S.L. 585.3 Art. 6General principles. S.L. 549.51.

(1) Radioactive policies referred to in regulation 5(2)(b)

shall take into due account:

(a) the requirement for the minimisation of activity and volume of radioactive waste and shall include the options to recycle and reuse of materials;

(b) the use of passive safety features for the long term management of radioactive waste;

(c) the need:

(i) to consider the interdependencies between all steps in radioactive waste generation and management, including the need for the appropriate conditioning of waste;

(ii) for the implementation of measures to follow a graded approach;

(iii) that the radioactive waste management can be financed in the long term; and

(d) the need for evidence-based and documented decision-making process to be applied with regard to all stages of the management of radioactive waste.

(2) Radioactive waste shall be:

(a) disposed of in the Member State in which it was generated, unless at the time of shipment an agreement, taking into account the Waste Management (Supervision and Control of Shipments of Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel) Regulations, has entered into force between Malta and another country to use a disposal facility in one of them; and

(b) managed in the long term by an entity independent from the Commission and licensed by the Commission.

(3) The public and workers shall be involved in the decision making process and shall be given, in particular:

(a) necessary information on the management of radioactive waste; and

(b) the necessary opportunities to participate effectively in the decision- making process regarding radioactive waste.

(4) The Commission shall set up procedures for:

(a) gaining control over sources that are out of regulatory control; and

(b) setting discharge limits from nuclear medicine departments.