NATIONAL POLICY AND STRATEGY FOR REMEDIATION · reconstruction and post-closing surveillance of mining and processing facilities (including uranium facilities). 1. Own capital realized

NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR NUCLEAR ACTIVITIES CONTROL

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NATIONAL POLICY AND STRATEGY FOR

REMEDIATION

Lorena Pop National Commission for Nuclear Activities Control - Romania

Regional Training Course on Element 2: Remediation Infrastructure Development at a Test Site

3 -7 December 2012, Chemnitz, Germany


Map with Uranium Production Cycle Facilities in Romania

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Mines: Dobrei, Natra and Ciudanovita (decommissioning)

Baita Plai mine (conservation)

Avram Iancu mine (decommissioning)

Crucea-Botusana mine (partially operating)

Feldioara Uranium Ore Processing Plant

•Pitesti Nuclear Fuel Plant

•TRIGA Research Reactor

Tulghes Area

ROMAG Heavy Water Plant

NPP Cernavoda

Highis-Drocea Area

VVRs Research Reactor


History of Uranium Production Cycle in Romania

The underground mining exploitation of Crucea-Botusana uranium deposit started in 1983, uranium ore being transported to Feldioara plant by trucks from mine to railway station Argestru and than by railway

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History of Fuel Cycle in Romania

Uranium mining activity was definitive stopped since the second half of the 90s at Avram Iancu, Ciudanovita and Natra mines. In present, decommissioning activity of these mining facilities and environment remediation works are in progress.

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History of Fuel Cycle in Romania (7)

Also, in Romania there are approximately 50 sites where in the past were performed mining activities for the geological researches of uranium ores. These need closing (decommissioning) and remediation works from radiation protection point of view. The amplitude of remediation work will be distinct for each site, depending on local conditions.

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Current regulatory framework for Fuel Cycle Facilities - Purpose

The purpose of Romanian nuclear legislation in uranium mining and milling field is:

To ensure that the mine or mill workers, the public and the environment are adequately protected against radiological hazards while the mine or mill is in operation;

To provide protection before the opening of the mine (during the period of exploration) and after the closure of the mine or mill;

To ensure that waste rock (from the operation of the mine) and mill tailings are treated as radioactive waste.

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Current regulatory framework for Fuel Cycle facilities

Fundamental provisions of Nuclear Law

At the present time, all the nuclear practices in Romania, including design, possession, sitting, construction-assembly, commissioning operation, conservation and decommissioning of the mining and milling facilities for uranium and thorium ores and of the waste resulted from the mining and milling are regulated by Nuclear Law 111/1996, republished, and require an authorization issued by the Romanian regulatory body (National Commission for Nuclear Activities Control - CNCAN) in compliance with the authorization procedure typical of each kind of activity.

The Romanian regulatory body (National Commission for Nuclear Activities Control) is empowered to issue regulations for the detailed specification of the general requirements for nuclear safety, for protection from against ionizing radiation, as well as any other regulations necessary for the authorization and control activity in the nuclear field. 7


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Hierarchy of Nuclear Legal Basis on Decommissioning of Uranium Contaminated

Facilities - ROMANIAN NUCLEAR LAW

Law no. 111/1996 on the safe deployment, regulation, authorization and control of nuclear activities

- Published in 1996

- Republished in 1998

- Amended and completed by Law

193/2003 - Amended and republished in

Romanian Official Law Bulletin No. 552/2006


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The provisions of the present law shall apply to the following

activities and sources: art.2): design, possession, sitting, construction-assembly,

commissioning operation, conservation and decommissioning of the mining and milling facilities for uranium and thorium ores and of the waste management facilities of the waste resulted from the mining and milling thorium ores.

The activities and sources stipulated under Article 2 require an

authorization issued by the Commission in compliance with the authorization procedure typical of each kind of activity or source, and with the provisions of Art. 5


Facilities - Provisions on decommissioning in ROMANIAN NUCLEAR LAW


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Based on the provisions of Law 111/1996, CNCAN issued a group of Radiological Safety Norms for Uranium and Thorium mining and milling, as it follows:

1.Radiological Safety Norms on Occupational Radiation Protection in Uranium and Thorium Mining and Milling

2.Radiation Safety Norms on the Management of the Radioactive Waste Resulted from Uranium and Thorium Mining and Milling

3.Radiological Safety Norms on Decommissioning of Uranium and Thorium Mining and Milling Facilities

4.Radiological Safety Norms – Authorization Procedures for Uranium and Thorium Mining and Milling


Facilities - Regulations


Hierarchy of Nuclear Legal Basis Decommissioning of Uranium Contaminated

Facilities - Guidelines (1)

1. Guidelines on the recommended parameters for the

estimation of the effective doses on all ways of exposure

2. Guidelines on criteria for release from CNCAN authorization regime for use in other purposes of buildings, materials, facilities, dumps and lands contaminated by mining and milling of uranium and thorium ores

3. Guidelines on technical requirements for design, sitting, construction, operation, closing and decommissioning of storage of uranium ore facilities and decommissioning of the uranium and thorium milling waste disposal areas

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Hierarchy of Nuclear Legal Basis Decommissioning of Uranium Contaminated Facilities - Guidelines in elaborated drafts

1. Guide to drawing-up a Radiological Assessment Report for Uranium Tailings Ponds

2. Guide on measurement of alpha activity surface contamination on scrap using beta measurements devices

3. Guide on methodology for inspection and assessment of long term stability of closed tailing ponds and dumps

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Legal responsibility for decommissioning

Three state enterprises have legal responsibility with respect of remediation of uranium production legacy sites in Romania:

The Uranium National Company S.A. is responsible for administrating and processing the uranium resources existing in Romania, including uranium mining exploitation, uranium ore processing and uranium concentrates conversion to UO2

By the Government΄s Decision No. 729/2004 the geological activities for uranium are transferred to a new company named “Radioactiv Mineral Magurele S.A.”

