Ministerial Decree No. 287 validating the Regulation on putting out of operation of nuclear plants. Country/Territory Kazakhstan Document type Regulation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Energy, Environment gen., Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Hazards Nuclear energy Radiation Hazardous waste Waste disposal Waste non-domestic sources Waste management Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Entry into force notes This Ministerial Decree enters into force ten days after the date of its official publication. Abstract This Ministerial Decree establishes that nuclear plant operator during projecting of nuclear plant in the process of drafting of nuclear plant operating instructions and documentation must envisage preliminary plan for putting out of operation nuclear plant that must be approved by the competent public authority. Preliminary plan must contain the following: (a) deactivation/decontamination and removal of all radioactive substances from nuclear plant operation site; (b) safe long-term storage with subsequent deactivation/decontamination of radioactive substances; and (c) and sealing action of nuclear plant. Full text Russian Website www.government.kz