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RASIMS coordinators Workshop

RASIMS coordinators Workshop. Background : IAEA Mandate on Safety Technical Assistance (TSAs) RASIMS coordinator (role and responsabilities ). Background. Department of Nuclear Safety & Security. Division of Nuclear Installation Safety. Department of Nuclear Safety & Security

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RASIMS coordinators Workshop

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  1. RASIMS coordinators Workshop

  2. Background : • IAEA Mandate on Safety • Technical Assistance (TSAs) • RASIMS coordinator (role and responsabilities)

  3. Background

  4. Department of Nuclear Safety & Security Division of Nuclear Installation Safety Department of Nuclear Safety & Security Deputy Director General: Mr Flory Denis Incident & Emergency Centre TSA5 Division of Radiation, Transport & Waste Safety Director: Mr. HAHN, PIL-SOO Office of Nuclear Security Waste and Environmental Safety Section Section Head: Mr Vesterlind, Magnus Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel Management Assessment and Management of Environmental Releases Decommissioning and Remediation Radiation Safety and Monitoring Section Section Head: Mr. Pinak. Miroslav Radiation Protection Radiation Protection of Patients Radiation Protection of Workers and Monitoring Regulatory Infrastructure and Transport Safety Section Section Head: Mr. A. Alkatibeth Control of Radiation Sources Transport Safety Technical Assistance and Information Management 3

  5. To facilitate and service international conventions and other undertakings To establish standards of safety To provide for the application of international standards IAEA Safety Functions IAEA Functions in Radiation & Waste Safety (Article III.A.6)

  6. Specific obligations and responsibilities • (“shall”) Requirements Guides Recommendations to support requirements (“should”) IAEA SAFETY STANDARDS • Underlying principles (aimed at politicians and regulatory bodies) Fundamentals www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/SeriesMain.asp

  7. 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 however... • IAEA Safety Standards are binding on IAEA in relation to its own operations and to operations assisted by the IAEA; and • Member States receiving IAEA assistance are obliged to apply IAEA Safety Standards • Board of Governors have specifically requested that TC projects involving radiation sources should only be submitted for approval if the country has achieved a certain minimum level of radiation safety

  8. Assistance in Application of Safety Standards 1986 Chernobyl 1979 Three Mile Island 1994 Model Projects 2005 Regional Projects Rapat Missions Regional Projects 40 Proactive Passive 2011 Agency assistance on radiation safety since 1979 Source: TC- WONG, Sin May

  9. IAEA Mandate on Safety

  10. CONTEXT FOR ASSISTANCE The IAEA's Statute (Article XI.E.3) …requires that the Board of Governors shall give due consideration to … "adequacy of proposed health and safety standards for handling and storing materials and for operating facilities” before giving approval to projects. The International Standards are based on the presumption that a national infrastructure is in place …

  11. How can IAEA help? Radiation Safety Approach by Six Thematic Safety Areas (TSA)

  12. Radiation and Waste Safety Infrastructure Areas Thematic Safety Areas (TSA) : • TSA 1: Regulatory Framework • TSA 2: Occupational Radiation Protection • TSA 3: Patient Radiation Protection • TSA 4: Public Radiation Protection • TSA 5: Emergency Preparedness and Response • TSA 6: Education and Training • TSA7: Transport Safety (New)

  13. Infrastructure Elements by TSA Example :

  14. RaWaSIP Radiation and Waste Safety Infrastructure Profiles (RaWaSIPs) provide a summary of information on the radiation and waste safety infrastructure in Member States receiving Agency assistance, for which the International Safety Standards are therefore to be applied. RaWaSIPs are, for the time being, prepared by the Agency & Member States for confidential use only.

