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An International Atomic Energy Agency team said Latvia is committed to strengthening its regulatory framework for nuclear and radiation safety, but needs to develop its national waste management policy.
The Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) team this week concluded a 10-day mission to review the regulatory safety framework in Latvia.
The team said the government should include all IAEA safety fundamentals in a national policy and strategy for safety that covers all facilities and activities. It should also develop a national policy to define long-term goals for the safe management of all classes of existing and future radioactive waste streams.
“The Latvian infrastructure for nuclear safety and radiation protection was created only after independence in 1990. Considering this relatively short history, the legal and regulatory system and controls are very well-developed,” said team leader Ilmar Puskar, head of the radiation safety department at the Estonian environmental board.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Saturday, 02 November 2019
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/iaea-calls-for-development-of-waste-management-policy-11-5-2019