Mexico: National framework for management of spent fuel and radioactive waste

In order to protect people and environment from the hazards of ionising radiation, the Mexican Government established a policy, in the early development of nuclear and radioactive applications in the country, which has not been modified up to now. As part of this policy, there is a law and a series of regulations in matter of radioactive waste management. It is important to mention that Mexican legislation does not consider spent fuel as radioactive waste so it has not been established if it has to be reprocessed or not; it is just stored under secure conditions.