The Moroccan regulatory framework relating to nuclear and radiological safety and security has been strengthened following the recent publication in Official Bulletin No. 6968 of Decree No. 2-20-131 on the authorizations and declarations of activities, installations and sources of associated ionizing radiation falling under category II taken pursuant to Law No. 142-12.

Indeed, this decree drawn up by the Moroccan Agency for Nuclear and Radiological Safety and Security (AMSSNuR) as part of the work of the Committee for the Upgrading of the Regulatory Framework for Nuclear and Radiological Safety and Security (CCR), sets the terms and conditions for granting, modifying and renewing the authorization of activities, installations and sources of ionizing radiation falling under class I, II, III and IV. The text of this decree also provides for provisions specific to the activity of transport and transit of radioactive materials with the exception of nuclear material, to the extraction and processing of natural minerals, and to the management of radioactive waste other than nuclear fuel. The decree also determines the procedures for declaring installations and activities falling under class V.

Adopting a participatory approach involving all ministerial departments, professional organizations concerned, for the development and submission to the Head of Government of all the regulatory texts necessary for the implementation of Law No. 142-12, AMSSNuR ensured the examination and evaluation of the content of Decree No. 2-20-131 by involving international experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the European Union (EU). This is in order to ensure its compliance with the international standards and commitments on nuclear and radiological safety and security to which our country has subscribed.

As a reminder, the nuclear and radiological safety and security regulatory project is one of the priority obligations enacted by Law No. 142-12 as well as by the strategic orientations adopted by the AMSSNuR Board of Directors since 2016.