FNCA 19th Study Panel, 23 March 2018, Tokyo, Japan

Nuclear Safety in Mongolia

CHADRAABAL MAVAG
Nuclear Energy Commission
The Government of Mongolia

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Status on Nuclear Energy Field• No Nuclear facilities including RR• Wide range of nuclear non-power applications• Substantial uranium resources: Preparatory work foruranium production is in progress.

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Phone: 976-70-139019; 976-70-131609
E-mail: office@nea.gov.mn
Website: http://www.nea.gov.mn

International instruments• Agreement between the IAEA and Government of Mongolia onMethods under the Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear
Weapons /its Protocol, 1972/• Additional Protocol to Agreement between IAEA and Government ofMongolia on Methods under the Treaty on the Non-proliferation ofNuclear Weapons /2003/• Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material /1985/• Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident /1987/• Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident orRadiological Emergency /1987/• IAEA Incident and Traffic Database /2012/• IAEA Integrated Nuclear Security Support Plan (2015)

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International instruments in consideration• Amendment to Convention on thePhysical Protection of Nuclear
Material (CPPNME);• Revised Small Quantity Protocol;• Convention on Nuclear Safety and;• Joint Convention on the Safety of
Spent Fuel management and on theSafety of Radioactive WasteManagement.
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4Nuclear legal framework• National Security Concept of Mongolia /2010/• Mongolia’s Sustainable Development Concepts-2030/2016/• State Policy on Exploitation of Radioactive Minerals
and Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy /2009/• Nuclear Energy Law /2009/• Law on nuclear weapon free status (2000)• Law on State Inspection (2003)• Law on License (2001)
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New Regulations:••••••••••••Basic regulation on radiation protection and safety (2016)
Radiation Safety Standard (2015)
Regulation on Security of Radiation Sources (2015)
Radiation Safety Regulation on Exploration of Radioactive Mineral (2015)
Regulation on Management of Radioactive Waste from Mining andMilling of Ores (2015)
Regulation on Internal Control of Licensee (2015)
Technical Regulation for Acid In-situ Leach Uranium Mining (2015)
Mongolian Integrated Nuclear Security Support Plan (2015)
Radiation Safety Regulation for Use of a Fixed Nuclear Gauge(2017)
Radiation Safety Regulation for Use of Portable Nuclear Gauge(2017)
Radiation Safety Regulation for Use of Sealed Sources in WellLogging (2017)
Drafted radiation safety regulation for uranium mining and milling
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6Regulatory body
• GovernmentofMongolia
restructured
theNuclear
Energy Commission (NEC) andformed its Executive Officebased on amendment to theNuclear Energy Law in 2015.
• According the amendment tothe law, the Regulatory bodyhas been restructured andtransferred to the General
AgencyforSpecialized
Inspection /GASI/ as NuclearandRadiation
InspectionDepartment.
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Nuclear Energy Commission

2.1. Basic duties of NEC
To coordinate activities for implementation of State Policy
on Exploitation of Radioactive Minerals and Peaceful use ofnuclear energy;
To coordinate activities for ensuring nuclear and radiation
protection and safety;
To develop and adopt safety and security regulations,safeguard inspection, licensing for nuclear facilities.

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General Agency for Specialized Inspection (GASI)The following objectives will be provided toimplement main goals of the GASI.
1. To arrange implementation of theSpecialized Inspection for the related laws
and regulations, supervision policy,
planned on the strategic management;
2.
To
providetheGovernment
Administrative Inspection service toprevent the negative influences of thehuman health, to live and work in safe
healthy environment and to consume goodquality products and services, to build
favorable business condition and;Tel: 976-70-139019; 976-70-131609
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9SAFEGUARDS ACTIVITIES• Mongolia signed Additional Protocol to Safeguards
Agreement between the Government of Mongolia and theInternational Atomic Energy Agency in 12 May 2003.
• Nuclear Energy Commission delivers Mongolian
declaration yearly and quarterly to the IAEA according toAdditional Protocol.

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Security
National Nuclear Security Support Plan has been approvedin 2015.
It contains activities, responsibilities and time frame for thefollowing subjects:– Legislative and Regulatory Framework– Prevention– Detection– Response– Sustainability• Sent to the relevant authorities for its implementation.
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Comprehensive Nuclear Security

Cooperation between NEC and DoE:US-DOE / NNSA

under UNSCR 1540

• at borders to detect illicit trafficking of radiation source
and other radioactive materials (2008)
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Emergency response• All hazard disasters and emergency
situations are responded by theNational Emergency Management
Agency /NEMA/ in coordination withthe relevant agencies;• Nuclear Energy Commission andGASI play a role within a multiagency response and providing
technical advisor in the case ofnuclear and radiological emergency.
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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