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Approval of Appointment of Persons Responsible According to Atomic Energy Act
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The overall responsibility for the erection, operation and decommissioning of a federal repository is with the BfS President. As he cannot perform this task alone, one or several responsible persons must be appointed according to Atomic Energy Act (§ 9b para. 4 in combination with Article 7 paragraph 1 number 1). These persons bear the responsibility for compliance with the duties resulting from the provisions of the Atomic Energy Act, the Radiation Protection Ordinance, and the licensing documents. These duties include knowledge of a safe repository operation, the risks associated with operation, and the necessary radiation safety precautions.
Appointing persons responsible according to the provisions of the Atomic Energy Act by the BfS President (Article 9b paragraph 4) is an absolute prerequisite for granting a plan-approval decision (licence) for the erection, operation, and decommissioning of a repository. Through a granted plan-approval decision, the operator is, thus, obliged to transfer the responsibility for the repository to one or several persons responsible according to nuclear law.
Only those persons can be appointed as persons responsible according to nuclear law who fulfil certain requirements: Firstly, the person to be appointed must be reliable, secondly, specific expertise is imperative. The necessary expertise is based on technical or scientific academic studies and other additional training in the fields of radiation protection and nuclear engineering. The EÜ examines if these requirements are complied with and only approves of an appointment if the examination's result is positive.
For the Repository Surveillance staff, the person responsible according to nuclear law is the prior and first contact person in all issues concerning repository safety and compliance with licensing documents and legal provisions.
Apart from the person responsible according to nuclear law, also the person responsible according to the Federal Mining Law plays an important role in disposal in mines. This person is responsible for fulfilling the duties resulting from the Federal Mining Law, mine regulations, and approved operating plans.
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