IAEAInternational Atomic Energy Agency

RAF-9046

Mid-Term Coordination MeetingMauritius, 21-25 July 2014

Cameroon

Julie Pulchérie CHAKAM TAGHEU

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1 - Legal and Regulatory Framework

• List the regulations

- The Order N° 009/DDT of February 23, 1998 regulating

the rod transport of dangerous goods

- the law N◦ 95/08 of January 30, 1995 provide criminal

provisions for offenders. Regarding the issuance of

approvals and findings of offenses prejudicial to justice

(status of inspectors of the NRPA), future legal

provisions will take into account these two aspects.

- the decree N◦2002/250 of October 31st, 2002 appointed

the NRPA as the competent authority in regard for the

transportation of radioactive materials.

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1 - Legal and Regulatory Framework

• List the authorities with competence in the

transport of radioactive material

The Ministry of Transport is responsible for

monitoring all transport in Cameroon, whatever

the materials transported

In regard specifically to radioactive materials, the

National Radiation Protection Agency (NRPA) is

the competent authority.

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2 - Design assessment

• Who assesses designs in your country?

• National designs

• Foreign designs

Currently in Cameroon, there are no designers or

manufacturers of devices

• Who tests packages

• Who witnesses tests

It is the same for monitoring, manufacturing and

testing package design approved and for

transitional provisions.

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3 - Manufacture of materials and packagings

• How do you know a package manufactured

in your country is acceptable

Currently, there are no designers or

manufacturers of models (design) in Cameroon

• How do you know a package manufactured

in another country is acceptable

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4 - Examination of maintenance and servicing

arrangements

• Which packages are owned in your MS: none

The types of packages used are: Except; IP; A; B (U).

• Which packages are maintained in your MS

Currently, the NRPA has not identified

organizations performing maintenance and

packaging services in Cameroon

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5 - Non-compliance investigations and

enforcement actions

• How do you know if an incident has

occurred?

NRPA is inform by the government, the ministry of

transport or the transport operators

• Who investigates in case of incident?

NRPA, Ministry of Transport or, Ministry of

Territorial Administration - Department of Civil

Protection, Police

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5 - Non-compliance investigations and

enforcement actions

• Who has the power to enforce compliance

with transport regulations?

The NRPA has certain power to find

infringements, and the regulation includes

provisions for criminal offenders

The Ministry of Transport is responsible for

monitoring all transport in Cameroon, whatever

the materials transported

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5 - Non-compliance investigations and

enforcement actions

• Are investigations and enforcement actions

recorded? Yes

• But in the future regulation, the following aspects will be integrated :

- The obligation to report incidents;

- The obligation of the shipper, carrier or consignee, to analyze incidents

and their causes;

- The obligation to notify the sender and the competent authority of an

emergency;

- Information by the shipper , the carrier or recipient ( to ) authority (s)

responsible (s ) of non- conformances and corrective and preventive

actions taken as a result thereof;

- To inform as soon as possible the sender (s) authority (ies)

responsible (s) of non-conformities

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6 - Emergency response planning and

preparation

• When was the last emergency exercise for

transport in your MS

NRPA is helping the transport operators to put in

place an emergency plan. The emergency

exercise is scheduled before the end of this year

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6 - Emergency response planning and

preparation

• Who participates in emergency exercises?

the various stakeholders involved in the National

Contingency Plan :

Ministry of Territorial Administration - Department

of Civil Protection, police, fire-fighter,

constabulary, carrier, civil protection, SAMU,

ANRP ...

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7 - Transport Radiation Protection Programmes

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8 - Inspection of transport operations

• Who can inspect packages

• On road: police, customs, NRPA

• At sea ports and on ships: police and customs,

NRPA

• At airports and on aircraft: police and customs,

NRPA

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8 - Inspection of transport operations

• Are inspections planned?

An inspection program exists for NDC activities, including

road transport NDC, but should be extended to other

activities, to all stakeholders and other modes (air, sea

and inland, waterway possibly railway) of the transport of

radioactive materials.

Prior to the issuance of a transport authorization, the

NRPA performs an inspection prior to the applicant.

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9 - Training and distribution of information

• What training is there for transport in your

MS?

• Regulators

• Consignors

• Carriers

• Emergency responders

• Public authorities

• Customs officers

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10 - Issuing of approvals

• List the types of approvals issued for

transport of RAM in your country.

Currently there is no package design issue in

Cameroon, the NRPA is not affected by

approvals.

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10 - Issuing of approvals

• Who has the authority to issue approvals for

each mode of transport?

Depending on the evolution of transport of

radioactive materials in Cameroon, the NRPA is

preparing, both in personal (expert training) and

in regulation level, for the issuance of unilateral

or multilateral approvals, including the

monitoring of manufacturing and testing.

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11 - International/National liaison and

cooperation

• Describe liaison of CA with :

- customs authorities: cooperation agreements in

preparation

- security authorities: cooperation agreements in

preparation

- environmental agencies and governmental bodies

responsible for transport of other dangerous

substances: cooperation agreements in preparation

- Ministry of Transport: cooperation agreements have

been signed

- MoU signed between NRPA and Ministry of Public

Health

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11 - International/National liaison and

cooperation

• Describe how cooperation with other

Member States is conducted : FNRBA

• Who should you talk to?

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12 - Management systems for transport

• What standard is acceptable for QA in your

MS?

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12 - Management systems for transport

• Is there a management system in place for

the Competent Authority (CA)?

The NRPA has established an internal

management system compound, including a

flow chart and a procedures manual.

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12 - Management systems for transport

• Does the CA control verify that consignors

and carriers have their own management

system?

NRPA conducts inspections including checking

the existence of a management system in

controlled carriers (currently NDC). It will extend

this practice to other actors and operators,

regardless of the mode of transport involved in

the transport of radioactive materials in

Cameroon.

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Import-export of radioactive materials

• Prepare a detailed list of requirements for

import/export of radioactive materials in your

country. Include all the organizations involved.

The following documents are required:

• a)- A copy of authorization to open service, issued by the

NRPA;

• b)- A copy of the authorization for the use or possession of

radioactive material, issued by the NRPA: in case of export;

• c)- approval of the source or the equipment to be imported

or exported or equivalent certificate;

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Import-export of radioactive materials

• Prepare a detailed list of requirements for import/export

of radioactive materials in your country. Include all the

organizations involved.

• In case of import:

• − Agreement certifying that the source will be returned to the

supplier;

• − Certificate from the source;

• In case of transit:

• − import authorization issued by the importing State;

• In case of export:

• − Agreement charging / calibration of the source of the

importing State.