Reference: D1318427
18 November 2013
Dr Tamie Weaver
Chair, Nuclear Safety Committee of ARPANSA
World Trade Centre Level 3, Tower 3
18-38 Siddeley Street
Docklands Victoria 3005
Nuclear Safety Committee 
Request for Advice from the CEO of ARPANSA
Dear Dr Weaver
I refer to the last NSC meeting where the Committee discussed the safety implications of ANSTO’s proposed Interim Waste Store. 
The Nuclear Safety Committee’s functions are stated in subsection 26(1) of the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 (the Act). This includes advising the CEO on matters relating to nuclear safety and the safety of controlled facilities.
As subsection 26(2) of the Act provides that the Nuclear Safety Committee’s functions are to be performed only on the request of the CEO of the Council, I request that the Nuclear Safety Committee provide me advice in relation to the matters listed in Appendix.
Please provide the Committee’s advice to me by 22 November 2013.
Yours Sincerely,

<SIGNED>

Dr Carl-Magnus Larsson
CEO of ARPANSA

Appendix
The Advice the CEO of ARPANSA seeks from the Committee
Safety Implications of Waste Stored in Interim Storage
Please provide the Committee’s advice regarding the safety implications of waste stored in interim storage. I am after a broad view of this issue, based principally upon your assessment of the documentation provided at the November 2013 meeting and previous meetings, informed by Committee members’ personal knowledge and experience, and taking international best practice into account.