Resolution No. 24 regulating radioactive waste disposal

Resolution No. 24 of 7 December 1994 The National Environmental Council (CONAMA), by virtue of the powers vested therein pursuant to Law No. 6.938 of 31 August 1981, as regulated by Decree No. 99.274 of 6 June 1990, as amended by Decree No. 1.205 of 1 August 1994 and its Annex I, pursuant to the provisions contained in its Internal Regulation, resolves: In consideration of the provisions contained in Article 8 of CONAMA Resolution No. 7 of 4 May 1994; In consideration of Law No. 4.118 of 27 August 1962, as amended by Law No. 6.189 of 16 December 1974, with a new draft prepared under Law No. 7.781 of 27 June 1989, as well as Decree No. 150 of 15 June 1991, the Internal CNEN Regulations (SAE Administrative Ruling No. 53 of 18 May 1994) and the Resolutions and Administrative Rulings issued by the National Nuclear Power Commission (CNEN); In consideration of the procedures corresponding to compliance with existing legislation regarding radioactive waste; In consideration that any material resulting from human activities that contains radionuclides in quantities greater than the exemption limits pursuant to specific CNEN regulations, and for which reuse is inappropriate or not provided for, is deemed to be radioactive waste; resolves: Article 1. Radioactive waste in any form or chemical composition and in any quantity may only be imported or exported with the prior consent of the CNEN, after receiving the opinion of the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA). Article 2. IBAMA shall notify the competent authorities of the country of destination of any exports of radioactive waste. Article 3. The Foreign Trade Secretariat (SECEX) (MICT) and the Federal Revenue Secretariat (SRF) (Ministry of Finance), shall adopt, within the scope of their jurisdiction, all measures for the control of imports or exports of radioactive waste requiring prior consent of the CNEN. Article 4. The transport of radioactive waste must conform to the requirements established in the CNEN regulations, those stipulated by the Ministries of Transport and Labor, and those specified in the corresponding international laws. Article 5. Importers or exporters failing to comply with this Resolution shall be subject to the following: a) return of the imported material, at their expense, to the country of origin; b) cancellation of the import or export order. Article 6. This Resolution shall take effect on the date of its publication. Roberto Sergio Studart Wiemer Substitute Executive Secretary Henrique Brandao Cavalcanti Chairman