Annex no. 3 at Government΄s Decision No. 729/2004 contains the list of all sites where the Uranium National Company carried out geological research for uranium 13


Assurance of decommissioning funds (1)

By the Government΄s Decision No. 313/2002 modified and added up by

Government΄s Decision No. 173/2003 and Government΄s Decision No. 1158/2004 was set up a new trading company named “CONVERSMIN S.A.” with the main activity object:

a) the conservation of mines and processing facilities from shut-

down until starting subscription of the decommissioning contract;

b) Closing of underground mines and ecological remediation;

c) operating, maintenance and remediation of the facilities resulted by the break-up of decommissioning activity, in order to preserve the designed environmental parameters;

d) Post-closure monitoring of closed mining facilities.

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Financial funds of the trading company “CONVERSMIN S.A.” are constituted by:

1. The amounts allocated from state budget by the budget of Economy and Finances Ministry to carry out the works included in National Annual Program for conservation, decommissioning, ecological reconstruction and post-closing surveillance of mining and processing facilities (including uranium facilities).

1. Own capital realized by contracting and executing works financed

by the programs and financial projects based on the agreements between Romania and international institutions.

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The conservation and decommissioning of each mining and processing facilities, including uranium production sites, are approved by Government΄s Decision. Also, the mentioned Government΄s Decisions contain the amounts approved for the elaboration of the technical decommissioning documentation and, separately, for conservation, decommissioning and remediation works, for each mining and processing facility, including uranium production sites.

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Government΄s Decisions for the conservation and definitive closing of uranium production sites: Government΄s Decisions No. 17/1999 (Ciudanovita mine) Government΄s Decisions No. 720/1999 (Mines: Ranusa, Lisava and Avram Iancu) Government΄s Decisions No. 493/2000 (Mines: Bicazu Ardelean, Glogova, Valea Vacii - Valea Leucii, Puzdra-Lesu, Ilisova) Government΄s Decisions No. 602/2001 (Hojda-Magura mine) Government΄s Decisions No. 1008/2006 (Mines: Crucea Nord – Botusana, Primatar I-II)

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Government΄s Decisions No. 644/2007 (Mines: Baita Plai Partial, Dobrei Est and Rapsag; Tailing pound Cetatuia –Compartment 1 from Uranium Ore Processing Plant Feldioara)

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List of sites of geological prospecting for uranium (41):

Arieseni, Garda, Lupsa, Tapu, Paraul Spurcat –Alba county

Stoenesti, Barzava-Lipova-Musetesti, Milova, Paiuseni, Ranusa, Savarsin, Valea Leucii- Valea Vacii, Zimbru – Arad county

Baita-Vartop, Budureasa, Izvorul Bihorului, Padis, Pietroasa, Poiana- Bihor county

Poiana Marului, Venetia-Persani, Brasov county

Manastireni, Rachitele-Cluj county

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Bratei Frumuselu- Dambovita county

Viezuroiu-Gorj county

Gradistea de Munte-Hunedoara county

Dunarea-Mehedinti county

Ilisova, Svinita-Streniac, Valea Ilisova-Gabretina, Mehedinti county

Poienile de sub Munte-Cvasnita-Solonioni-Zanoaga, Maramures county

Repedea-Maramures county

Bicazu Ardelean, Tulghes-Grinties-Pintec-Neamt County

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Sibiel Orlat, Sibiu county

Hojda-Magura, Puzdra-Lesu-Ostra, Valea Caselor-Paraul Cheii, suceava county

Ciclova, Dobrei Est, Rapsag-Valea Lisavei, Mehadia- Caras Severin county

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Decommissioning of Uranium Production Sites – Priorities in Romania

decommissioning and remediation of uranium mines Ciudanovita, Lisava and Natra localized in Banat area – in progress

decommissioning and remediation of uranium mines Avram Iancu and Ranusa localized in Bihor area – in progress

decommissioning and remediation of uranium mine Baita Plai and of open pit Baita Plai, both localized in Bihor area – in progress

decommissioning and remediation of geological research mines for uranium Repedea – Poienile - remediation working were was finished but is necessary to obtain certificate for nuclear activities ending and for release from the nuclear authorisation regime

decommissioning and remediation of geological research mines for uranium Barzava - CNCAN issued the necessary authorizations and remediation working started in September 2010

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Decommissioning progress at Ciudanovita uranium mine – Banat

area (1)

Decommissioning of uranium ore Ciudanovita transport bunker

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2010 Present

2004 2007 2009



area (2)

Decommissioning of Shaft 1 Ciudanovita

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2010

2007 2009



area (3)

Remediation of sterile dumps

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2011

2007 2009

2012


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NATIONAL POLICY AND STRATEGY FOR REMEDIATION · reconstruction and post-closing surveillance of mining and processing facilities (including uranium facilities). 1. Own capital realized