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Notifying Member: Kenya

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible: Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS)

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes) and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products. (HS: 2844). Wastes (ICS: 13.030)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DKS 2591 Predisposal Management of Radioactive Waste. Part 5: General Safety Requirements (32 pages, in English)

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Description of content: Applies to the predisposal management of radioactive waste of all types and covers all the steps in its management from its generation up to its disposal, including its processing (pre-treatment, treatment and conditioning), storage and transport. Such waste may arise from the commissioning, operation and decommissioning of nuclear facilities; the use of radionuclides in medicine, industry, agriculture, research and education; the processing of materials that contain naturally occurring radionuclides; and the remediation of contaminated areas.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment

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Relevant documents:

1.         SANS 10108:2005

2.         IAEA Safety Standards Predisposal Management of Radioactive Waste No. GSR Part 5 (General Safety Requirements Part 5)

Publication in which the notification is published when adopted: Kenya Gazette

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Proposed date of adoption: 5 August 2015

Proposed date of entry into force: Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister for Industrilization and Enterprise Development

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Final date for comments: 3 July 2015

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

Kenya Bureau of Standards

WTO/TBT National Enquiry Point

P.O. Box: 54974-00200, Nairobi, Kenya

Telephone: + (254) 020 605490, 605506/ 6948258

Fax: + (254) 020 609660/ 609665