ANNEX 20 (Ref. §16.1) OSPAR CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT OF THE NORTH-EAST ATLANTIC MEETING OF THE OSPAR COMMISSION (OSPAR) BREST (FRANCE): 23-27 JUNE 2008
Programme of work for the Radioactive Substances Committee (RSC) 2008/2009 revision
1. Evaluation of progress with the Radioactive Substances Strategy
Statistical techniques on trend analysis applicable to the OSPAR Radioactive Substances Strategy Material to be developed by the ICG-Stats Ms Sophie Courtois (France) (convenor), Mr Gerald Kirchner (Germany), Ms Louise Landy (Ireland), Mr Justin Gwynn (Norway), Mr Martin Hum (the UK) and Mr Sylvain SaintPierre (WNA). Six weeks before RSC 2009 RSC 2008 Summary Record § 2.9.f Follow-up of the Bremen Declaration concerning progress and outstanding issues on the baseline against which the progress in implementing the strategy can be evaluated. Material to be developed by the ICG-Bremen. Secretariat (convenor) and Ms Åsa Wiklund (EC), Ms Sophie Courtois (France), Ms Louise Landy (Ireland), Ms Solveig Dysvik (NO), Mr Martin Hum (UK) and Mr Sylvain SaintPierre (WNA) Six weeks before RSC 2009 OSPAR 2003 Summary Record (MMC) §§ 3.24(a), RSC 2008 Summary Record §§2.152.18 Draft Report of the Third Periodic Evaluation of the Progress towards the Objective of the Radioactive Substances Strategy (being an overall assessment of radionuclides in the OSPAR maritime area) (JAMP Product RA-4). Material to be developed by the ICG-RA-4. Mr Martin Hum ( UK) (convenor), Ms Sophie Courtois (FR), Mr Christopher Strobl (DE), Ms Louise Landy (IE), Mr Justin Gwynn (NO), Ms Ann-Christin Hägg (SE), Mr Sylvain Saint-Pierre (WNA) Six weeks before RSC 2009 JAMP Strategy (reference 2003-22), RSC 2008 Summary Record §2.20, Annex 5
2008/09 Product 1: Based upon: Task Managers:
Target Date: Reference: 2008/09 Product 2: Based upon: Task Managers:
Target Date: Reference:
2008/09 Product 3:
Based upon: Task Managers:
Target Date: Reference:
2.
2.1
Identification of issues of concern
Monitoring systems
Preliminary conclusions on inter-comparison exercise of concentration in biota Progress report from IAEA Mr Joan-Albert Sanchez (IAEA-MEL) Six weeks before RSC 2009 RSC 2008 Summary Record §4.7
2008/09 Product 4: Based upon: Task Manager: Target Date: Reference:
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2.2 Monitoring implementation 2.2.1 Liquid discharges from nuclear installations
2008/09 Product 5: Based upon: Task Manager: Drawing on: Draft OSPAR Annual Report on Liquid Discharges from Nuclear Installations 2007 (1) Draft Report from the Secretariat Secretariat Returns from Contracting Parties on (i) liquid discharges from nuclear installations in 2007 (ii) exceptional discharges arising from decommissioning of nuclear installations or from operations to recover old waste RSC Heads of Delegation 30 September 2008 RSC 2008 Summary Record §3.6, Agreement no. 1996-02 (2) Draft assessment of the liquid discharges report from the expert assessment panel Expert Assessment Panel (Convenor: Mr Bob Russ)1 Six weeks before RSC 2009 RSC 2007 Summary Record §3.15c
Task managers: Target date: Reference: Based upon: Task Managers: Target date: Reference:
2.2.2 Environmental Monitoring
2009/10 Product Based upon: Task Managers: Target date: Reference Report on concentrations of radionuclides in the marine environment Reports from Contracting Parties on monitoring of concentrations of radioactive substances in 2006 RSC Heads of Delegation/Secretariat Six weeks before RSC 2010 OSPAR Agreement 2005-8
2.2.3 Monitoring of non-nuclear sectors
2008/09 Product 6: Based upon: Task Managers: Target Date: Reference: Based upon: Task Managers: Target date: Reference: Draft report on discharges from non-nuclear sectors in 2007 (1) Reports from Contracting Parties on discharges during 2007 Secretariat and RSC Heads of Delegation 30 September 2008 RSC 2008 Summary Record § 3.13 (OSPAR Agreement 2005-7) (2) Draft assessment of discharges from non-nuclear sectors from the expert assessment panel Expert Assessment Panel (Convenor: Mr Bob Russ)1 Six weeks before RSC 2009 RSC 2007 Summary Record §3.15c
3.
