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Decree No. 142 of the Ministry of Public Health validating the Regulation on safety requirements related to radiation safety of staff and the population in the process of radioactive waste management.

Country/Territory
Belarus
Document type
Regulation
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Water, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Radiation Hazardous substances Hazardous waste Waste management Waste non-domestic sources Classification/declassification Freshwater pollution Pollution control
Geographical area
CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia
Entry into force notes
This Ministerial Decree enters into force on 1 February 2016.
Abstract

These mandatory Sanitary rules and regulations set forth radiation safety requirements related to radiation safety of staff and the population in the process of radioactive waste management. Radioactive waste shall be classified as liquid, solid and gaseous. In relation to radiation level radioactive waste shall be classified as very low active, low active, medium active and high active. Collection of radioactive waste shall be performed separately from non-radioactive waste. Discharge of liquid radioactive waste to surface waterbodies, groundwater and watersheds, to subsoil and soil shall be prohibited.

Full text
Russian
Website
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