European Radiation Protection K. SCHNUER 4th ISOE European Workshop on Occupational Exposure Management at Nuclear Power Plants Lyon 24 to 26 March 2004

European Radiation Protection K. SCHNUER New Radiation Protection Developments in the EU Regulations by Klaus SCHNUER European Commission Radiation Protection Unit L-2920 Luxembourg

European Radiation Protection K. SCHNUER New Organisation Plan European Commission Directorate General for the Environment Directorate C: Environment and Health Radiation Protection Unit DG ENV-C4 European Commission Directorate General Energy and Transport Directorate H: Nuclear Energy Radiation Protection Unit DG TREN-H4 old : new :

European Radiation Protection K. SCHNUER ENLARGEMENT: 10 new Member States on 1 May 2004 Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Malta, Cyprus Lithuania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary (NPPs) Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Malta, Cyprus; 2 Candidate States Bulgaria, Romania (NPPs) 2 Applicant Countries Turkey, Croatia

European Radiation Protection K. SCHNUER New Legislation Council Directive 2003/122/EURATOM on the control of high-activity sealed radioactive sources and orphan sources adopted by the Council on 22 December 2003

European Radiation Protection K. SCHNUER New Legislation: HASS Directive SUPPLEMENT to Directive 96/29/Euratom - Basic Safety Standards OBJECTIVES: to prevent exposure to ionising radiation arising from inadequate control of high activity sources to harmonize controls in place in the Member States by setting out specific requirements ensuring that each source is kept under control (traceability)

European Radiation Protection K. SCHNUER New Legislation: HASS Directive SCOPE: “High activity sealed source” Sealed source giving a dose rate  1 mSv/h at 1 m distance Activity levels  in Annex I (radionuclides most used in sealed sources) “Orphan source” Source which is not under regulatory control: abandoned, lost, misplaced, stolen or transferred without proper authorization or never under control;

European Radiation Protection K. SCHNUER New Legislation: HASS Directive MAIN PROVISIONS : Prior authorization Records of holders and sources Holders obligations Identification and marking Orphan sources Enforcement measures

European Radiation Protection K. SCHNUER “Nuclear Package” 2 Directives based on EURATOM Treaty, Title II, Chapter 3, Article 31 Proposal adopted by the Commission on 30. January 2003 Council Decision based on EURATOM Treaty, Title II, Chapter 6 Adopted by the Council on 17 November 2003

European Radiation Protection K. SCHNUER Proposal : Council Directive on the management of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste Objectives: Priority to geological burial of waste as the safest method of disposal known at present; Member States will have to adopt national programs for the disposal of radioactive waste, in particular, deep burial of highly radioactive wastes. They have to decide on burial sites national or shared by several Member States; Support and step up the research efforts, coordinate national research programs; Commission intends to propose the creation of a Joint Undertaking, “Nuclear Package”

European Radiation Protection K. SCHNUER Proposal : Council Directive setting out basic obligations and general principles on the safety of nuclear installations Objectives: Introduce common safety standards and monitoring mechanisms to guarantee that common methods and criteria will be applied throughout the enlarged Union; The Community will monitor how the safety authorities perform their tasks; Sufficient financial resources are to be set aside for the decommissioning of nuclear installations; Decommissioning operations under conditions protecting the general public and the environment from ionising radiation. “Nuclear Package”

European Radiation Protection K. SCHNUER Council Decision :Authorising the Commission to negotiate an Agreement between Euratom and the Russian Federation on trade in nuclear materials. Objectives: Supply policy will have to be brought into line with increased number of nuclear power stations in the enlarged EU; Take account of the new conditions on the market in the enlarged EU Recognition of the special relations between the new Member States and the Russian Federation; Protect the interests of European consumers and in particular the enrichment industry; “Nuclear Package”

European Radiation Protection K. SCHNUER Other Radiation Protection Activities Article 35 verifications Overview on national monitoring and inspection requirements Assessment of standards for sampling, sample preparation and measurements in vegetal cover ESOREX 2005: European survey on occupational radiation exposures of all workers in Europe 1995 to 2005 Radiation protection training and education platform European ALARA network in the non- destructive testing area Medical radiation protection activities

European Radiation Protection K. SCHNUER END Thank you for your attention