Country: Kazakhstan Tleu Dairbekov Marzhan Idrissova Kazakhstan Atomic Energy Committee

1. 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

2. Chart of State Authorities, responsible for atomic energy use PRESIDENT PARLIAMENT GOVERNMENT Ministry of Environmental Protection Ministry of Health Care Ministry of Emergency Situations Ministry of Internal Affairs Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Atomic Energy Committee Regional Branches Sanitary-Epidemiology Service Regional Branches Regional Branches Regional Branches

3. 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 non-proliferation regime. KAEC issued the regulations (rules, requirements, provisions etc.) in the field of atomic energy use.

4. Chart of KAEC Chairman Deputy Chairman Deputy Chairman Licensing Department Analysis and Assessment Department Control for Nuclear Materials and Nuclear Security Department

5. 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)

6. 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 co-operation in the field of safety of atomic energy and nuclear technologies usage;

7. 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.

8. Present and Nearest Activities in Nuclear Field • 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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