Transcript REPUBLIC OF SERBIA Planning meeting for project RER/9/096-TSA1 Legislative and regulatory infrastructure for control of radiation sources in Serbia –status and prospective Vienna, 19

REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
Planning meeting for project RER/9/096-TSA1
Legislative and regulatory infrastructure for control of
radiation sources in Serbia –status and prospective
Vienna, 19 - 20 March 2009
M. Ćojbašić – Ministry of Science and Technological Development
1.1 Legislation – Regulations and Guidance
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Law on Radiation Protection (1996) - replacement
Law on Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety – Parliament-NOW,
MSTD & MESP, jointly
 Law on transportation of dangerous goods (2002)
 MoU – MESP-Customs
 19 regulations, before/after BSS, missing fields, modernization, valid in meanwhile
Radiation protection - present bylaws
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Vocational Training Attainment and State of Health Required of Persons Working with Sources of Ionizing
Radiation,
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Records of and Irradiation of Population, Patients and Persons Exposed to Ionizing Radiation at Work,
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Systematic Testing of the Radionuclide Content in the Environment,
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Requirements to be met by Legal Entities for Taking Measurements for the Purpose of Appraising the Degree of
Exposure to Ionizing Radiation of the Persons Working with Radiation Sources, Patients and Population,
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Application of the Ionizing Radiation Sources in Medicine and Basic Provisions,
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Setting the Requirements to be met by Legal Entities for Systematic Testing of the Radionuclide Content in the
Environment,
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Setting the Requirements for the Marketing and Use of Radioactive Materials, X-ray Machines and other Devices
that Generate Ionizing Radiation,
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Limits of Exposure to Ionizing Radiation,
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Limits of Radioactive Contamination of the Environment and the Modality of Decontamination,
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Requirements to be met by Legal Entities for Carrying out Decontamination,
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Modality of and Requirements for the Collection, Safekeeping, Recording, Storing, Processing and Dumping
Radioactive Materials.
1.2 Legislation – Regulations and Guidance
Law on Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety
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Basic provisions
Program Radiation and nuclear safety and security Program and Radioactive waste
management program
Serbian Agency for Ionizing Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety
Nuclear safety and security
Activities in case of accident
Radioactive waste management
Radiation sources, radioactive and nuclear material transfer/trade/transportation
Liability for nuclear demage
Inspection
Penalties
1.3 Legislation – Regulations and Guidance
International legislative framework and cooperation
RECENT PROGRESSES
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Law on Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety – Parliament
Regulatory Commission for Radiation and Nuclear Safety – interim RB
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (ratified on 19 May 2004)
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International UN Convention on Suppression of the act of nuclear terrorism (ratified
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2005/6)
Amended Convention on PP – signed 2006
Additional Protocol – a Letter of intent to sign to the IAEA Director General, September 2004
Code of Conduct on Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources - SCG expressed support
Illicit Trafficking reporting scheme - joined the IAEA in 2004.
Missions - RASSIA, INSSERV IPPAS, ISSAS…
IAEA assistance – trainings, workshops, expert missions
RAIS 3 training
EU/IAEA Joint Action, EC funding support – implementation through IAEA
Bilateral cooperative support -Slovenia
2. Regulatory Body
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MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND SPATIAL PLANNING – radiation protection – production, transportation, use,
trade
MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT – nuclear safety and waste management
Regulatory functions based on present regulations
No independent regulatory authority
Regulatory body pursuant to the Agency recommendations – new law –funded from the Budget
REGULATORY COMMISSION FOR RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY (2005 ) – VIND+…interim solution
Temporary – overbridging
Limited functions
Specific mandate - VIND program
Jointly established by MSTD & MESP
Partially independent
Limited capacity – international support
AGENCY FOR IONIZING RADIATION PROTECTION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY
Founder - Government
Law on the public agencies (Off. Gaz. RS, 18/05, 81/05)
Bylaws
Programs
Licences, approvals, certificates…
Registry of data
Central inventory – nuclear facilities and materials, radwaste
Annual report on level of the public exposure
3. Regulatory Body – staffing and training
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MSTD & MESP - understaffed
 Present/interim RB/Commission– 5 members (temporary
engagement)
 New RB – main elements/functions in the New Law,
structure and staffing – to be determined
 Human resources – availability?
 Some skilled and trained professionals?
 Educational programs, trainings - New law (Program for
additional training for professionally exposed persons
and the responsible ones for radiation protection)
 IAEA trainings and other int. trainings, national trainings,
School for Radioisotopes…
4. Notification-authorization-licensing-inspections
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Responsible ministry directly/through SRC
17 authorized legal entities
• Dosimetry measurements - 8
• Gamma-spectrometry - 12
• Decontamination - 1
14 types of professional activities
No complete registry of radiation sources – IAEA RAiS3
New Law - Inspection for control of application of radiation protection measures and
the ones of nuclear safety – ministry responsible for radiation protection and for
nuclear safety and radwaste management (through their inspectors) respectively
Other functions – Regulatory agency
Most important activities done by SRC
 Zero-license - Vinča site
 Carbon steel structure removal from SNF pool
 Ra removal from Institute of Oncology and
Radiology of Serbia, in cooperation with IAEA
 Licensing of H3 and WPF - cooperation with
Slovenian Nuclear Safety Administration
 International support – IAEA, EC, Slovenia…
5. Plans and needs
GOALS
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Administrative capacity to carry out Law - Agency
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Complying with international obligations and requirements
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Higher standards in protection and safety
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Efficient and effective application of law
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Establishment of comprehensive and clear radiation sources, nuclear material and waste management control
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Professional capabilities through training and education
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Public relations
NEAR FUTURE
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Adoption of the new Law on Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety
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Agency for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Independent comprehensive regulatory authority in place
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Structure, basic acts, staffing - main functions in place
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Updating regulations, developing new regulations – GOAL: comprehensive and updated set of regulations in line
with international standards, IAEA and Acquis Communautaire requirements
NEEDS
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Assistance in regulation drafting (from consultation to translation)
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Assistance in translation of intl. provisions into national legislation
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Public relations
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Structure and establishment of functions, SVs, twinning
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Workshops, experience exchange
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Networking (illicit trafficking/scrap metal)
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Equipment, trainings
2008New Waste Storage Facility2009
Nov 2008
New Security Fencing
Secure Storage Bunker
May 2008