RER/9/096 Regional Planning Meeting
“Strengthening National
Infrastructures for the Control of
Radiation Sources”
(TSA-1), (Phase II)
Country: Kazakhstan
Tleu Dairbekov
Marzhan Idrissova
Kazakhstan Atomic Energy Committee
19-20 March 2009
IAEA, Vienna
Chart of State Authorities, responsible for atomic
energy use
PRESIDENT
PARLIAMENT
Ministry of
Environmental
Protection
Regional
Branches
Ministry of
Health Care
SanitaryEpidemiology
Service
Regional
Branches
GOVERNMENT
Ministry of
Energy and
Mineral
Resources
Ministry of
Emergency
Situations
Atomic
Energy
Committee
Regional
Branches
Ministry of
Internal
Affairs
Regional
Branches
Regulatory body
Kazakhstan Atomic Energy Committee (KAEC)
is part of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources
of Kazakhstan and as the regulatory body in
Kazakhstan is responsible for supervision of nuclear
and radiation safety, and the nuclear weapon nonproliferation regime.
KAEC issued the regulations (rules, requirements,
provisions etc.) in the field of atomic energy use.
Chart of KAEC
Chairman
Deputy Chairman
Licensing
Department
Analysis and Assessment
Department
Deputy Chairman
Control for Nuclear Materials
and Nuclear Security
Department
Legal framework in the field of atomic
energy use
The list of the main Laws:
• On atomic energy use (will be revised by the end of 2009);
• On licensing;
• On radiation safety of population;
• On environmental protection;
• On extraordinary situation;
• On export and import of nuclear and radioactive materials;
Government decrees:
• provisions of ministries and committees;
• different main rules and regulations in the field of atomic
energy use (by the end of 2009 will be introduced 5 new)
Key Provisions of the KAEC Role
• Setting of the criteria and norms, working out the
regulations on nuclear and radiation safety, and also
control on the meeting of these norms and regulations by
the enterprises, authorities and organisations
irrespective on their governing bodies and property
forms, and by persons;
• Carrying out of state account and control of nuclear
materials, radioactive sources and waste and control on
their storage and usage;
• Working out of proposals on establishing of necessary
legislative and organization conditions for effective
maintenance of the enterprises and organizations of
atomic energy;
• International scientific, technical, and legislative cooperation in the field of safety of atomic energy and
nuclear technologies usage;
Licensing Activities
 management of nuclear materials, sources of ionizing radiation and
radioactive waste;
 radiation control and radioecology monitoring;
 all types of activity in places of former test sites;
 export and import of nuclear materials, technology and equipment,
special non-nuclear materials;
 placement, design, construction, commissioning, operation,
conservation and decommissioning of objects of atomic energy use;
 carrying out of scientific researches with use of nuclear installations,
radiation sources, nuclear materials and radioactive substances;
 transportation of nuclear materials and radioactive substances;
 physical protection of nuclear installations and nuclear materials;
 training and authorization of the experts and staff.
Present and Nearest Activities in Nuclear Field
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Program of the atomic energy development;
NPP building (Technical-Economical Assessment)
Program of uranium mining development
Development of fusion tokamak-reactor for science of
materials
Applied science technological researches;
Application of nuclear and radiation technology
(accelerator for construction materials production,
accelerator for nuclear membranes production)
Establishment of integrated dosimetry center;
Research reactors modernization;
Nuclear Technology Park Development;
Nuclear Medicine Centers Establishment;
Former uranium mining territory rehabilitation program.
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ATTENTION