4th Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management May 14 to 23 May 2012, VIC, Vienna IAEA Joint Convention Fourth Review Meeting, May 2012 JOINT CONVENTION ON THE SAFETY OF SPENT FUEL MANAGEMENT AND ON THE SAFETY OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT Fourth Review Meeting, May 2012 COUNTRY GROUP 5 Cyprus Italy Germany Ireland Switzerland Luxembourg Korea, Republic of Austria Portugal Nigeria April 12th, 2012 Country Group 5, CYPRUS page 1 Coordinator: G. Hillebrand IAEA Joint Convention Fourth Review Meeting, May 2012 Synopsis of the National Report of CYPRUS COUNTRY GROUP 5 1. Brief description of the Country situation Cyprus doesn’t operate a NPP nor a research reactor or other nuclear installations or uranium/thorium mines. Ionizing radiation in Cyprus is used mainly in medicine, some used in industry and research. No spent fuel and only a few amount of non-power radioactive waste were produced. Long-term Funding of Current practices / Planned Management Policy Liabilities Facilities Facilities Spent Fuel None None None None Nuclear Fuel None None None None Cycle Waste Non-power waste Export Licensee; Decay (interim None State budget storage and retention of short lived wastes); Interim storage Decommissioning None None None None Liabilities Disused Sealed Return to supplier or Licensee; Interim storage; None Sources manufacturer; State budget Return to supplier or Export for disposal manufacturer; Export for disposal Country Group 5, CYPRUS page 2 Coordinator: G. Hillebrand IAEA Joint Convention Fourth Review Meeting, May 2012 2. Overview of Questions/Comments and Answers 2.1 Countries Submitting Questions/Comments and Answered: Total questions or comments posted: 36 The list of countries submitting questions/comments, and the number of submitted questions/comments are: Questions posted to Cyprus No. of Country Article questions Switzerland General 2 25 2 27 1 32 3 32.2.3 1 32.2.4 1 10 Czech Republic 21 1 26 1 32 2 32.1.1 1 5 France 19 1 26 2 32 1 4 USA 22 1 26 1 27 1 28 1 4 Luxembourg General 1 12 1 28 1 3 Ireland General 2 11 1 3 Portugal 21 1 22 1 32 1 3 Austria 22 1 32 1 2 Germany 22 1 1 Korea 28 1 1 36 36 Country Group 5, CYPRUS page 3 Coordinator: G. Hillebrand IAEA Joint Convention Fourth Review Meeting, May 2012 2.2. Areas of most interest, based on the number of questions/ comments With regard to Joint Convention articles, the 36 questions are distributed as follows: Articles Articles Articles Articles Articles General 5 Article 11 1 Article 12 1 Article 19 1 Article 21 2 Article 22 4 Article 25 2 Article 26 4 Article 27 2 Article 28 3 Article 32 11 2.3. Selection of themes or key issues arising from the questions/comments or answers that could be discussed in the Group 5 session Article 32 – Reporting 5 countries raised 11 questions on article 32: Switzerland (5), Czech Republic (3), Austria, France and Portugal. The focus of the questions for article 32 was: Storage conditions of short lived RAW Disposal of RAW abroad RAW inventory information missing Return of disused sealed sources Responsibility of licensee for disused sources Licensed temporary storage facility Definition and categorization of RAW General Article 3 countries raised 5 questions on general article: Ireland (2), Switzerland (2) and Luxembourg The focus of the questions for the general article was: HASS sources in use and provisions for orphan sources Minimization of RAW policy Final disposal of RAW abroad Storage conditions of short lived RAW Country Group 5, CYPRUS page 4 Coordinator: G. Hillebrand IAEA Joint Convention Fourth Review Meeting, May 2012 Article 26 – Decommissioning 3 countries raised 4 questions on article 26: France (2), Czech Republic and USA The focus of the questions for article 26 was: Qualified staff and adequate financial resources for decommissioning Storage of disused sources in a temporary storage Regulatory requirements of a licensed temporary storage facility Article 22 – Human and financial resources 4 countries raised 4 questions on article 22: USA, Portugal, Austria and Germany. The focus of the questions for article 22 was: Training for radiation protection and control staff International cooperation for training of the staff Funding of nuclear safety activities Article 28 – Disused sealed sources 3 countries raised 3 questions on article 28: USA, Luxembourg, and Korea. The focus of the questions for article 28 was: Management of disused sources after returned to manufacturer Other articles All other articles have less than 3 questions and are not listed yet. Country Group 5, CYPRUS page 5 Coordinator: G. Hillebrand IAEA Joint Convention Fourth Review Meeting, May 2012 3. Main points of interest The questions to the National Report cover wide spectra of issues to all articles of JC. Because similar issues refer to different articles of JC, the following text summarizes some main points of interest according their frequency of occurrence. 3.1 Disposal of RAW abroad Return of disused sealed sources Final disposal of RAW about handling of legacy sources 3.2 Management of disused sources Handling of legacy orphan sources Responsibility of licensee HASS sources in use 3.3 License of temporary storage facility Storage of disused sealed sources Regulatory requirements of licensed storage facility 3.4 Qualification and financing of staff International cooperation for training of staff Adequate financial resources for decommissioning 3.5 Conditioning and storage conditions Minimization of RAW Storage conditions of short lived RAW 4. Challenges and / or good practices Cyprus does not operate or plan to operate in the medium term nuclear power plants, research reactors or other nuclear installations or uranium and/or thorium mines. Ionizing radiation in Cyprus is used mainly in medicine, either for diagnostic or for therapeutic purposes All disused sources such as cobalt units and small sources from medical applications, lightning rods, smoke detectors, small sources for educational purposes etc. have been collected in a licensed temporary storage until a final solution (e.g. shipment abroad for disposal) is decided Country Group 5, CYPRUS page 6 Coordinator: G. Hillebrand IAEA Joint Convention Fourth Review Meeting, May 2012 JOINT CONVENTION ON THE SAFETY OF SPENT FUEL MANAGEMENT AND ON THE SAFETY OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT Fourth Review Meeting, May 2012 COUNTRY GROUP 5 Cyprus Italy Germany Ireland Switzerland Luxembourg Korea, Republic of Austria Portugal Nigeria April 12th, 2012 Country Group 5, ITALY page 1 Coordinator: G. Hillebrand IAEA Joint Convention Fourth Review Meeting, May 2012 Synopsis of the National Report of ITALY COUNTRY GROUP 5 1. Brief description of the Country situation In Italy 4 NPP’s (Garigliano, Latina, Trino und Caorso) have been operated since 1980ies. At present in stage of decommissioning, established in the the late 1990ies. SF shipped abroad, some SF still present in Italy. Further installations are 4 research centers ITREC, CCR ISPRA, EUREX and IPU, OPEC. A research Triga reactor LENA and a fuel fabrication facility in Bosco Marengo. Long-term Management Funding of Liabilities Current practices / facilities Planned Facilities Policy Spent Fuel Contract with France for Governmental fund (Levy SF pool of CAORSO NPP site No decision by now, reprocessing, CAORSO on rise of electricity) transferred to France, SF pool interim storage NPP-SF shipped in June transferred to SOGIN, at Trino NPP, AVOGADRO foreseen 2010, SF from responsible organization, SF storage facility, waste AVOGADRO AFR Nov. 2010 assessment transfer to Ule in 2003 – storage pool and Trino, approx. € 6,5 Bill. 2005. SF pool at ITREC NPP will be transferred by facility and on 2 research 2012 reactor sites. SF is stored in NPP’s, fuel cycle facilities and research reactors Nuclear Fuel Most SF will be See SF See SF Licensing Cycle Waste reprocessed abroad, only procedures for SF at ITREC plant for dry construction of SF interim storage dry storage facility at ITREC will be performed Non-power waste Few authorized operators Not declared Only waste management For long time for industrial, medical and facilities are stored in existing storage a near research L-ILW, e.g. nuclear installations except surface storage NUCLECO NUCLECO facility is in planning stage Decommissioning Under responsibility of Financing was allocated See long term management, Activities related to Liabilities SOGIN a decommissioning activities treatment of existing decommissioning plan in are conducted waste a 20 year-period for ENEA facilities and BOSCO MARENGO fuel fabric. facilities Disused Sealed All activities under A new legislative decree Return to manufacturer or A central site in Sources legislative decree no. no. 52/2007 includes transfer e.g. to NUCLECO at early procedures 230/1995 financial security ENEA, research center of considered CASACCIA Country Group 5, ITALY page 2 Coordinator: G. Hillebrand IAEA Joint Convention Fourth Review Meeting, May 2012 2. Overview of Questions/Comments and Answers 2.1 Countries Submitting Questions/Comments and Answered: Total questions or comments posted: 47 The list of countries submitting questions/comments, and the number of submitted questions/comments are: Questions posted to Italy No. of Country Article questions Switzerland 19 2 25 3 32 9 14 Czech Republic General 1 4 1 5 1 11 1 12 1 13 1 28 1 32 2 9 France 25 1 28 1 32 3 5 USA 18 1 21 1 32 3 5 Ireland General 1 6 1 20 1 32 1 4 Germany 21 1 32 1 32.2.2. 1 3 Luxembourg 20.1 2 28 1 3 Austria 4 1 20 1 2 Korea 26 2 2 47 47 Country Group 5, ITALY page 3 Coordinator: G. Hillebrand IAEA Joint Convention Fourth Review Meeting, May 2012 2.2. Areas of most interest, based on the number of questions/ comments With regard to Joint Convention articles, the 47 questions are distributed as follows: Articles Articles Articles Articles Articles General 2 Article 4 2 Article 5 1 Article 6 1 Article 11 1 Article 12 1 Article 13 1 Article 18 1 Article 19 2 Article 20 4 Article 21 2 Article 25 4 Article 26 2 Article 28 3 Article 32 20 2.3.