  15. Countries with available Radioactive and waste Safety Profiles No. Africa Asia Europe Latin America 1 Algeria Afghanistan Albania Bolivia 2 Angola Bangladesh Armenia Brazil 3 Benin Bahrain Azerbaijan Colombia 4 Botswana Cambodia Belarus Costa Rica 5 Burkina Faso China Bosnia Herz. Cuba 6 Cameroon India Bulgaria Chile 7 Central African Rep. Indonesia Croatia Dominican Rep. 8 Cote d’Ivoire Iraq Cyprus Ecuador 9 Chad Islam. Rep. Iran Estonia El Salvador 10 Dem. Rep. Congo Jordan Georgia Guatemala 11 Egypt Korea Rep. Greece Haiti 12 Eritrea Kuwait Kazakhstan Honduras 13 Ethiopia Lebanon Kyrgyzstan Jamaica 14 Gabon Malaysia Latvia Mexico 15 Ghana Mongolia Lithuania Nicaragua 16 Kenya Myanmar Macedonia Panama 17 Liberia Pakistan Malta Paraguay 18 Libya Palestine Moldova Uruguay 19 Madagascar Philippines Montenegro Venezuela 20 Mali Qatar Portugal 21 Mauritius Saudi Arabia Romania 22 Morocco Singapore Serbia 23 Namibia Sri Lanka Slovenia 24 Niger Syrian Arab Rep. Tajikistan 25 Nigeria Thailand Turkey 26 Senegal UAE Uzbekistan 27 Seychelles Vietnam Ukraine 28 Sierra Leone Yemen 29 South Africa 30 Sudan 31 Tanzania 32 Tunisia 33 Uganda 34 Zambia 35 Zimbabwe TOTAL: 128 RaWaSIP: Countries Countries receiving IAEA’ assistance

  16. Sources of information (1) • From the Agency: • Appraisal missions • experts and Staff missions (specific areas) • topical overview reports (RM) • reports of investigations into accidents or incidents • Others

  17. Sources of information (2) • From the Member States: • Self assessment Questionnaires on infrastructure • Country Status Reports (coordination Meetings) • Country Programme Framework (CPF) • Other relevant information made available or sent to the IAEA officially.

  18. The assessment criteria Assessing the information against compliance with the Safety Standards Quantitative Assessment Scheme of Performance Indicators (QAS-PIs) The information in the RaWaSIP elements Is compared with PI applied by Technical Officers and Validated by the Country

  19. Practical example TSA 1- INSPECTION • Country A • The legislation assigned responsibilities for inspections , however , there is no established and fully operational inspection programme. Categorisation of sources is not used to establish inspection frequencies. • Country B • The inspection programme is established and operational, The inspection plan covers 70 % of practices with sources categories 1 and 2 . • Country C • The inspection programme is established and operational , the plan of inspection covers 100% of all categories of radiation sources and depends on the potential magnitude and nature of the hazard associated with the facility or activity. • GSR-part 1 • The regulatory body shall establish a planned and systematic inspection programme. The extent to which inspection is performed in the regulatory process will depend on the potential magnitude and nature of the hazard associated with the facility or activity. 1 2 3 The information in the RaWaSIP elements The assessment criteria

  20. National Regulatory Infrastructure (TSA 1)

  21. National Regulatory Infrastructure (TSA 1) Focuses on establishing an independent and functional regulatory infrastructure in a Member State (MS) so that it meets IAEA Safety Standards. • It include 14 Elements: • Legislation, • Regulations and Guidance, • Regulatory Body Establishment and independence • Regulatory Body Staffing and Training • Regulatory Body Funding • Coordination and Cooperation and the National Level • International Cooperation • Notification and National Register of Radiation Sources • Authorization • Safety and Security of Radiation Sources • Inspection • Enforcement • Information management • Quality Management

  22. TSA 1 Status 2012

  23. Occupational Radiation Protection (TSA 2) Division of Radiation, Waste and Transport Safety

  24. Occupational Radiation Protection (TSA 2) To establish and develop a national programme for ORP in compliance with the requirements of the BSS and relevant safety guides; • Elements of TSA 2 include: • Regulatory infrastructure for occupational radiation protection • Individual monitoring for external radiation sources • Individual monitoring for intake radionuclides • Workplace monitoring • Service providers • Implementation of the requirements by end users • Occupational exposure to natural sources

  25. TSA 2 Status 2012 10% good Progress 60% Medium Progress 30% Low Progress

  26. Radiological Protection of Patients and Protection in Medical Exposure (TSA 3) Division of Radiation, Waste and Transport Safety

