Implementing Cradle-to-Grave Control of Radioactive Sources in Indonesia

1. Sustaining Cradle-to-Grave Control of Radioactive Sources (INT-9182)Workshop on implementation of a national cradle-to-grave control system for radioactive sourcesIAEA, Vienna, 13 – 17 March 2017, Room C1 Status of national system for control of radioactive sources: Indonesia Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel Management Unit Waste and Environmental Safety Section (WES), Division of Radiation Transport and Waste Safety (NSRW) Department of Nuclear Safety and Security

2. Introduction ZAINAL ARIFIN SYAHRIR Head of the Safety Assessment Center for Radiation Facilities and Radioactive Material Involvement: regulatory assessment on safe transport of radioactive materials • Director for Licensing of Radiation Facilities and Radioactive Materials • Involvement: issue licenses of radioactive sources (RS) during the international transfers (export, import, transit) Typical radioactive sources: • well logging • irradiator • radiotherapy • industrial radiography RAMDAN Center for Radioactive Waste Technology (PTLR) National Nuclear Energy Agency (BATAN) Indonesia

3. National bodies responsible for radioactive sources Ministry(s) Regulatory body(s) Users (including suppliers) Waste management organisation Others Gaps

4. National bodies responsible for radioactive sources PRESIDENT MPTN Health Ministry Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency (BAPETEN) Industrial Ministry Hospital Industrial Facilities BATAN Nuclear Implementation to Medicine Research &Development, Radioactive Waste Management Nuclear Implementation for Industry

5. Legal & regulatory framework for radioactive sources • Brief summary only of the most important parts of the relevant: • Policy and strategy • Laws • Regulations • Regulatory guidance • Authorisations/registrations • Gaps

6. Legal & regulatory framework for radioactive sources Policy and strategy • Ultimate handling radioactive materials or nuclear materials includes: • shipment of radioactive substances or nuclear materials to the country of origin; or • delivery of radioactive substances as radioactive waste to the National Nuclear Energy Agency (BATAN). • Reuse/recycle • Transboundary Movements Any person or entity is prohibited to import radioactive waste from outside of Indonesia into the territory of the Republic of Indonesia, except for radioactive waste emanating from the radioactive material produced in Indonesia • Recycle/reuse DSRS • Near surface and borehole disposal

7. Legal & regulatory framework for radioactive sources MANDATORY ACT 10/1997Nuclear Energy (Chapter VI: entitled “ Radioactive Waste Management”) Government Regulation GR33/2007 Safety And Security Ionizing Radiation Radioactive Sources GR 29/2008 ionizing radiation licensing and use nuclear material GR No. 54/2012 on the Safety and Security of Nuclear Installations; GR 61 / 2013 on Management of Radioactive Waste GR 2/2014 on the Licensing of Nuclear Installation and the Utilization of Nuclear Materials GR 58 /2015 on Radiation Safety and Security of Radioactive Materials Transportation President Regulation No. 84/2010ratify “the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management” Chairman Decree of BAPETEN 6 of 2015 on Security of Radioactive Sources Chairman Decree of BAPETEN for Safety Purposes (Radiography, Logging, Radioterapy, etc) Guidance/ Procedures

8. Gaps • Container for DSRS • The importers do not exist anymore • Certification • Disposal for DSRS • No regulation on specific facilities • Siting stages • No formal policy and strategy on radioactive waste management

9. Use of radioactive sources in the country Approximately how many sources are in use, and for what types of purposes? What Categories of sources are used? What is the status of any national register and or national inventory of sources? Are all users or potential users required to obtain a licence from the competent authority for the purchase, use and management of all sources? Are all sources licenced by the national competent authority?

10. Use of Radioactive Sources in the Country1 • Approximately how many sources are in use, and for what types of purposes? • 6500 Radioactive Sources for Radiotherapy, Nuclear Medicine, Radiography, Photofluorography, Research And Development, Well Logging, Irradiators, Gauging, Storage of Radioactive Materials, and Calibration/Standardization • What Categories of sources are used? • Category 1, Category 2, 3, 4 and Category 5 • What is the status of any national register and or national inventory of sources? • SALT, inventory of sources • Some DSRSs are not sent to BATAN (waste storage); containers difficulties.

11. Use of Radioactive Sources in the Country2 • Are all users or potential users required to obtain a license from the competent authority for the purchase, use and management of all sources? • All those sources above exemption levels should apply for licenses • Are all sources licensed by the national competent authority? • Yes,all sources are licensed by Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency.

12. Arrangements for disused sources • Locations • e.g. with users, held centrally by a waste management organisation… • Stores (existing, planned) • Arrangements & resources for return of sources to supplier or other licenced third party • Disposal facilities (existing, planned) • Orphan sources – how are these dealt with? • Status of security over sources

13. Arrangements for disused sources1 • All DSRS should be sent to RWMC in Serpong within 3 months • Stores • Interim storage 1 • Interim storage 2 • High activity Storage Facility, • Demo plan disposal (planned)

14. Arrangements for disused sources2 • DSRS options • Recycle → certification • Re-export → • Disposal → plan: demo plant disposal, siting • Disposal facilities • demo plant disposal • borehole • Siting (near surface) • All orphan sources should be kept in Serpong RWMC BATAN • Status of security over sources • Continuous supervision system on storage • CCTV • radiation monitoring • Certified security officers • Coordination on transportation

15. Well Security access High Activity Storage Warehouse of temporary storage of high activity radioactive waste

16. Conditionning Sealed Radioactives Sources by Capsulation LongTerm Storage Capsule Disused Sources Capsule Concrete Drum with Lead layer

17. Key issues and national needs • What is the most important issue in the country with respect to the safety of radioactive sources? • Containers for DSRS transportation • Indonesia has difficulty certified containers for radioactive substances category 1 a. to send to the country of origin b. transport from hospital to Center for Radioactive Waste Management – BATAN • Disposal DSRS • Loading and unloading cat 1 sources • What plans are in place to resolve the issues? • infrastructure and function for containers • Borehole disposal System • What do you want to gain from this meeting? • Learning from other countries for their experience on • Container availability • BDS

18. Thank you!