National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute Act, 2008 (Act No. 53 of 2008)Chapter 2 : National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute5. Functions of Institute |
The Institute must—
| a) | perform any function that may be assigned to it by the Minister in terms of section 55(2) of the Nuclear Energy Act, 1999, (Act No. 46 of 1999), in relation to radioactive waste disposal; |
| b) | design and implement disposal solutions for all classes of radioactive waste; |
| c) | develop radioactive waste acceptance and disposal criteria in compliance with applicable regulatory health safety environmental requirements and any other technical and operational requirements; |
| d) | assess and inspect the acceptability of radioactive waste for disposal and issue radioactive waste disposal certificates; |
| e) | manage, operate and monitor operational radioactive waste disposal facilities, including related storage and predisposal management of radioactive waste at disposal sites; |
| f) | manage and monitor closed radioactive waste disposal facilities; |
| g) | investigate the need for any new radioactive waste disposal facilities and site, design and construct such new facilities as may be required; |
| h) | conduct research and develop plans for the long-term management of radioactive waste storage and disposal; |
| i) | maintain a national radioactive waste database and publish a report on the inventory and location of all radioactive waste in the Republic at a frequency determined by the board; |
| j) | manage the disposal of any ownerless radioactive waste on behalf of the State, including the development of radioactive waste management plans for such waste; |
| k) | assist generators of small quantities of radioactive waste in all technical aspects related to the disposal of such waste; |
| l) | implement any assignments or directives from the Minister regarding radioactive waste disposal; |
| m) | provide information on all aspects of radioactive waste disposal to the public in general, living in the vicinity of radioactive waste disposal facilities; |
| n) | co-operate with any person or institution on matters relating to the performance of any duty contemplated in this section falling within these functions; and |
| o) | perform any other function necessary to achieve the objects of this Act. |