On the issue of amending government decree No. 1069 dated 19.10.2012

On the issue of amending government decree No. 1069 dated 19.10.2012 “On the criteria for classifying solid, liquid and gaseous waste as radioactive waste, the criteria for classifying radioactive waste as special radioactive waste and disposable radioactive waste, and the criteria for classifying disposable radioactive waste”.

Bochkarev V. V., Dorofeev A. N., Kuryndin A. V., Linge I. I., Ponizov A. V., Samoylov A. A., Utkin S. S., Shapovalov A. S., Sharafutdinov R. B.

Russian Federation Government Decree dated 19.10.2012 no. 1069 “On the criteria for classifying solid, liquid and gaseous waste as radioactive waste, the criteria for classifying radioactive waste as special radioactive waste and disposable radioactive waste, and the criteria for classifying disposable radioactive waste” (hereinafter referred to as the Government Decree no. 1069), is the basis for the operation of a unified state system of radioactive waste management, since it defines the subject area of the system, the assignment of waste in various aggregate states to radioactive waste criteria, and also underlies the planning and financing of radioactive waste disposal activities.

Russian Federation Government Decree dated 29.10.2022 no. 1929 “On Amendments to the Russian Federation Government Decree dated 19.10.2012 no. 1069” provides for a change of the criteria established in Government Decree no. 1069 for classifying waste as radioactive waste, the criteria for classifying radioactive waste as special and disposable, as well as the criteria for classifying disposable radioactive waste from 01.01.2024.

A brief review of the development of amendments to the Government Decree no. 1069, as well as a summary analysis of the impact of the changes made on the practice of radioactive waste management are given.

Keywords: radiation safety, radioactive waste, closed nuclear fuel cycle, radiation equivalence, fast neutron reactor.

Article language: Russian. Pp. 59–72. DOI: 10.26277/SECNRS.2022.106.4.005.