Section 30 - Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Regulations 2025 - Additional information and documents—activity of disposing of an NNP facility in a designated zone | Zoe
30 Additional information and documents—activity of disposing of an NNP facility in a designated zone
(1) This section applies to an application for a licence to authorise a facility activity of disposing of an NNP facility in a designated zone.
Safety case report (disposal)
(2) A safety case report for the disposal of the NNP facility is required.
Decommissioning evaluation
(3) An evaluation of the decommissioning of the NNP facility is required.
Note: To issue the licence, the Regulator must be satisfied that the decommissioning evaluation demonstrates the suitability of the NNP facility for disposal: see subsection 48(2).
Disposal plan
(4) Information and documents that describe and document the proposed disposal plan for the NNP facility are required.
Note: The licence, if issued, would be subject to conditions that the licence holder conduct the activity in accordance with the plan and that the plan is implemented, maintained, audited and reviewed: see sections 68 and 84.
Independent assessment
(5) An assessment by a suitably qualified and experienced independent person of whether the proposed disposal plan for the activity would result in any ongoing radiation exposure at the site of the NNP facility being sufficiently low so as not to pose an ongoing hazard to the public or the environment is required.
Note: To issue the licence, the Regulator must take the independent assessment into account: see subsection 48(3).
Subdivision D—Application relating to a material activity—additional information and documents
31 Additional information and documents for any kind of material activity—general
(1) This section applies to an application for a licence to authorise any kind of material activity in a designated zone.
(2) The following information and documents are required:
(a) details of the types, categories, forms and quantities of any NNP material or NNP equipment or plant that would be, or could be, involved in the conduct of the activity;
(b) information and documents that describe and document the proposed arrangements for storing, managing and handling any such NNP material or NNP equipment or plant;
(c) the results of a field exercise conducted for the purpose of testing the proposed emergency management and response plan for the activity.
(3) For an application for a licence to authorise a material activity that would involve a kind of NNP material or NNP equipment or plant specified in column 1 of an item in the following table, the information and documents specified in column 2 of the item are required.
Information and documents—material activities involving particular NNP material or NNP equipment or plant
Item Column 1Kind of NNP material or NNP equipment or plant Column 2Information and documents required
1 Sealed NNP material Information and documents that describe and document the following:(a) the hazard level, nuclide, activity level, chemical form and physical form of the sealed NNP material;(b) the encapsulation material for the sealed NNP material;(c) the identification details of the sealed NNP material;(d) the intended purpose of the sealed NNP material;(e) where the sealed NNP material would be located
2 Unsealed NNP material Information and documents that describe and document the following:(a) the hazard level, nuclide, chemical form and physical form of the unsealed NNP material;(b) the identification details of the unsealed NNP material;(c) the intended purpose of the unsealed NNP material;(d) where the unsealed NNP material would be located;(e) the forecast maximum activity level of each nuclide at each of those locations
3 NNP equipment or plant that produces ionising radiation Information and documents that describe and document the following:(a) the hazard level, and the maximum output (in a relevant unit of measurement e.g. joules per kilogram), of the NNP equipment or plant;(b) the identification details of the NNP equipment or plant;(c) the intended purpose of the NNP equipment or plant;(d) where the NNP equipment or plant would be located
4 NNP equipment or plant that produces harmful non‑ionising radiation Information and documents that describe and document the following:(a) the hazard level of the NNP equipment or plant;(b) the identification details of the NNP equipment or plant;(c) the intended purpose of the NNP equipment or plant;(d) the likely exposure to radiation from the NNP equipment or plant and all relevant output parameters for the exposure;(e) where the NNP equipment or plant would be located
Note 1: To issue the licence, the Regulator must take into account the details provided under paragraphs (2)(a) and (b) and the description and documentation provided under the relevant item in the table in subsection (3): see section 49.
Note 2: The licence, if issued, would be subject to conditions that:
(a) the licence holder maintain a current inventory of NNP material and NNP equipment or plant and keep up‑to‑date the information and documents specified in the relevant item in the table in subsection (3) (see section 86); and
(b) the licence holder conduct the activity in accordance with the arrangements for storing, managing and handling the NNP material and NNP equipment or plant, and that the arrangements are implemented, maintained, audited and reviewed (see sections 68 and 87); and
(c) the licence holder ensures a field exercise is conducted every 2 years and that, if required, any system, arrangements or plan mentioned in section 60 is updated in response to the results of the field exercise (see section 88).
32 Additional information and documents for any kind of material activity—transport management and movement plans
(1) This section applies to an application for a licence to authorise any kind of material activity in a designated zone.
Transport management plan
(2) Information and documents that describe and document the proposed transport management plan for transporting NNP material or NNP equipment or plant into, or out of, a designated zone for the activity are required.
Note: The licence, if issued, would be subject to conditions that the licence holder conduct the activity in accordance with the plan and that the plan is implemented, maintained, audited and reviewed: see sections 68 and 91.
Movement plan
(3) Information and documents that describe and document the proposed movement plan for moving NNP material or NNP equipment or plant within a designated zone for the activity are required.
Note: The licence, if issued, would be subject to conditions that the licence holder conduct the activity in accordance with the plan and that the plan is implemented, maintained, audited and reviewed: see sections 68 and 91.
33 Additional information and documents—activity of having possession or control of NNP material or NNP equipment or plant in a designated zone
For an application for a licence to authorise a material activity of having possession or control of NNP material or NNP equipment or plant in a designated zone, information and documents that describe and document the proposed plan for the possession or control of the NNP material or NNP equipment or plant are required.
Note: The licence, if issued, would be subject to conditions that the licence holder conduct the activity in accordance with the plan and that the plan is implemented, maintained, audited and reviewed: see sections 68 and 93.
34 Additional information and documents—activity of using NNP material in a designated zone
For an application for a licence to authorise a material activity of using NNP material in a designated zone, information and documents that describe and document the proposed plan for using the NNP material are required.
Note: The licence, if issued, would be subject to conditions that the licence holder conduct the activity in accordance with the plan and that the plan is implemented, maintained, audited and reviewed: see sections 68 and 94.
35 Additional information and documents—activity of using or operating NNP equipment or plant in a designated zone
For an application for a licence to authorise a material activity of using or operating NNP equipment or plant in a designated zone, information and documents that describe and document the proposed plan for using or operating the NNP equipment or plant are required.
Note: The licence, if issued, would be subject to conditions that the licence holder conduct the activity in accordance with the plan and that the plan is implemented, maintained, audited and reviewed: see sections 68 and 95.
36 Additional information and documents—activity of maintaining, storing or disposing of NNP material or NNP equipment or plant in a designated zone
For an application for a licence to authorise a material activity of maintaining, storing or disposing of NNP material or NNP equipment or plant in a designated zone, information and documents that describe and document the proposed plan for the maintaining, storing or disposing of the NNP material or NNP equipment or plant are required.
Note: The licence, if issued, would be subject to conditions that the licence holder conduct the activity in accordance with the plan and that the plan is implemented, maintained, audited and reviewed: see sections 68 and 96.