Draft licence granted to Pro Rotating for maintenance of pumps containing naturally occurring radioactive materials
The ANVS intends to grant Pro Rotating B.V. a licence for the maintenance and cleaning of components of systems and installations containing naturally occurring radioactive materials. Pro Rotating intends to carry out these activities at two locations: on its own site (Laanweg 12, Spijkenisse) and at Bakker Repair B.V. (Ringerstraat 2, Sliedrecht). Our draft licence specifies the safety requirements that Pro Rotating must meet. Anyone can submit a response to this draft licence until 18 September 2024.
Naturally occurring radioactive materials in pumps
Pro Rotating primarily services pumps that pump liquefied natural gas (LNG) to systems and installations. Its activities also include cleaning these pumps. Systems and installations convert the liquefied natural gas into ordinary gas for everyday use. As radioactive materials are naturally present in natural gas, they can accumulate in system and installation components. A licence is needed for the maintenance and cleaning of these components.
Protecting people and the environment
In order to obtain the licence, Pro Rotating must demonstrate safe practices in handling the radioactive materials. They take specific safety precautions, for instance, to protect their maintenance engineers. These include ensuring that they wear personal protective equipment while working. Pro Rotating has also made a plan for the safe storage and disposal of the radioactive materials, aimed at ensuring that the materials do not enter the environment.
Responses may be submitted until 18 September
You can review the draft licence for Pro Rotating until 18 September 2024. If you have any views on this draft licence you wish to present, you may do so by submitting a statement of opinion.
There are three ways to respond:
- By email: send an email to Postbus.Aanvragenenmelden@anvs.nl and put ‘Statement of opinion concerning draft licence for Pro Rotating’ in the subject line of your email.
- In writing: send a letter to the ANVS, Statement of Opinion concerning draft licence for Pro Rotating, P.O. Box 16001, 2500 BA The Hague.
- By phone: call the Information Desk for Nuclear Energy Act licences at +31 (0)88 489 05 00, available from Monday to Friday between 8.30 and 17.00.
Response in final licence
We will respond to all statements of opinion once we have made a final decision on the licence application by Pro Rotating. We will include the statements of opinion and our response to them in our final decision on the licence. This decision will also be published on our website. If you have submitted a statement of opinion, you can also receive a link to the definitive licence. Please indicate in your statement of opinion if you wish to receive this link.
More information
For more information, see the official announcement (in Dutch) in the Government Gazette. Or visit our site for more information about natural radioactivity in oil and gas extraction (in Dutch).