Department of Nuclear and Radiation Safety of the Ministry for Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus
New National Report of the Republic of Belarus on the implementation of the Convention on Nuclear Safety has been prepared
New National Report on the implementation of the Convention on Nuclear Safety for the joint 8th and 9th Review meeting of the Contracting Parties has been prepared in Belarus. Its development was carried out by Gosatomnadzor in cooperation with interested government authorities and organizations. In accordance with international obligations, the report has been submitted to the IAEA for further review procedures. The document is publicly available on Gosatomnadzor's website and can be downloaded here.
For reference
The Convention on Nuclear Safety was adopted on June 17, 1994 and has the following objectives:
- achieving and maintaining a high level of nuclear safety worldwide through the strengthening of national measures and international cooperation;
- creation and maintenance of effective means of protection at nuclear facilities against potential radiation hazard, to protect individuals, society as a whole and the environment from the harmful effects of ionizing radiation;
- prevention of accidents with radiological consequences and mitigation of their consequences if they occur.
The Republic of Belarus ratified the Convention on Nuclear Safety in 1998.
The participating countries (Contracting Parties) to the Convention prepare national reports on its implementation on a regular basis, usualy every 3 years. However, the epidemiological situation in the world in 2020-2021 did not allow to conduct the 8th review meeting of the Contracting Parties and to complete of the three-year cycle. Therefore, it was decided to combine the 8th and 9th Review meetings of the Contracting Parties.
The National Report for the joint 8th and 9th Review meeting of the Contracting Parties illustrates the fulfillment of country obligations of the Republic of Belarus for the 6-year period (2017-2022) taking into account the construction of the first nuclear power plant in Belarus, which is the only facility that meets the definition of the Article 2 of the Convention on Nuclear Safety: “nuclear installation means for each Contracting Party any land-based civil nuclear power plant under its jurisdiction including such storage, handling and treatment facilities for radioactive materials as are on the same site and are directly related to the operation of the nuclear power plant”.
Belarus also has scientific nuclear facilities, the safety issues of which are also reflected in the National Report.
The document contains article-by-article information on the legislative and regulatory framework for ensuring nuclear and radiation safety, the regulatory body, the responsibility of the license holder, priority of safety, financial and human resources, human factor, quality assurance, safety assessment, radiation protection, emergency preparedness and other issues.
In accordance with the established procedure, countries that have ratified the Convention, will study the national reports of other Contracting Parties for 3 months and formulate questions and comments on them. Then another 3 months will be set aside for the preparation of answers to questions. The final discussion of the national reports will take place in March-April 2023 at the IAEA headquarters during the Joint 8 and 9 Review Meetings of the Contracting Parties.
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