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JOINT CONVENTION ON THE SAFETY OF SPENT FUEL MANAGEMENT AND ON THE SAFETY OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT National Report of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (2006)

AuteurMinistry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment Ministry of Economic Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1-01-4-10-35.pdf
Datummei 2006
Classificatie 1.01.4.10/35 (AFVAL - ALGEMEEN)
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Uit de publicatie:

2nd National Report of the Netherlands, September 2005

Section A

Introduction

Objective

On 10 March 1999, the Netherlands signed the Joint Convention on the Safety 
of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management, 
which was subsequently formally ratified on 26 April 2000 and entered into force
on 18 June 2001. The Joint Convention obliges each contracting party to apply 
widely recognized principles and tools in order to achieve and maintain high 
standards of safety during managementof spent fuel and radioactive waste. The
Joint Convention also requires each party toreport on the national implementation 
of these principles to review meetings of the parties to this Convention. This 
report describes the manner in which the Netherlands is fulfilling its obligations 
under the Joint Convention.

Structure of the report
The report follows closely the structure as suggested in INFCIRC/604, “Guidelines
regarding the form and structure of national reports”. When appropriate, more 
detailed information is provided in the Annexes. Consequently, in this second 
national report the different articles from the Joint Convention are addressed as 
follows:

Section A – this section is the introduction containing general information
Section B – Article 32 paragraph 1, reporting obligations.
Section C – Article 3, scope of application.
Section D – Article 32 paragraph 2, reporting obligations.
Section E – Articles 18 - 20, general safety provisions, legislative and 
regulatory system.
Section F – Articles 21 – 26, other general safety provisions.
Section G – Articles 4 – 10, safety of spent fuel management.
Section H – Articles 11 – 17, safety of radioactive waste management.
Section I – Article 27, transboundary movement.
Section J – Article 28, disused sealed sources.
Section K – Planned activities to improve safety.
Section L – Annexes.