Agreement Concerning theInternational Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Roads) and of the RID (RegulationConcerning the InternationalCarriageofDangerousGoodsbyRail) apply.Also thetechnical instructions of the ICAO and the “Dangerous Goods Regulations” of theInternationalAirTransportAssociation(IATA)areapplicable.

Only licensed carriers are allowed to transport radioactive materials in quantitiesabove exemption level. The authorization may be limited to a single transportoperation or may be valid for only a period of five years at maximum. For thetransfer of radioactive sources, the EU Council Regulation of 8 June 1993 onshipmentsofradioactivesubstancesbetweenMemberStatesisapplicable.

The transfer of radioactive waste is regulated by the Grand-Ducal regulation of 3March2009on the supervisionandcontrolof shipmentsof radioactivewasteandspentfuel.ThisregulationaddressesalltherequirementslaiddowninArticle27onthe Joint Convention and is the transposition of the Council Directive2006/117/EURATOM of 20 November 2006 on the supervision and control ofshipmentsofradioactivewasteandspentfuel.


SectionJ:Disusedsealedsources

Managementofdisusedsealedsources

All radioactive sealed sources have to be imported from other countries, mainlyfrom other European Member States. In line with the regulation in force, eachimportandinstallationofasealedsourceissubmittedtoalicensingprocedure.Partof the licensing procedure aims at reducing the production of radioactive waste,whichreliesonthefollowingprinciples:

1. Reductionoftheamountofsealedsourcesinuse

Aspartofthelicensingprocedure,theDRPverifiesthejustificationoftheuseofasealedsource.Theapplicantmustinparticulardemonstratethatnonon-radioactivealternativeisavailable.Thisalsoapplieswhenasourceneedstobeexchangedattheendoftherecommendedlifetime.InseveralcasesthispolicyhasledtothereplacementofsealedsourcesbyX-Raydevices,suchasforthecontrolofthethicknessofthinmetalfoils.

2. ReductionofthenumberofdisusedsourcesstoredinLuxembourgthroughthesystematicreturnofthesealedsourcetothesupplier

Theapplicantmusthaveawrittencommitmentfromtheforeignsupplier,inwhichthe latteragreestotakebackthesource ifdisused.Several licenseesstill hold older disused sourceswhere the supplier does no longer exist ornevermade any commitment andother solutions are needed. For recentlyinstalledsealedsources(approx.thelast15years)thereturntothesupplierworksinnearlyallcaseswithoutdelay,sothatnointerimstorageisneeded.Onlyinaveryfewinstancesasuppliertriedtoavoidthereacceptance.

3. Maintainingnecessarydocuments

Intherecentpastitturnedoutinafewcasesthattheshipmentbacktothesupplierwas not possible becausenecessary certificates of the source (e.g.specialformcertificate)wereexpired.AsaconsequencetheDRPnowverifiesthe availability of all necessary documentation during its inspections. Ifnecessary,thelicenseeisalsoaskedtorenewthereacceptancecertificates.

4. IndividualtrackingofsealedsourcesbytheDRP

TheDRPholdsaregisterwithallsealedsourceslicensedinLuxembourg.Theregister contains the nuclide, the activity, the source number, themanufacturingdate,theuseofthesourceanddataconcerningthelicensee.

If itturnsoutthatthesupplier isunabletorespecthiscommitmentofreacceptingthesealedsource,e.g.incaseofbankruptcy,theuserorholderisobligedtotakeallnecessary administrative steps to sendhisdisused source to anyother supplierofradioactivesourcesorforeignwastemanagementfacility.Thisalsoappliestooldersourcesnotyetcoveredbythesenewregulatoryprovisions.

Before the sources are sent back to the foreign supplier or to a foreign wastemanagementfacility,theuserorholdermustguaranteethesafeinterimstorageof


thedisusedsourcesonhispremises.Suchinterimstorageneedstobelicensedandfollowprovisionstoberespectedforthesafestorage.Theexpensesrelatedtotheinterimstorage,totheconditioning,tothetransportandtothefinaldisposaloftheradioactivewastearecoveredbytheuserorholder.

Useofsealedsourcesineducation

Inearly2014,theDRPhasstartedanationalcampaigntocollecttheunusedand/orunneeded radioactive sources and substances from schools. This action plan wastaken in order to evacuate ancient collections of radioactive substances, oftenexemptfromlicensing,whichhoweverpresentariskwithoutservingforeducationalpurposes.

After an enquiry phase in formof a questionnaire sent to the different schools inMarch, the first on-site visits and collections of orphan sources started in 2014.During these visits, a complete inventory is established for the school and all thedisused radioactive substances and sources are evacuated. The remaining sourcesare then subject to issuing of a new licence (if required) in order to ensurecompliancewiththelegislativerequirements.

