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Arthur V. Kuvshinnikov Department for Nuclear and Radiation Safety

RER/9/096 Regional Planning Meeting “ Strengthening National Infrastructures for the Control of Radiation Sources” (TSA-1), (Phase II). Arthur V. Kuvshinnikov Department for Nuclear and Radiation Safety Ministry for Emergency Situations REPUBLIC OF BELARUS. 19-20 March 2009 IAEA, Vienna.

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Arthur V. Kuvshinnikov Department for Nuclear and Radiation Safety

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  1. RER/9/096 Regional Planning Meeting“Strengthening National Infrastructures for the Control of Radiation Sources” (TSA-1), (Phase II) Arthur V. Kuvshinnikov Department for Nuclear and Radiation Safety Ministryfor Emergency Situations REPUBLIC OF BELARUS 19-20 March 2009 IAEA, Vienna

  2. Legislation • Law On Radiation safety of Public (entered into force in 1998, amended in 2008); • Law onUsing of atomic energy (entered into force in 2008).

  3. Legislation cont. • Law On the Protection of the Public and Territories against Natural and Technology Related Emergencies (amended in 2005). • Law On Hygiene and Epidemic Wellbeing of Public”(edition of 2000); • Radiation Safety Standards (NRB-2000); • Basic Sanitary Regulations to assure radiation safety (OSP-2002); • Sanitary Regulations of Radioactive Waste Management (SPORO-2005).

  4. RADIATION SAFETY STATE AUTHORITIES

  5. Radiation The structure of Gosatomnadzor

  6. Radiation sources Now there are about 24500 ionizing radiation sources  All sources registered in Gosatomnadzor in the Comprehensive State System of Accounting For and Control of Ionizing Radiation Sources.  Ionizing radiation sources are used mostly on medicine and in industry  About 50% of sources are allocated in Minsk-city and Minsk region

  7. Pending Issues Currently Gosatomnadzor faces the following pending issues: • Improvement of the legislation and regulation basis in the field of radiation safety in Belarus; • Implementation the system of knowledge accumulation in the field of radiation safety; • Developing Human resources and training system; • Involve Belarus to the Establishment of the International Regulatory Network; • Management of oversight. These needs define Belarusian interest to the following activities under RER/9/096: • Trainings or educational seminars (inspectors, lawyers, administrative personnel); • Workshops and scientific meetings for sharing experience of other countries in field of radioactive source management and quality control.

  8. Thank you for your attention

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