ARPANSA - Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency

28 July 2009

INVITATION TO MAKE SUBMISSIONS

ARPANSA Radiation Protection Series
Draft Recommendations for Classification of Radioactive Waste

ARPANSA is inviting submissions on the Draft Recommendations for Classification of Radioactive Waste. The purpose of these Recommendations is to set out a general scheme for classifying radioactive waste that is based primarily on considerations of long term safety and disposal of the waste. The Recommendations identify the conceptual boundaries between different classes of waste and provide guidance on the definition of the different classes of waste on the basis of long term safety considerations. They will assist in the development and implementation of appropriate waste management strategies and facilitate communication and information exchange within and among jurisdictions.

A preliminary assessment of the Recommendations relating to perceived costs was prepared and forwarded to the Office of Best Practice Regulation (OBPR) for consideration.  OBPR has agreed that the costs to industry through implementing the Recommendations would be negligible and that further cost-benefit analysis would not be necessary. It should be noted that any future documents that invoke these Recommendations as the appropriate scheme for classifying radioactive waste may require regulatory impact assessment.

The following documents provide essential information to assist the submission process:

• Invitation to comment (199k PDF)
• Public Consultation Draft Recommendations for Classification of Radioactive Waste (531k PDF)

Requests for hardcopies can be made by email to secretariat@arpansa.gov.au or by telephoning (03) 9433 2339.

Submissions should be forwarded by 18 September 2009 and addressed to:

Mr Alan Melbourne
Manager, Standards Development and Committee Support Section
ARPANSA
619 Lower Plenty Road
Yallambie VIC 3085
Or by email to: secretariat@arpansa.gov.au
(Electronic submissions are preferred)

All submissions will be held in a register of submissions, and unless marked confidential, may be made public.

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