1. Spanish Scrap Monitoring Protocol
APR’04
UNECE Group of Experts on Monitoring of Radiologically Contaminated Scrap Metal
Presented by:
Alvaro Rodríguez Martínez (Spain)
IEC-BIR Chairman
Spanish
Scrap
Monitoring
Protocol

2. PROTOCOL ORIGINS
On June 1998 one Cs 137 source is smelted by Acerinox (Cádiz) with an adverse national and international publicity.
The Government decides to create a dialogue forum with the different public and private stakeholders in order to analyse the problems and seek possible solutions.
During 18 months this group discussed different alternatives. The 2th November 1999 the Spanish Protocol on Radiological Surveillance of Metal recycling (“The Protocol”) is signed.

3. PROTOCOL SIGNATORIES MINER, CSN, M. of Infrastructure and ENRESA
On the First moment:
Administration
MINER, CSN, M. of Infrastructure and ENRESA
Industrial sector
Steel Utilities Association (UNESID)
Metal Recovering Association (FER)

4. PROTOCOL SIGNATORIES (Cont…)
On a second moment:
Industrial sector
Aluminium Utilities Association (ASERAL)
Lead Utilities Association (UNIPLOM)
Cooper Utilities Association (UNICOBRE)
Unions
Unión General de Trabajadores (U.G.T.)
Comisiones Obreras (C.C.O.O.)

5. POSITIVE ASPECTS OF THE PROTOCOL
Every signatory of the Protocol gives and receives something from the Protocol.
It is voluntary.
It is the result of a very long negotiation and conversation.
It promotes the common knowledge of the problem and the possible solutions.
Shared costs.
Recovery Plants and Smelters are “Collaborators of the system”, and not “Criminals that have to be persecuted”.
Existence of mechanisms of revision  “We learn from the mistakes”.

6. COMMITMENTS OF THE PARTS
MINER :
To create and maintain the Register of Collaborators and communicate registrations
To grant a generic transfer authorisation of radioactive material detected from the facility to ENRESA
To govern special interventions in case of big accidents with contamination
CSN:
To issue (generic or case by case) safety guidance
To inspect surveillance systems
To set up radiological criteria
Investigation and Exemption levels (NI, NE)
To inform plants and ENRESA on applicability of the Protocol
To promote training activities
Direct intervention if needed

7. COMMITMENTS OF THE PARTS
(cont…)
ENRESA:
To give technical advise
To collaborate to re-export radioactive material
To dispose of radioactive material
To collaborate in training activities
To sign a specific agreement with the facilities
M. of Infrastructures
To require radiological surveillance certification to authorise scrap unloading in the Spanish harbours
To inform CSN in case of event

8. COMMITMENTS OF THE PARTS
(cont…2)
Commitment of the facilities
To install, maintain and operate a surveillance system in each facility
To surveille radiation level in scrap and processed materials
To take appropriate measurement to avoid radiological risks
To require radiological surveillance certification from supplier
To inform CSN on each relevant detection event
To sign an agreement with ENRESA
To collaborate in training activities

9. HOW THE PROTOCOL WORKS (Part 1)
Steel
Facility
Certifi-
cation
Imports
Melting
sample
National
scrap
Radioactive
material
Scrapyard
CSN
expert
inspection

10. HOW THE PROTOCOL WORKS (Part 2)
To survey all scrap and processed materials
To immobilise shipments and to stop process if investigation levels (NI) have been exceeded
To require a UTPR services if the event occurs in the process
To investigate shipments and processes where NI have been exceeded
To segregate, characterise, and isolate radioactive material if exemption levels (NE) have been exceeded
To inform CSN if NE have been exceeded
To guard safely radioactive material until ENRESA taking off
To manage re-sending abroad radioactive material, if applicable

11. CONCLUSIONS OF LAST 4 YEARS
980 radioactive materials segregated and well managed.
83 radioactive sources.
37 small sources (non very important)
46 relevant sources.
75 facilities in the Protocol. ( Tons per year are checked at least once). In the Protocol are:
All the steel smelting plants.
Most of shredding plants
Some other scrap yards, whilst
Other non ferrous plants are coming.
The number of sources grows with the time (more expansion of the Protocol more sources founded)

12. Thank you very much for your attention