Radioactive waste; delivery

All low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste from research, medicine and industry generated on the territory of the Free State of Bavaria must be delivered.

Description

According to the Atomic Energy Act (§ 9a AtG), the federal states have to establish state collection centers for the acceptance and interim storage of radioactive waste.

For this purpose, the Free State of Bavaria has founded the Sammelstelle Bayern für radioaktive Stoffe GmbH (GRB). The company has all the necessary permits, equipment and storage facilities in Mitterteich.
The waste comes mainly from hospitals, medical practices and research institutions. This mainly involves contaminated protective clothing, syringes, cleaning materials and irradiation sources, test sources and experimental equipment that can no longer be used.

The Bavarian State Collection Point accepts radioactive waste,

  • which a party obliged to deliver has to deliver to it in accordance with § 5 para. 4 of the Nuclear Waste Management Ordinance (AtEV) and which complies with the provisions of its acceptance conditions (see "Further links") and
  • whose delivery has been approved by the competent authority in accordance with Section 5 (5) of the Nuclear Waste Management Ordinance (AtEV).

If the radioactive waste contains "nuclear material" in the sense of EURATOM Regulation 302/2005 of 08.02.2005, delivery of this radioactive waste to the Bavarian State Collection Point is possible subject to approval by the Bavarian State Collection Point and may require a separate agreement. "Nuclear material" in the sense of EURATOM Regulation 302/2005 is: Natural uranium, depleted uranium, enriched uranium, thorium, plutonium.

The radioactive waste taken over by the Bavarian State Collection Point is checked for the possibility of harmless recycling. If this shows that recycling is possible and economically justifiable according to the state of the art in science and technology, the radioactive waste is recycled as residual material.

In accordance with Section 5 (6) of the Nuclear Waste Disposal Ordinance (AtEV), the state collection point generally transfers the radioactive waste temporarily stored at it to a federal facility for the securing and final disposal of radioactive waste.

Prerequisites

The waste producer has a license to handle radioactive materials according to the Radiation Protection Ordinance (StrlSchV until 2018) or the Radiation Protection Act (StrlSchG from 2019).

Certain requirements must be met for the disposal of radioactive waste via the Bavarian State Collection Point (see "Acceptance conditions" under "Further links").

Procedure

The delivery of radioactive waste has to be applied for in writing by the deliverer at the State Collection Point Bavaria by means of the application and consignment bill and the form for the material description of the waste. Both forms must be completed in full and signed for each waste container and sent to the Bavarian State Collection Point.

On the basis of these documents, the Bavarian State Collection Point checks whether the requirements for acceptance of the radioactive waste are met and informs the deliverer of the delivery or collection date and details of the delivery.

If the Bavarian State Collection Point cannot accept radioactive waste applied for, it shall inform the applicant and, if possible, provide information on other disposal routes.

When transporting radioactive waste, the relevant legal regulations must be observed, in particular the Ordinance on the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road, Rail and Inland Waterways (GGVSEB). A collection service is offered for the delivery of radioactive waste to the Bavarian State Collection Point.

Required documents

  • Handling permit of the waste producer

Forms

  • Form, Bavaria-wide: Antrag und Begleitschein zur Ablieferung radioaktiver Abfälle zur Einlagerung bei der Landessammelstelle Bayern für radioaktive Abfälle
    Please note

    This form has to be signed and sent to the responsible authority. You can sign the form manually and send it by email/fax or sign the form electronically with your qualified electronic signature an send it by (secure) email. If the responsible authority has set up a De-Mail account, you can also send the form by De-Mail using an sender-confirmed message.

  • Form, Bavaria-wide: Formblatt für die stoffliche Beschreibung des Abfalls zum Antrag und Begleitschein
    Please note

    This form has to be signed and sent to the responsible authority. You can sign the form manually and send it by email/fax or sign the form electronically with your qualified electronic signature an send it by (secure) email. If the responsible authority has set up a De-Mail account, you can also send the form by De-Mail using an sender-confirmed message.

  • Form, Bavaria-wide: Formblatt zur Euratom-Erklärung zum Antrag und Begleitschein
    Please note

    This form has to be signed and sent to the responsible authority. You can sign the form manually and send it by email/fax or sign the form electronically with your qualified electronic signature an send it by (secure) email. If the responsible authority has set up a De-Mail account, you can also send the form by De-Mail using an sender-confirmed message.

Fees

  • Invoicing is done according to the valid price list or corresponding offer.

Legal bases

Remedy

Administrative court proceedings; information

administrative claim

Links to more information

Status:05.12.2022

Responsible for editing:Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz

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