Meet your Regulator Workshop with FANR licensees October 2011

1. Meet your RegulatorWorkshop with FANR licenseesOctober 2011 Dr. John Loy Director, Radiation Safety Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation

2. TODAY’S PRESENTATIONS – THREE Ss Safety: FANR licensing and inspections; new regulatory guide Safeguards: FANR implementing UAE international obligations for nuclear material in ‘locations outside facilities’ Security: FANR’s new regulation on security of radioactive sources

3. PROGRESS WITH LICENSING As at end September 2011, FANR had received 543 applications for licences to conduct Regulated Activity using Regulated Material from government and private entities. To date: • 381 Licences have been issued • 19 Applications found not to require a licence • 37 Applications amalgamated into other licences • 106 Applications remaining under assessment TO BE COMPLETED BY END 2011

5. It would seem likely that there remain a significant number of dental practices still to apply to be licensed.

6. PERMITS:Under the standard licence conditions the licensee must obtain a permit from FANR prior each import/ export of Regulated Materials authorized by their licence.

7. INSPECTIONAs at end September 2011, FANR had carried out 188 inspection visits:

8. FANR INSPECTIONS: • Generally notified in advance • reserve the right to undertake unannounced inspections • Entrance meeting to describe scope • Inspection carried out • Exit meeting • Provides notice of findings, which licensee should understand • Final report provided to licensee for action, if necessary

9. Some Needs for Improved Compliance • Providing updated inventory and dose records to FANR • Ensuring that where personal dosimetry for workers is required it is effectively managed • Procedures for investigation of overexposures, accidents and incidents • Training and training records need improvement • Inventory records need to be kept up to date and FANR advised.

10. THE SAFETY MESSAGES OF THIS WORKSHOP: • The Licensee is primarily responsible for protection and safety • Not FANR; • Not the RPO; • Not the workers. • Protection and safety is about optimisation – keeping exposures ALARA • Know your licence conditions; know regulation: FANR-REG-24; to be supported by regulatory guide RG 007

11. Regulatory Guide 007 – Radiation Safety • Contains 33 Topics of guidance concerning the application of FANR-REG-24 • Now Under External Review • Draft Copies Available Today • public comments will be sought shortly • Watch the FANR website

12. RG 007 – Specific Topics • Guide to exemptions – also a new regulation under preparation • Dose Constraints – guide to acceptable values • Tools for optimisation; not legal limits • Investigation Levels – when should you look at your protection arrangements • Raising a flag that your arrangements may not be effective • Protection and Safety Programme – your local rules • It is a licence condition that you follow your programme • Radiation Protection Officers – responsibilities, qualifications and training

13. Dosimetry • Where personal dosimetry is required it is very important workers use dosimetry properly • Workers must wear their dosimeters at all times when they are on the job. • They should never work without them and they must never leave their dosimeters in areas where they might be exposed to radiation. • Licensees must establish local rules for using dosimeters and ensure that workers follow them. • If a worker uses a dosimeter improperly, FANR will hold the licensee accountable

14. RG 007 – Dosimetry • When and how to wear dosimeters • How often dosimeters should be read • How dosimeters should be identified • Approved dosimetryservices • Procedure for estimating doses when dosimeters are lost or damaged

15. Overexposures (exceeding dose limits) • Licensees are ultimately responsible for overexposures. • Overexposures arise from failed equipment, procedures, training, supervision, all of which are the responsibility of the licensee. • A licensee’s reaction to an overexposure should recognize these responsibilities and emphasize health, safety and fairness. • Take particular care not to damage safety culture by implying a blame culture

16. RG 007 – Evaluation of Overexposures (Dose Limit Exceeded) • Have a written procedure • Report to FANR within 24 hours • Investigate as soon as possible • Follow guidance in Article 21 of RG 007 • Produce a written report

17. Investigations • Licensees must conduct formal investigations and produce written report when exposures, accidents and incidents occur and when investigation levels or operating restrictions are exceeded • Not because there are likely to be health effects, but there may be a lack of control and optimisation • RG-007 provides guidance for these investigations.

18. Training • In RG 007, the Authority discusses the requirements for: • Training • Periodic re-training • Emergency response training • It endorses : IAEA Safety Report Series No. 20: Training in Radiation Protection and the Safe use of Radiation Sources Available at: http://www-pub.iaea.org/books/IAEABooks/6147/Training-in-Radiation-Protection-and-the-Safe-Use-of-Radiation-Sources

19. Training IAEA Safety Report discusses training in radiation protection for Persons such as: • Radiation Protection Officers • Qualified Operators • Exposed Workers Practices such as • Industrial Radiography (Annexes) • Gauges • Diagnostic Radiology

20. Radiation Protection Committee • Required by Article 67 of the Nuclear Law • Established by the Board of Management of FANR • First meeting 6 October 2011 • Memberships includes health, environment, emergency response agencies • Terms of reference include advising on radiation protection issues in emergency response; radiation protection training; radiation protection infrastructure; safety awareness.

21. Development of FANR Enforcement Program • So far, when FANR inspections have identified safety issues, we have provided licensees with recommendations and asked that they respond to these recommendations. • Beginning around January 2012, if licensees’ activities do not comply with their licence conditions and our regulations, we will issue notices of violation. • Licensees will then be required to take whatever action is necessary to come into compliance. • Regulation on administrative fines and penalties in preparation

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