Safety
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The internationally accepted grounds for physical protection and security are based on the Legislative Decree No 8/1987 on the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials; on Act LXII of 2008 on the modification of the previous Convention, as it was ratified by the IAEA in 1979 and modified during a diplomacy conference on July 8, 2005; and on Act XX of 2007 on the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism.
The highest level of legislation of the national application of these international conventions is the Atomic Energy Act (Act CXVI of 1996), which contains the principles of nuclear security and establishes the legislative grounds for physical protection.
The Government Decree 190/2011 (IX.19.) (furthermore Decree) issued based on the Atomic Energy Act on the physical protection requirements for various applications of atomic energy and the corresponding system of licensing, reporting and inspection contains the detailed legal requirements, therefore the tasks related to the safety and security of nuclear facilities and radioactive waste repositories as well as to nuclear and other radioactive materials.
The primary objective of physical protection is to ensure that radioactive materials stored or processed in nuclear facilities are always closely guarded and any malicious activities or sabotage involving these materials are prevented.
PURAM - as the licensee for the radioactive waste repositories and the spent fuel interim storage facility - operates complex protection systems in order to fulfil its obligations, as specified in the regulations referenced in our 'Mandate' on our website. As part of these systems the company applies highly sophisticated and interconnected deterrence, delay, detection and elimination techniques.
The physical protection system cooperates closely with the operating personnel of the facilities, persons working at the sites and visitors entering the sites. All employees of PURAM are active participants in manifesting physical protection.
Therefore, only those may work without supervision at our sites, who possess a security clearance for employment in nuclear field issued by the police. Without such certification, persons may only enter our sites if accompanied by an escort.
Nuclear and radioactive materials are stored and managed in reinforced buildings surrounded by high security fences, while state-of-the-art electronic systems and armed security guards ensure the compliance with nuclear security requirements.
By applying a comprehensive physical protection system and maintaining transparency while ensuring cyber security our safety culture remains at a high level.