FANR seeks public comment on FANR-REG-26, FANR-RG-018

Abu Dhabi (WAM): The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation, FANR, yesterday released a draft of radiation safety regulations together with its supporting regulatory guide, and invited the public to review the drafts and comment. FANR’s Regulation 26 for Pre-disposal Management of Radioactive Waste (FANR-REG-26) sets the requirements for the pre-disposal management of radioactive waste arising from a regulated activity carried out using regulated material other than in nuclear facilities. Additional guidance to meet these requirements is provided in the supporting regulatory guide (FANR-RG-018), the regulatory authority said and added, that draft regulation and its supporting regulatory guide are available on its website. Members of the public have been requested to send their comments to regulation@fanr.gov.ae for the next 30 days (from 4th November to 4th December, 2014). FANR has said that its Safety, Security and Safeguards Glossary can help interested readers to understand the specific terminology used in this regulation. "FANR will consider all comments before preparing the final regulation and supporting regulatory guide," it declared. As with previous regulations and regulatory guides, this draft regulation and its guide have already been made available for 30 days to local and federal government entities for their comments, according to FANR. The nuclear regulator said, "FANR recognises the importance of the public's comments and maintains the highest standards of transparency in accordance with Article 9 of the Federal Law by Decree No. 6 of 2009, 'Concerning the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy'." Since FANR's establishment on 24th September 2009, the nuclear regulator has asked its stakeholders to review and comment on various regulations and regulatory guides through either web-based or face-to-face communication. http://www.wam.ae/en/news/general/1395271908085.html