3.4. With regard to specific responsibilities relating to monitoring and surveillance, the regulatory body:
(a) Should periodically review the regulations in force for monitoring and surveillance, the monitoring and surveillance programmes and reporting arrangements, including arrangements for monitoring in an emergency. The times at which reviews are conducted should be sufficiently flexible to allow for changes arising from scientific and technological advancements in the relevant fields and from the needs of the regulatory body.
(b) Should review the monitoring and surveillance data provided by the operator against established requirements.
(c) Should verify that the waste disposal facility is being appropriately monitored and controlled by the operator; this may include the independent conduct of monitoring and surveillance. To some extent, and without prejudice to its independence, the monitoring programme of the regulatory body will need to be consistent and compatible with the monitoring strategy of the operator regarding safety aspects (both long term safety and operational safety) and practical considerations relating to management of the disposal process (including dismantling of the monitoring instrumentation).
(d) Should ensure that financial guarantees are in place in the pre-operational period for long term monitoring and surveillance.