Theactionplanisstillon-goingandwillbefollowedwithinthenextmonthsandthecollectedsourceswilleventuallybedisposedof.

Orphansources

The DRP assumes the management of disused sealed sources for which a safemanagementmaynotbeguaranteed,e.g.incaseofbankruptcyoftheownerofthesource. This is also the case when members of the public still hold old historicdisusedsources.Thosesourcesare thenbrought to theLCDR.At regular intervals,these sources are prepared for shipment and transferred in accordance with thebilateralagreementwithBelgiumtoONDRAF.

AlistofallthesesourcesisgiveninannexI.

Safetyandsecurityofsealedsources

The provisions of the Code of Conduct on the Safety and Security of RadioactiveSources and its SupplementaryGuidance on the Import and Export of RadioactiveSourcesweretransposedintonationalregulationsin2006.LuxembourgalsonotifieditseffortsonthattopictotheIAEAandexpressedtotheDirector-Generalitssupportand endorsement of the Agency's efforts to enhance the safety and security ofradioactivesources.

SectionK:Plannedactivitiestoimprovesafety

Given the size of the country, Luxembourg does not experience any significantmodifications from review meeting to review meeting. However LuxembourgconsiderstheJointConventionpairreviewasahighlyvaluableexercise. Itallowsasmallcountrywithalimitedprogrammetogaininsightintorelevantissuesinothercountries.Besidestheaspectofbeingreviewed,havingfrankandopendiscussionswithqualifiedexpertsisextremelyuseful.


Luxembourg is determined to constantly consolidate, update and improve itsdispositionswithregardtothesafetyofradioactivesubstances.Theprocessofself-assessment, when writing the national report every 3 years, supports suchcontinuous improvement. Luxembourg commits itself to followup the suggestionsandchallengesidentifiedatthepreviousreviewmeeting.

Furthermore, inorder to fullyassess the safetyof radioactivewastemanagement,Luxembourg requested an ARTEMIS peer review from the IAEA. As Luxembourgalreadyhostsan IRRSmission in2018,forwhichthe legislativeframeworkandthecompetentauthorityshallbeassessed, theARTEMISmission isplannedtobeheldsubsequentlytotheIRRSmissionin2018.

Atthe2015peerreviewmeeting,4challengeshavebeenidentifiedforLuxembourg.The present report addresses those challenges in the relevant sections. The tablebelowsummarizesthechallengesandthewayinwhichtheyareaddressed.

# Challenge Solution

1 Updatingof thebilateralagreementwithBelgiumonthemanagementofradioactivewaste fromLuxembourginBelgium(theexistingagreementisnot in linewiththerequirementsofDirective 2011/70/EURATOM) –definitionofresponsibilityaretobedefined as part of the agreementnegotiations - aim to be completedinJune2015;

The new bilateral agreement hasbeen signed by the governments ofboth countries and is waiting forratification(seealsosectionB)

2 Transposition of the EU-BSSdirective 2013/59/EURATOM –limitedresourcetocomplete;

A new legislative framework isunderway(seealsosectionE-Article18)

3 Preparation for the first IRRSmission, including of wastemanagement(scheduledfor2018);

An IRRS and ARTEMIS mission areforeseenin2018(seealsosectionK)

4 Formalize safetyassessment for thestoragefacility.

The initial conditions changed. Anew building was designed andexternal assessment is foreseen forthenewpremises(seealsosectionH-Article12)

Table2: Challengesfromthe5threviewmeeting

Luxembourg has also started working on the issues that were presented in thepreviousnational report as planned activities. These issues are summarized in thetablebelowandtheirprogressisindicated.


# Activity Progress

1 National campaign to collect theunused and/or unneededradioactive sources and substancesfromschools

Thecampaignisstillon-goingastheworkload is higher than expected.Theendofthecampaignisforeseenfor2018(seealsosectionJ)

2 National programme addressing EUdirective for the management ofradioactive waste (deadline August2015)

The national programme has beenadopted in August 2015 (see alsosectionE-Article19)

3 Important contribution to the newEuropeanApproachforcross-borderEmergency Preparedness (HERCA-WENRA work, adopted 21 October2014.)

Luxembourg has been stronglyinvolved in the development of theHERCA-WENRAapproach and is stillactively promoting itsimplementation.

4 First IRRS mission scheduled for2018-thereportwillbemadepublicasperregulation.

Preparationsareinprogress.

Table3:Progressofplannedactivitiesfromthe5threviewmeeting

TheDRPmade its national reports and other relevant documents available to thepublic.Inparticular,thenationalreports,thequestionsandcommentsincludingthewrittenanswers,andthenationalreportsofthetwopreviousRM’sareavailableonthe Internet (direct link: http://www.sante.public.lu/fr/espace-professionnel/radioprotection-cooperation/instruments-cooperation/joint-convention/index.html).

