Ministerial Decree No. 1069 validating criteria for classification of solid, liquid and gaseous waste as radioactive waste. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2012 (2015) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Soil pollution/quality Soil rehabilitation Waste non-domestic sources Hazardous waste Classification/declassification Waste management Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract This Ministerial Decree establishes criteria for classification of solid, liquid and gaseous waste as radioactive waste that shall be applicable in the following cases: (a) use of nuclear energy; (b) mitigation of the consequences of nuclear disasters; (c) rehabilitation of radioactively contaminated soil; and (d) mining and processing of minerals with high concentration of natural radionuclides. Full text Russian Website www.garant.ru