OVERVIEW ON SWISS REGULATION FOR LONG-TERM SAFETY OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL

摘要

The Swiss legislation concerning radioactive waste disposal is included in the legislation on nuclear energy. Regarding disposal safety, the following requirements are stated in the new legislation which entered into force on 1 February 2005: 1. Radioactive waste shall be disposed of in geologic repositories. 2. After the end of waste emplacement, the evolution of the disposal system shall be monitored during a prolonged observation phase. 3. Retrieval of the emplaced waste shall be ensured until closure of the repository. 4. Closure of the repository shall be ordered by the Federal Council based on a project to be approved by the supervisory authority. 5. An underground protection zone shall be established around the repository and registered in the land registry. 6. The Federal Council shall ensure that all records concerning the repository (including the waste and the protection zone) are preserved. 7. Long-term safety shall be ensured by a system of multiple passive barriers. 8. Any measures to facilitate surveillance and repair of the repository or retrieval of the waste shall not impair the functioning of the passive safety barriers.