Radiation Protection, Iss.134. Evaluation of the application of the concepts of exemption and clearance for practices according to title III of Council Directive 96/29/Euratom of 13 May 1996 in EU Member States. Vol.1: Main Report

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by  Gerchikov M.Y.e.a.

RADIATION
PROTECTION
Evaluation of the application
of the concepts of exemption and clearance
for practices according to title III
of Council Directive 96/29/Euratom
of 13 May 1996 in EU Member States
Volume 1: Main Report
Issue N ° 134

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Radiation Protection 134

Evaluation of the application of the concepts of exemption and
clearance for practices according to title III of Council Directive
96/29/Euratom of 13 May 1996 in EU Member States

Volume 1: Main Report

Directorate-General for Energy and Transport
Directorate H – Nuclear Safety and Safeguards
Unit H.4 – Radiation Protection

2003
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EC Project co-ordinator: Jean-Louis Daroussin
Evaluation of the Application of the Concepts of Exemption and
Clearance for Practices According to Title III of Council
Directive 96/29/EURATOM of 13 May 1996 in EU Member
States

Volume 1: Main Report

by

1 1 2 3
MY Gerchikov , ZK Hillis , E.I.M. Meijne ,W Oatway ,
3 2
S Mobbs , A van Weers

1NNC Ltd, UK
2NRG, Netherlands
3NRPB, UK

Foreword
The concepts of Exemption and Clearance for practices are laid down in Title III of
Council Directive 96/29/EURATOM of 13 May 1996, establishing basic safety
standards (BSS) for the protection of the health of workers and the general public
against the dangers arising from ionising radiation. The Commission was interested in
having an overview of how it was implemented in order to improve the harmonisation of
the measures already adopted in the Member States.
The Commission contracted the present study to a group of consultants lead by National
Nuclear Corporation (NNC), together with the Nuclear Research and consultancy Group
(NRG) and the National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB). The study aimed to
compile information on legal instruments and their practical application in all EU
Member States, evaluate this information and identify advantages and weaknesses of
different national approaches. The final objective was to identify areas needing
improvement (legal, practical application, additional guidance).
The extensive documentation was summarised into a number of tables and figures that
should give the reader an overview of the way in which the Member States have been
tackling the issue.
The information collected in this document will be used as a basis for the examination
of this issue by a working party of the Group of Experts established under the terms of
Article 31 of the Euratom Treaty. The views expressed in the current document are
those of the contractor and the publication of this document does not imply endorsement
by the Commission.
Augustin Janssens
Acting Head of Unit
DG TREN H4
Radiation Protection

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Table of Contents

Foreword...............................................................................................................i
List of Tables.......................................................................................................v
List of Figures.....................................................................................................vi
Acknowledgements........................................................................................... vii
Executive Summary...........................................................................................ix
Glossary of terms and abbreviations ............................................................xiii
1 Introduction...............................................................................................1
2 Background...............................................................................................3
3 Evaluation of advantages and weaknesses in the implementation of
exemption in EU national legislation................................................5
3.1 Introduction..................................................................................................................5
3.2 Summary of conformity and deviations.....................................................................6
3.3 Advantages and weaknesses........................................................................................7
4 Evaluation of advantages and weaknesses in the implementation of
clearance in EU national legislation .................................................9
4.1 Introduction..................................................................................................................9
4.2 Summary of conformity and deviations...................................................................10
4.3 Practical experience under new legislation.............................................................17
5 Identification of needs for improvement..............................................20
5.1 Introduction................................................................................................................20
5.2 General improvement and good practice................................................................20
5.3 General observations.................................................................................................28
6 Conclusions..............................................................................................30
6.1 Exemption...................................................................................................................30
6.2 Clearance....................................................................................................................30
6.3 General........................................................................................................................31
6.4 Recommendations......................................................................................................31
7 References................................................................................................33
8 Bibliography............................................................................................35

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Volume 2: Appendices
Table of Contents

Appendix A - Title III of Council Directive 96/29/EURATOM ................ A-1
Appendix B - Summary of key points from European Commission
guidance...........................................................................................B-1
Appendix C - Responses to Questionnaire .................................................. C-1
BELGIUM (Belgique/België)..................................................................C-1
DENMARK (Danmark)........................................................................C-10
GERMANY (Deutschland)...................................................................C-17
GREECE (Elláda)..................................................................................C-31
SPAIN (España).....................................................................................C-34
FRANCE.................................................................................................C-42
IRELAND...............................................................................................C-49
ITALY (Italia)........................................................................................C-55
LUXEMBOURG....................................................................................C-64
NETHERLANDS (Nederland).............................................................C-72
AUSTRIA (Österreich)..........................................................................C-88
PORTUGAL...........................................................................................C-91
FINLAND (Suomi).................................................................................C-93
SWEDEN (Sverige)..............................................................................C-108
UNITED KINGDOM...........................................................................C-112
Appendix D - Summary of implementation by Member States and
recommended improvements ....................................................... D-1
Appendix E - Late Comments from Italy ....................................................E-1

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