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RA (Regulatory Authority) - Nuclear and Radiation Safety Service

PERSPECTIVES ON NUCLEAR FORENSICS GEORGIA. RA (Regulatory Authority) - Nuclear and Radiation Safety Service Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources. Basic Responsibilities.

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RA (Regulatory Authority) - Nuclear and Radiation Safety Service

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  1. PERSPECTIVES ON NUCLEAR FORENSICS GEORGIA RA (Regulatory Authority) - Nuclear and Radiation Safety Service Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources J. Mamasakhlisi

  2. Basic Responsibilities • RA – NRSS - Nuclear and Radiation Safety Service - Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources; • Centre for Special Operations – Ministry of Internal Affairs; • Patrol Police – Ministry of Internal Affairs; • Customs Service (Department of Tax Income) – Ministry of Finances; • National Forensics Bureau - Radiation Expertise Laboratory; • Depository of Radioactive Materials (Institute of Physics) – Ministry of Science and Education; • Security Police – Ministry of Internal Affairs; • Facility Operator (threat category III facilities – according to IAEA GS-R-2 and EPR Method 2003). J. Mamasakhlisi

  3. Current Legal basis • Law on Nuclear and Radiation Safety (#1674, October 30, 1998) • Law on Police (July 27, 1993) • Law on State Border (#1536, July 17, 1998) • Customs Code (# 1101, November 14, 1997) • Law on State Secret (#455, October 29, 1996) • Law on State Intelligence Service (#1227, February 18, 1998) • Law on Strengthening Combating Terrorism (#1265, February 20, 1998) • Law on Control of Export and Import of Military Ammunition and Dual-purpose Commodities (#1351, April 28, 1998) • Law on International Conventions (#934, October 16, 1997) • Law on Security of Hazmat Facilities (#1143, December 10, 1997) • Criminal Code • National Plan on Response to a Radiological Emergency J. Mamasakhlisi

  4. Anticipated Legal Documents • Amendments to Law on Nuclear and Radiation Safety (draft stage); • Law on Transportation of Radioactive Material (draft stage); • Law on Radioactive Waste Management (daft stage); • Code of Conduct on Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources; • Concept of Operations related to combating illicit trafficking on borders (draft stage); • Relevant regulations (guides, protocols, directives, orders) to above documents; • Joint Plan on Response to Illicit Trafficking of Nuclear and Radioactive Material - RITNUM J. Mamasakhlisi

  5. Resources • NCA (NRSS) – Experts and Equipment • CSO (MOIA) – Intelligence personnel, equipment; • Border Police (MOIA) – On-duty shifts, hand-held equipment; • Patrol Police (MOIA) – On-duty shifts , portal monitors, hand-held detectors; • Customs Service (Ministry of Finances) – On-duty shifts, hand-held equipment, portal monitors; • Security Police (MOIA) – On-duty armed shifts. • Centralized Depository for radioactive material (Institute of Physics – Ministry of Science and Education) – newly equipped with modern physical protection equipment; • Radiological Expertise laboratory - National Bureau of Expertise) – expertise of detained material; • State owned TCO – s (Technical Support Organizations) – DELTA, State University, Technical University; • Private legal entities – mainly oriented on expertise of foodstuff. J. Mamasakhlisi

  6. Nuclear Forensics - weak and strong points • NFB – Radiation Expertise Laboratory: • Monopoly; • Staff change; • Inadequate human resources; • Incomplete equipment and methodology resources (radiochemistry part); • Irrelevant monetary policy • NFB - Strong point: • Independent Agency; • Legal order to issue conclusion for court. • TCOs – DELTA, University labs: • Inadequate human resource; • Outdated equipment; • Weak financial support J. Mamasakhlisi

  7. QUESTIONS? J. Mamasakhlisi

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