MANAGEMENT OF NORM IN THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY Akpojevwa Tega Naomi, october 2016 | Page 52

Regulations, 2008 These regulations however require complimentary regulatory guidance from the appropriate sectorial regulatory agency, and in the present case the DPR. NNRA with the assistance of the IAEA has installed portal monitors at the export terminal of materials leaving the country as well as some inland borders in the Country. This is managed by the customs authority. Recycling plants are by law to show evidence of monitoring of their inputs and NNRA organises regular inspection of such facilities. NNRA are to licence and have a regulatory oversight on waste management policy created under NAEC. The waste management prescribes “return to manufacturer” principle. Before import licence is granted, prospective buyers are required to obtain a written from manufacturers to accept a source after use. Acceptance of waste for storage is on the ground that has been packaged and meets transport condition. Handling of waste must be in designated facilities only. All storage facilities are under surveillance and are regularly monitored. The characterisation prescribed in the regulations and the segregation processes are part of what the waste owner must do before presenting it to the central storage facility or it may be done at the temporary storage facility. All storage facilities are to be licenced and stored in a packaged but retrievable way. All storage facilities are to have some licenses 41