Status of Regulatory Infrastructure in Arab Countries Tunis, 13 March 2013
CONTENTS IAEA Radiation Safety Standards Evaluating and Quantifying the Status of Radiation Safety Infrastructure Some IAEA activities to help Member States with radiation safety 2
IAEA Safety Functions IAEA Radiation Safety Standards 3
IAEA Safety Functions 4
IAEA Safety Standards 5
IAEA s Radiation Safety Standards IAEA Safety Standards are not legally binding on Member States but may be adopted by them, at their own discretion IAEA Safety Standards are binding on IAEA in relation to its own operations and to operations assisted by the IAEA Member States receiving IAEA assistance are obliged to apply IAEA Safety Standards i.e.: IAEA can only procure radiation sources for Member States with an adequate radiation safety infrastructure 6
Evaluating and Quantifying the Status of Radiation Safety Infrastructure: Thematic Safety Areas (TSA) 7
Thematic Safety Areas (TSA): TSA 1: Regulatory Framework TSA 2: Occupational Radiation Protection TSA 3: Patient Radiation Protection TSA 4: Waste Safety & Public Protection TSA 5: Emergency Preparedness and Response TSA 6: Education and Training TSA7 Transport 8
Elements of regulatory infrastructure LEGISLATIVE AND STATUTORY FRAMEWORK (7 elements): Legislative framework for radiation safety Regulations and guides Regulatory body establishment and independence Regulatory Body Staffing and Training Regulatory Body Funding Coordination and Cooperation at the National Level International Cooperation
Elements of regulatory infrastructure (II) ACTIVITIES OF THE REGULATORY BODY (7 elements): Notification and National Register of Radiation Sources Authorization Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources Inspection Enforcement Information management Quality management
Radiation Safety Information Management System (RASIMS) RASIMS is a web-based platform that enables Member States and the IAEA Secretariat to jointly collect, analyse and view information regarding the national infrastructure for radiation and waste safety. TSA Data is stored in RASIMS http://rasims.iaea.org 11
Assessment of Radiation Safety Infrastructure Compared against Relevant Safety Standard(s) 12
RASIMS includes Regional and National Information and Performance Data 13
Status of TSA 19 Arab Countries (IAEA MS) 14
How can IAEA help to Improve this Situation? Some IAEA activities to help Member States 15
RASIMS Coordinators in Arab Countries Algeria Egypt Iraq Jordan Kuwait Mr Mohamed MOULAY Commissariat à l'énergie atomique (COMENA) Mr Mohamed Reda EZZ EL-DIN National Centre for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Control (NCNSRC) Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA) Ms Bushra Ali AHMED Director General Radiation Protection Centre Ministry of Environment Mr Tamer Ahmad KASHT Head Section of International Cooperation Department of International Cooperation Jordan Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr Fadhel Ali Haider GHULOUM Director, Radiation Protection Department Ministry of Health Oman Qatar Sudan Syria T.U.T.J, of the Palestine Dr Afkar AL FARSI Peaceful Nuclear Technology Office Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms Aisha AL-BAKER Head, Licensing Section Ministry of Environment (MoE) Mr Mamdouh Yassin OSMAN Sudan Atomic Energy Commission Dr Riad SHWEIKANI Head, Radiological and Nuclear Regulatory Office Mr Ismail Ibrahim HROUB Director, Radiation Protection & Detection Directorate Palestinian Ministry of Health Note Verbal: 21-04-2011 Al KHATIBEH, Ahmad (A.Al-Khatibeh@iaea.org) Lebanon Dr Youssef ASSAFIRI Head, Department of Regulation, Authorization and Inspection Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission Tunisia M. Nafaa REGUIGUI Directeur de la Sûreté Nucleéaire auprés du Centre National des Sciences et des Technologies Nucléaires (CNSTEN) Mauritania Mr Ahmed Bezeid MOHAMED DEIDA Nouskvhoyy 222 United Arab Emirates Ms Aayda A. AL SHEHHI Manager, Regulated Material - FANR Morocco Mr Rachida EL GAMOUSSI Inspector Head of Department Centre national de radioprotection Ministère de la santé Yemen Mr Khaledn Abdullah Al-Ahmed National Atomic Energy Commission (NATEC) Countries without RASIMS Coordinators yet Bahrain Libya Saudi Arabia Meeting in Vienna 25-29 June
How can IAEA help to Improve this Situation?
IRRS and Advisory Missions IRRS Programme Peer review concept Other types of external review are available to the States such as: Advisory Missions Aimed at specific needs and requests of the States Aimed at States in early stages of establishing a national infrastructure
IRRS and Advisory Missions An Advisory Mission provides for: Discussion of regulatory technical issues within a prior agreed scope Advice on improvement, regardless of the level of development of facilities and activities involving ionizing radiation Evaluation of the State s regulatory infrastructure for safety against IAEA Standards and international undertakings, in accordance with the agreed scope of the mission Recommendations and an action plan for improvement
The Regulatory Authority Information System (RAIS) The Regulatory Authority Information System (RAIS) is a software application developed by the IAEA to assist the regulatory bodies in managing their regulatory programme RAIS promotes a consistent and common approach to the regulatory control, in accordance with Safety Standards and Code of Conduct RAIS is customizable to match national regulatory systems
Training for Regulators Standard Packages on Authorization and Inspection of Radiation Sources Medical Applications: Radiotherapy, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Nuclear Medicine Industrial Applications: Radiography, Irradiators, Nuclear Gauges and Well Logging Other packages: Effective and sustainable regulatory control of radiation sources Radiation safety for lawyers, for custom officers Authorization and inspection of cyclotrons Training for regulators and others involved in the transport 24 March of radioactive 2017 material
Strengthening control over disused high activity and orphan sources Transportation Before dismantling Secure storage www-ns.iaea.org/tech-areas/radiation-safety/source.htm
International Conferences DOM07/PP, lp ۲۳
Strengthening Education and Training in Radiation Safety Building Capability through Education & Training in radiation, transport & waste safety On the Job training Specialized Training Courses in thematic areas Postgraduate Education Course in radiation protection and the safety of radiation sources (PGEC) E-learning in radiation protection Distance learning in radiation protection Train the Trainers Workshops http://www-ns.iaea.org/training/rw/
IAEA Department of Technical Co-Operation www-tc.iaea.org/tcweb/default.asp
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