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Decree No. 8 of the Chief Sanitary Inspector validating Sanitary rules and regulations “Management of radioactive waste (SPORO-2000)”.

Country/Territory
Kyrgyzstan
Document type
Regulation
Date
2000
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Waste non-domestic sources Waste management Waste disposal Transport/storage Hazardous waste
Geographical area
Asia, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia
Abstract

This Decree shall be applicable to enterprises, institutions, laboratories, ministries and departments that use radioactive substances and sources of ionizing radiation, and also to entities carrying out transportation and burial of radioactive waste. The provisions of this Decree contain requirements for ensuring radiation safety in the process of collection, temporary storage, transportation and burial of radioactive waste that is formed in the process of use of radioactive substances in various branches of national economy with a view of protecting public health and environment. Radioactive waste shall be classified as solid and liquid. Burial of radioactive waste in provisional burial sites shall be prohibited.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.nature.kg