Singapore legislation
Regulation 53
of Radiation Protection (Ionising Radiation) Regulations 2023
Regulation 53
Application for approval to accumulate or transport radioactive waste
Subregulation 1
Every application for approval to accumulate or transport radioactive waste under section 13 or 15 of the Act must be made to the Director‑General in such form as the Director‑General may require.
Subregulation 2
Any condition, limitation or exception specified by the Director‑General, for an approval granted under section 13 or 15 of the Act, must not be altered except with the approval of the Director‑General on an application made in such form as the Director‑General may require.
Subregulation 3
The fees specified in the Fifth Schedule are payable for every application under paragraph (1) or (2).
Subregulation 4
Any fee specified in the Fifth Schedule that is payable in respect of a matter —
cannot be refunded; and
cannot be used to offset any fee (specified in that Schedule) that is payable in respect of another matter.
Subregulation 5
The fee for an application under paragraph (1) or (2) must be paid when the application is submitted to the Director‑General.
Subregulation 6
Every person applying for approval must submit to the Director‑General the relevant information and documents that are necessary to support the application as required to do so, including —
information on waste generation, pre‑disposal, pre‑treatment, characterisation, treatment, conditioning, storage, control of discharges, clearance, packaging strategies, transport, design and manufacture of containers, handling of waste packages, site evaluation, design, construction, operation, closure and post‑closure stage of a waste management facility;
supporting safety assessment;
supporting environmental assessment;
security assessment; and
an emergency plan.
Subregulation 7
The safety assessment must be prepared by the applicant in the development of a radioactive waste management facility as a basis for the process of regulatory decision‑making and approval and must be progressively developed and refined as the project proceeds.