Review of existing measures and of their implementation
3.1 Implementation reporting of OSPAR measures 3.1.1 PARCOM Recommendation 91/4 on Radioactive Discharges
2008/09 Product 7: Based upon: Task Managers: 5th round: Conclusions on the implementation of PARCOM Recommendation 91/4 by the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom Report from NL, SE, UK Dr Cristina Tanzi (NL) Ms Ann-Christin Hägg (SE) Mr Martin Hum (UK)
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The EAP for assessment of the Annual reports on discharges from the nuclear and the non-nuclear sectors also includes Michel Chartier (France), Ann-Christin Hägg (Sweden) and Ms Solveig Dysvik (Norway). 2
OSPAR Commission
Summary Record OSPAR 2008
OSPAR 08/24/1-E, Annex 20
Target Date: Reference: 2009/10 Product Based upon: Task Managers:
6 weeks before RSC 2009 RSC 2008 Summary Record § 5.6 5th round: Conclusions on the implementation of PARCOM Recommendation 91/4 by France, Germany, Norway, and Switzerland Report from FR, DE, NO, CH Ms Sophie Courtois (FR) Mr Strobl (DE) Ms Solveig Dysvik (NO) Mr Franz Cartier (CH) Six weeks before RSC 2010 RSC 2008 Summary Record § 5.6 5th round: Conclusions on the implementation of PARCOM Recommendation 91/4 by Belgium, Denmark, Portugal, and Spain Report from BE, DK, PT, ES Mr Lionel Sombré (BE) Mr Kjeld Jørgensen (DK) Mr Romão Buxo da Trindade (PT) Ms Maria Jose Barahona (ES) Six weeks before RSC 2011 RSC 2008 Summary Record § 5.6 Overview assessment of the fifth round of implementation reporting on PARCOM Recommendation 91/4 on radioactive discharges RSC 2008 Summary Record, § 5.6.
Target Date: Reference: 2010/11 Product Based upon: Task Managers:
Target Date: Reference: 2011/12 Product: Reference:
3.2
Review of existing measures
Review of the relevance of OSPAR measures under the Radioactive Substances Strategy Draft proposal from task manager Secretariat Six weeks before RSC 2009 OSPAR 2007 Summary Record, § 14.4.
2008/09 Product 8: Based upon: Task Manager: Target Date: Reference:
4.
The development of programmes and measures
4.1 General programmes and measures 4.1.3 Environmental quality criteria
2008/09 Product 9: Conclusions whether progress in other international bodies yet implies the need for OSPAR action on environmental quality criteria/ecological quality objectives for radioactive substances Report from IAEA IAEA Six weeks before RSC 2009 RSC 2008 Summary Record, § 6.5
Based upon: Task Manager: Target Date: Reference:
4.2 Sector-specific programmes and measures 4.2.1 Nuclear Sector
No specific action in 2008/09
4.2.2 Non-nuclear sector
No specific action in 2008/09
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5.
Preparation of the QSR 2010
QSR text on the background to the Radioactive Substances Strategy Draft text contribution Radioactive Substances Strategy, First periodic evaluation, Overview assessment on implementation reporting on PARCOM Rec. 91/4 Secretariat Six weeks before RSC 2009 Sections 6.1-6.3 of the QSR Programme of Work, RSC 2008 Summary Record, §7.4 QSR text on discharges of radioactive substances Draft text contribution First periodic evaluation, annual reports on discharges from nuclear and non-nuclear sectors Secretariat and EAP Six weeks before RSC 2009 JAMP RA-1, Section 6.4 of the QSR Programme of Work, RSC 2008 Summary Record, §7.5 QSR text on concentrations of radioactive substances in the marine environment and their impacts Draft text contribution (i) Second Periodic Evaluation by 2007 of the Progress towards the Objective of the Radioactive Substances Strategy (concerning concentrations in the environment as compared with the agreed baseline and including an assessment (for those regions where information is available) of the exposure of humans to radiation from pathways involving the marine environment. (ii) An assessment by 2008 (for those regions where information is available) of the impact on marine biota of anthropogenic sources (past, present and potential) of radioactive substances. (iii) 3rd periodic evaluation by 2009 of the Progress towards the Objective of the Radioactive Substances Strategy (being an overall assessment of radionuclides in the OSPAR maritime area). Mr Justin Gwynn (Norway), Ms Sophie Courtois (France), Mr Martin Hum (UK) Six weeks before RSC 2009 JAMP RA-2, JAMP RA-3, JAMP RA-4, RSC 2008 Summary Record § 7.6, Section 6.5 of the QSR Programme of Work QSR text on lessons learnt and priorities for action Draft text contribution Assessments for sections 6.1-6.5 of the QSR Mr Leif Moberg (Sweden), Mr Justin Gwynn (Norway), Ms Sophie Courtois (France), Mr Martin Hum (UK), Executive Secretary Six weeks before RSC 2009 JAMP RA-4, Sections 6.6 and 6.7 of the QSR Programme of Work, RSC 2008 Summary Record §7.7 QSR text on case study: Technetium discharges from Sellafield Draft from the UK and Ireland Mr Martin Hum (UK) and Ms Louise Landy (IE) Six weeks before RSC 2009 RSC 2008 Summary Record §7.11
2008/09 Product 10: Based upon: Based in turn upon: Task Manager: Target Date: Reference: 2008/09 Product 11: Based upon: Based in turn upon: Task Managers: Target Date: Reference:
2008/09 Product 12 Based upon: Based in turn upon:
Task Managers: Target Date: Reference:
2008/2009 Product 13: Based upon: Based in turn upon: Task managers: Target Date for basis: Reference:
2008/09 Product 14: Based upon: Task Managers: Target Date: Reference:
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6.
6.1
Organisational issues
Database
Conclusions on IAEA hosting OSPAR database on concentrations Draft revised Memorandum of Understanding Secretariat Six weeks before RSC 2009 OSPAR 2008 Summary Record §11.7
2008/09 Product 15: Based upon: Task Manager: Target Date: Reference:
6.2
Programme of work and working arrangements
Draft 2009/10 revision of the RSC Programme of work Draft from Secretariat A working document will be prepared during the meeting of RSC.
2008/09 Product 16: Based upon: Target Date:
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