814.501RPOFederal Council OrdinanceJan 1, 2018Original source
Radioactive waste may, in individual cases, with the approval of the licensing authority, be disposed of to landfill if:
overall, taking into account other materials present in the landfill, the clearance limit is not exceeded; or
at no time can an effective dose of 10 µSv per calendar year be accumulated as a result of the disposal.
The FOPH shall monitor compliance with the permissible effective dose via the sampling and measurement programme specified in Article 193.
The specific activity of radioactive waste thus disposed of must not exceed 100 times the clearance limit and, for waste containing artificial radium, 1000 times the clearance limit.
For the disposal of radioactive waste containing technically enhanced radium, the following conditions must additionally be met:
The waste arose before 1 October 1994.
Disposal via the usual channels would be impossible or would involve disproportionate efforts.
Removal represents a significantly better option for people and the environment overall than maintenance of the status quo.
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