After each RM, the DRP also publishes a small statement on the review process,summarisinginparticularthesuggestionsandchallengesthathavebeenidentified.


AnnexI-Inventory

Interimstorageofradioactivewastestoredon1stOctober2017onusers’premises.Veryshort-livedradioisotopesarenottakenintoaccount:

Radionuclide Physicalstate Volume Totalactivity

Activatedmaterial fromirradiator

solid 200kg Tobedetermined

Table4: Interimstorageofradioactivewastestoredonusers’premises

Inventoryofdisusedradioactivesealedsourcesstoredon1stOctober2017onusers’premises(3licensees).

Radionuclide Numberofsources Totalactivity(GBq)

Am-241 18 635

Kr-85 13 26.64

Co-60 1 0.05

Cs-137 4 2.24

Total: 36 663,93Table5: Inventoryofdisusedsourcesstoredonusers’premises

Inventory of disused radioactive sealed sources stored on 1stOctober 2017 at theLCDR. ItemscontainingNORMarenot included(chemicalsandmineralscontainingNORMandsomeitemscontainingRa-226,togetherbelow30litres).

Sourcetype Radionuclide Numberofsources

Totalactivity(GBq)

Lighteningconductors Am-241 2 0.072

Lighteningconductors Ra-226 6 0.207

ICSD’s Am-241 963 0.315

ICSD’s Ra-226 651 0.0037

Industrialsource Ni-63 1 0.37

Demonstrationsources H-3 3 0.481


Demonstrationsources Am-241 17 0.0024

Demonstrationsource C-14 1 0.0092

Demonstrationsources Co-60 9 0.0050

Demonstrationsources Cs-137 8 0.0206

Demonstrationsource Na-22 1 0.0002

Demonstrationsource Sn-113 1 0.0004

Demonstrationsources Sr-90 8 0.001

Demonstrationsources Tl-204 3 0.0027

Demonstrationsources Th-232 87 0.0015

Demonstrationsources Ra-226 167 0.34

Demonstrationsource Ra-226/Be 1 0.111Table6: InventoryofdisusedsourcesstoredatLCDR


AnnexII-Legislativeframework

- Lawof25March1963concerningtheprotectionofthepopulationagainstthedangersarisingfromionizingradiation.

- Lawof21November1980concerningtheorganizationoftheDirectorateofHealth.

- Law of 28 March 1984 concerning the approbation of the agreementbetween the government of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg and thegovernmentoftheFrenchRepublicconcerningtheinformationexchangeincaseofanincidentoraccidentwhichmighthaveradiologicalconsequences,signedinLuxembourgon11April1983.

- Lawof11April1995concerningtheapprobationoftheConventiononthePhysicalProtectionofNuclearMaterial,openedforsignatureinViennaandNewYorkon3March1980.

- Law of 19March 1997 concerning the approbation of the Convention onNuclearSafety,adoptedinViennaon20September1994.

- Law of 28 July 2000 concerning the approbation of the Convention onAssistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency,adoptedinViennaon26September1986.

- Lawof28July2000concerningtheapprobationoftheConventiononEarlyNotification of a Nuclear Accident, adopted in Vienna on 26 September1986.

- Lawof20June2001concerningtheapprobationoftheJointConventionontheSafetyofSpentFuelManagementandtheSafetyofRadioactiveWasteManagement,adoptedinViennaon5September1997.

- Lawof27April2006concerningtheapprobationoftheagreementbetweenthegovernmentoftheGrand-DuchyofLuxembourgandthegovernmentoftheKingdomofBelgiumconcerningtheinformationexchangeincaseofanincidentoraccidentwhichmighthaveradiologicalconsequences,signedinEischenon28April2004.

- Lawof July 28, 2011, 1) approving theAmendment to theConventiononthePhysicalProtectionofNuclearMaterial,adoptedatVienna,July8,2005;2)amending theamended lawof11April1985approving theConventiononPhysicalProtectionofNuclearMaterial,openedforsignatureatViennaandNewYorkdatedMarch3,1980.

- 93/1493/EURATOM-Regulationof8June1993onshipmentsofradioactivesubstancesbetweenMemberStates.

- Grand-Ducal regulation of 11 August 1996 concerning the provision ofinformationtothepopulationontheapplicablemeasuresfortheprotectionof public health and on the conduct to be adopted in the event of aradiologicalemergency.

- Grand-Ducalregulationof14December2000concerningtheprotectionofthe population against the dangers arising from ionizing radiation, asmodifiedon21July2006andon24July2011.


- Nationalemergencyresponseplanincaseofanincidentoraccidentinthenuclear power plant of Cattenom or in case of any other radiological ornuclearevent(2014).

- Grand-Ducalregulationof3March2009onthesupervisionandcontrolofshipments of radioactive waste and spent fuel (transposition of CouncilDirective2006/117/EURATOMof20November2006).

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