  27. Radiological Protection of Patients(RPP)Thematic Safety Area (TSA) 3 • to enhance radiological protection of patients and the control of exposures in diagnostic and interventional radiology, radiotherapy and nuclear medicine; • to build capacity and develop technical capabilities for quality assurance (QA) programmes for radiation protection in medicine; • Radiation protection of patients in: • diagnostic & interventional radiology • radiotherapy • nuclear medicine • Quality assurance

  28. TSA 3 Status 2012 5% good Progress 35% Medium Progress 60% Low Progress

  29. Public & Environmental Radiological Protection (TSA 4) (including Waste Safety) Division of Radiation, Waste and Transport Safety

  30. Public Radiological Protection Includes mainly: • Optimization and limitation of public exposure. • Control of radioactive discharges into the environment. • Environmental monitoring. • Monitoring of consumer products. • Safety of radioactive waste management.

  31. TSA 4 Status 2012 6% good Progress 36% Medium Progress 58% Low Progress

  32. Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) TSA 5 Incident and Emergency Centre (IEC)

  33. Elements of TSA 5 in the Framework of EPR

  34. TSA 5 Status 2012 14% good Progress 46% Medium Progress 40% Low Progress

  35. Education and Training (TSA 6) Division of Radiation, Waste and Transport Safety

  36. Education and Training (E & T)Thematic Safety Area 6 • Building Capability through Education and Training (E & T) in radiation, transport & waste safety in the Member States (MS)to reach Self Sustainability • The Objectives include: • To support the target countries in their effort to attain a core number of managers, qualified experts, trainers and specialists in radiation protection; and • to develop adequate expertise and skills required for sustainable national radiation protection infrastructure. 

  37. RASIMS • What is 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. http://rasims.iaea.org

  38. RASIMS Coordinator

  39. RASIMS Coordinator • The National RASIMS coordinator, nominated by the respective Member State, is normally a senior regulator who is technically competent in radiation safety, with a good understanding of IAEA safety standards and regulatory infrastructure. The coordinator has the overall responsibility for ensuring that the information in RASIMS is accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date.

  40. Responsibilities ….1 • To be the focal point between the IAEA and the Member State on matters relating to the Country’s Radiation and Waste Safety Infrastructure Profiles in RASIMS; • To ensure that the information in RASIMS is kept up to date and is comprehensive and accurate; • To ensure that the information in RASIMS represents the national perspective. For that reason, he/she ensures that all counterparts and all relevant national stakeholders (such as ministries, other bodies or organisations related to radiation safety)….

  41. Responsibilities……2 • Ensures and confirms that the TC projects counterparts, who have been nominated by the NLO, have the appropriate access rights to RASIMS (edit and/or reading). Ensures that the contact information for the counterparts, including address, telephone, telefax, and e-mail are correct. • Requests access to RASIMS and permissions rights for users in addition to the TC projects counterparts by sending a formal request to IAEA through the official channels. • Ensures that all the counterparts who have access to RASIMS are fully aware about their role and responsibilities as these are presented in the Annex I and he encourages and facilitates them to fulfil their tasks.

  42. Responsibilities…..3 • Monitors and reviews on a regular basis the profiles and ensures that the information uploaded is accurate and up to dated. • Validates the draft version of the profile in order to be reviewed and published by a Technical Officer for the particular Thematic Safety Area by sending an e-mail (through RASIMS) to the Technical officers of each Thematic Safety Area each time that are significant changes in the profile, and/or twice per year even if there are not modifications.

  43. Summary IAEA are helping Member States to: • Establish and maintain effective National Radiation Safety Infrastructures • Adopt and apply the International Safety Standards in all TSAs • Implement the Code of Conduct • The role of the RASIMS coordinator is key to keep updated the Country Profile.

  44. NSRW - summary Working for, and with, Member States to establish a global safety regime that ensures the protection of workers, patients, the public and the environment from the adverse effects of ionizing radiation http://www-ns.iaea.org/home/rtws.asp

  45. Thank You!

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