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Bosnia and Herzegovina

This report highlights the establishment of a State Regulatory Agency for Radiation Safety to enhance control over radiation sources, including updates on legislation, infrastructure, and operational plans.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

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  1. Bosnia and Herzegovina RER/9/096 Regional Planning Meeting“Strengthening National Infrastructures for the Control of Radiation Sources” (TSA-1), (Phase II) Vienna, 19-20 March 2009

  2. Introduction • Regulatory infrastructure for radiation and nuclear safety was on the entities level till november 2007. • The entity regulatory bodies ware not effectively independent. They were departments of their Ministries of Health. • The lack of effective independence limits the regulatory bodies’ ability for direct communication and cooperation. • The organizational structures and sizes of the regulatory bodies were not commensurate with the extent and nature of the facilities and activities that they regulate.

  3. Legislation • Law on Radiation and Nuclear Safety (November, 2007) • Regulations from Entities are not into force • Drafts of basic Regulations are prepared

  4. Regulatory body • State Regulatory Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety is established with the purpose of performing administrative and professional operations in the field of ionizing radiation • The Agency is an independent administrative organization, under direct supervision of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina. • The Agency is independent form other governmental and nongovernmental agencies and legal persons involved in promotion of radiation technologies. • The Seat of the Agency is in Sarajevo and as a part of the Agency regional offices are in the Republic of Srpska Entity (Banja Luka), and in the Federation of B&H (Mostar).

  5. Regulatory body • The Agency shall be financed from the Budget of Bosnia and Herzegovina institutions • Financing shall be executed directly to the Agency and shall not depend on the amount of fee collected from authorizations, inspection, or from fines. • Total number of staff based on Document about Internal Organization of Agency is 33 • Open competition for Director and Deputies of Director is announced and parallel process of hiring (transfer) staff from Entities RB is in progress • Training for new staff is essential

  6. Notification - Authorization – Licensing - Inspections • Regulation on notification and authorization of the activities with the ionizing radiation sources is not into force • Licenses issued by Entities RB’s are still valid • Licenses for Technical Services are going to be temporary extended

  7. Plans • To have fully operated RB till the end of May (15 people) • Define priorities (short term)–IAEA Expert mission • Announced completion for new staff • Prepare and Issue basic Regulations (regulations on radiation safety and nuclear safety, radioactive waste management, and on safe transportation of radioactive substances) • Training

  8. Inventory of radiation sources - medicine

  9. Inventory of radiation sources - industry

  10. Inventory of radiation sources –storage

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