Government Resolution No. 455 validating "Technical Regulation Basic Requirements for Safety Report of Radioactive Waste Processing Plant and Storage".

This Technical Regulation has been developed in accordance with the national and international requirements in the field of protection against radiation, nuclear safety and security. It establishes the basic requirements for the preparation, updating, production and use of the safety report of the radioactive waste processing enterprise and storage facility. The effect of this Technical Regulation applies to the radioactive waste processing plant and storage in the territory of Georgia. It is mandatory for the owners of radioactive waste processing enterprises and storage facilities to fulfill the requirements established by this Technical Regulation. The purpose of the technical regulation is to ensure an adequate level of safety of the radioactive waste processing plant and storage facility. The safety report of the radioactive waste processing plant and storage should include: (a) content; (b) security strategy; (c) object description; (d) safety assessment; (e) limits, controls and conditions; (f) iteration and design optimization; (g) management of lack of clarity; and (h) unified justification of security. The results and conclusions of the safety assessment must be documented in the form of a safety report, which will reflect the complexity of the facility or activity and the radiation risks associated with it, in order to determine that the facility or activity complies with the requirements established by legislation. The procedure for the participation of interested parties should be written in the safety report. The safety report of the radioactive waste processing plant and storage facility is subject to independent verification. The safety report must be updated every 10 years and, if necessary, in accordance with existing legislation.