Senior Regulators’ Meeting 2013 Radiation Safety Infrastructure in Non-Nuclear Countries
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IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency Senior Regulators’ Meeting 2013 Radiation Safety Infrastructure in Non-Nuclear Countries Pil Soo Hahn Director Division of Radiation and Waste Safety Department of Nuclear Safety and Security
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Senior Regulators’ Meeting 2013
Radiation Safety Infrastructure in Non-Nuclear Countries
Pil Soo HahnDirector
Division of Radiation and Waste SafetyDepartment of Nuclear Safety and Security
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Scope of Presentation
• Overview of status of radiation safety infrastructure in countries that receive assistance from IAEA
• Focus on 4 Thematic Safety Areas (TSAs):• TSA 1: Regulatory infrastructure
• TSA 2: Protection of workers
• TSA 3: Protection of patients
• TSA 4: Waste safety and protection of the public
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Regional Projects
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IAEA Statutory Safety Functions
IAEA Functions in Radiation & Waste Safety
(Article III.A.6)
To establish standards ofsafety
To provide for the application of international standards
To facilitate and serviceinternational conventions and other undertakings
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IAEA Statutory Safety Functions
IAEA Functions in Radiation & Waste Safety(Article III.A.6)
To establish standards ofsafety
To provide for theapplication ofinternational standards
To facilitate and service international conventions and other undertakings
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Application of IAEA’s Radiation Safety Standards
• IAEA Safety Standards are not legally binding on Member States but may be adopted by them, at their own discretion
• IAEA Safety Standards are binding on IAEA in relation to its own operations and to operations assisted by the IAEA; and
• Member States receiving IAEA assistance are obliged to apply IAEA Safety Standards (INFCIRC/267 “The revised guiding principles and general operating rules to govern the provision of technical assistance by the agency”)
• Board of Governors requested that TC projects involving radiation sources should only be submitted for approval when the country has achieved a certain minimum level of radiation safety
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• IAEA collects and analyses information about the radiation and waste safety infrastructure in MSs receiving assistance from the IAEA
• This information is stored in RASIMS• a collaborative web-based platform that enables Member States and the IAEA Secretariat to jointly collect, analyse and view information regarding the national
infrastructure for radiation and waste safety (MS can see only their national information)
IAEA’s Radiation Safety Information Management System (RASIMS)
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RASIMS: Thematic Safety Areas
The information in RASIMS is categorized into Thematic Safety Areas and is managed via IAEA’s Radiation Safety Information Management System (RASIMS)The information in RASIMS is categorized into Thematic Safety Areas and is managed via IAEA’s Radiation Safety Information Management System (RASIMS)
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RASIMS contains descriptive information for each Thematic Safety Area - Example TSA 1
Information comes from a range of sources such as: IAEA missions; self assessment questionnaires; Country
Programme Framework (CPF), directly from Member State
TSA 1 – Regulatory Infrastructure1. Legislation 2 - Regulations and Guidance 3 - Regulatory Body Establishment and Independence 4 - Regulatory Body Staffing and Training 5 - Regulatory Body Funding 6 - Coordination and Cooperation at the National Level 7 - International Cooperation 8 - Notification and National Register of Radiation Sources 9 - Authorization 10 - Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources 11 - Inspection 12 - Enforcement 13 - Information Management 14 - Quality Management
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RASIMS
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RASIMS contains descriptive information for each Thematic Safety Area - Example: TSA 3
TSA 3 – Radiololgical Protection in Medical Exposure 1 - Regulations
2 - Diagnostic Radiology 3 - Diagnostic Radiology - optimization 4 - Optimization in radiography and fluoroscopy 5 - Optimization in mammography 6 - Optimization in computed tomography 7 - Interventional procedures using X-rays 8 - Interventional procedures using X-rays – optimization 9 - Nuclear Medicine 10 - Nuclear Medicine – optimization 11 - Radiotherapy
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PI Criteria
3 High Progress
2 Medium Progress
1Low Progress but actions are underway to make improvements
0 Low Progress and No action to improve
Quantitative Assessment based on Performance Indicators (PI’s)
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Quantitative assessment of a State’s radiation safety infrastructure for all TSAs
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26 % Low progress
53 % Medium progress
21 % High progress
Status of PI for all MSs (TSA 1)
3
2
1
0
Member States
3
2
1
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3
2
1
32 % Low progress
56 % Medium progress
12 % High progress
Status of PI for all MSs (TSA 2)
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45 % Low progress
48 % Medium progress
6 % High progress
0
Member States
3
2
1
Status of PI for all MSs (TSA 3)
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60 % Low progress
33 % Medium progress
7 % High progress
0
Member States
3
2
1
Status of PI for all MSs (TSA 4)
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Conclusions
• Increased demand of radiation applications in MSs
• More improvements are needed in many MSs and strong governmental commitment is essential• For example, approximately 45 % of MSs need to improve
their radiation safety infrastructure in TSA 3 (patient protection)
• IAEA intend to provide more proactive targeted support to MSs in strengthening their radiation safety infrastructure
• MS are responsible for ensuring that RASIMS be comprehensive, up-to-date, and accurate
• The Standing Advisory Group for Technical Assistance and Cooperation (SAGTAC) at its May 2013 meeting noted that strengthening radiation safety be a high priority for IAEA
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Thank you for your attention
