Regulation 62

Prior to generating radioactive waste that may require subsequent management, every licensee and approved person must ensure the availability of an appropriate storage facility.

Every approved person must ensure that arrangements are in place to verify that the radioactive waste, collected or received in the storage facility under its responsibility, meets the acceptance criteria approved by the Director‑General for that facility.

If the radioactive waste or sources to be stored do not meet the waste acceptance criteria, every approved person must establish provisions which compensate for the non‑compliance or refuse the transfer.

Every approved person must adopt provisions to ensure that radioactive waste and disused sealed sources will be stored in such containers, packages and facilities that meet the requirements approved by the Director‑General.

Radioactive waste must be stored in a manner that ensures proper segregation, and protection of the employees, workers, the public and the environment, and enables its subsequent inspection, monitoring, retrieval and reservation in a condition suitable for movement, handling, transport or disposal.

Every approved person must ensure that the integrity of every waste package in storage is maintained until it is retrieved for further treatment, conditioning or disposal.

Every approved person must ensure that every waste package container provides integrity throughout the storage period and permits —

Every approved person must periodically review the adequacy of the storage capacity and the review must take into account the following: