Article 1. The basic concepts used in this Law of the Law on Radioactive Waste Management
The following basic concepts are used in this Law:
1) safety barrier – packaging of radioactive waste, engineering design of radioactive waste storage facilities, radioactive waste disposal facilities, radioactive waste storage facilities, radioactive waste tailings or an element of a natural geological formation that prevents the spread of radionuclides and (or) ionizing radiation into the environment;
2) radioactive waste – materials and substances, products and equipment, as well as rocks, ores and waste extracted from the subsurface and stored in dumps and tailings dumps containing radionuclides above the withdrawal level established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the further use of which is not envisaged;
3) conditioning of radioactive waste – technological operations to bring radioactive waste into a physical form and condition that meet the criteria for the acceptability of radioactive waste for their disposal;
4) burial of radioactive waste (hereinafter referred to as burial) is the safe placement of radioactive waste in a radioactive waste disposal facility without the intention of its subsequent extraction;
5) a radioactive waste disposal facility (hereinafter referred to as a disposal facility) is a radioactive waste management facility designed to dispose of radioactive waste without the intention of its subsequent extraction;
6) criteria for the acceptability of radioactive waste for its disposal (hereinafter referred to as acceptance criteria) – requirements for the physico–chemical properties of radioactive waste, established for their disposal;
7) radioactive waste recycling – technological operations for decontamination (release of disposed radionuclides) and (or) minimizing the volume and (or) changing the characteristics of radioactive waste for subsequent safe handling;
8) storage of radioactive waste (hereinafter referred to as storage) is the safe placement of radioactive waste in a storage facility, storage facility or tailings dump for radioactive waste, providing for the possibility of their subsequent extraction for further management;
9) storage of radioactive waste (hereinafter referred to as storage) – an object of radioactive waste management (including a dedicated site) intended for intermediate storage during the period established by the project documentation, providing for their subsequent extraction for further management;
10) a radioactive waste storage facility (hereinafter referred to as a storage facility) is a radioactive waste management facility intended for temporary disposal of radioactive waste during the period specified in the design documentation, with the possibility of their subsequent extraction for further management.;
11) radioactive waste generators – individuals or legal entities, as a result of whose activities radioactive waste is generated;
12) a radioactive waste tailings dump (hereinafter referred to as a tailings dump) is a radioactive waste management facility designed for long–term storage of radioactive waste generated during the processing of mineral raw materials and mining operations (tailings and dumps), with the possibility of their subsequent extraction for further management;
13) the period of potential danger of radioactive waste is a period of time during which the specific activity of radioactive waste decreases to levels at which radiation monitoring is not required.;
14) radioactive waste management – activities related to the collection, processing, conditioning, transportation, storage and burial of radioactive waste;
15) the national operator for radioactive waste management (hereinafter referred to as the national operator) is a legal entity authorized to dispose of radioactive waste, as well as performing other functions in accordance with this Law.;
16) physical protection in the field of radioactive waste management (hereinafter referred to as physical protection) is a set of organizational, engineering and technical measures taken to prevent unauthorized actions against radioactive waste and radioactive waste management facilities;
17) radioactive waste management facilities – special structures (or complexes) and other engineering structures intended for processing, conditioning, transportation, storage and (or) burial of radioactive waste;
18) decommissioning of a radioactive waste management facility is a stage of the life cycle of a radioactive waste management facility, with the exception of storage facilities and burial sites, aimed at bringing the facility into a state that does not require the establishment of radiation safety restrictions and ensures the protection of the public and the environment.;
19) the life cycle of a radioactive waste management facility is a sequence of stages of the existence of a radioactive waste management facility, including its location, engineering surveys, design, construction, commissioning, operation, decommissioning (closure), as well as post–operational monitoring and control carried out in order to ensure nuclear, radiation, and nuclear physical safety. and environmental safety;
20) the authorized body in the field of radioactive waste management (hereinafter referred to as the authorized body) is the central state body responsible for the management of radioactive waste;
21) historical radioactive waste – radioactive waste related to the nuclear heritage that was formed before 1992 and has no owner.
Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 7, 2026 № 335-VIII
President
Republic of Kazakhstan
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