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Radioactive waste is generated in various types of facilities, with different concentrations of radionuclides and physical and chemical forms. Thus, waste needs to be disposed of (with the exception of short-lived radionuclides), respecting national programs. For the IAEA, there would be six classes of residues, in addition to the naturally occurring radionuclides (NORM and TENORM). This work is an analysis of the Brazilian regulations on the treatment of these residues, based on the ESG principles. In this sense, the following stand out: Law 6,453/77 (civil and criminal liability); the resolution of the National Council for the Environment (CONAMA) nº 237/97 (environmental licensing); Law 10,308/01 of the National Nuclear Energy Commission - CNEN (radioactive waste deposits); the CNEN NN 8.01/14 and 8.02/14 standards (management and licensing, respectively, of low and medium level tailings); the CNEN NN 4.01/16 standard (mineral-industrial facilities); with respect to NORM, IBAMA is responsible for environmental licensing and CNEN is the nuclear regulator. There is a presence of ESG in the management process, due to the performance of environmental and regulatory bodies, and advances are still needed in legislation regarding sustainable processes, prevention of human health and the environment, mainly on NORM.
