TECHNICAL COOPERATION TECHNICAL COOPERATION

RER/9/096 Regional Planning RER/9/096 Regional Planning MeetingMeeting

““Strengthening National Strengthening National Infrastructures for the Control of Infrastructures for the Control of

Radiation Sources”Radiation Sources” (TSA-1), (Phase II) (TSA-1), (Phase II) “ “

19-20 March 200919-20 March 2009IAEA Headquarters in IAEA Headquarters in

ViennaViennaAUSTRIA AUSTRIA

The Government of MontenegroThe Government of Montenegro

The Ministry of Tourism The Ministry of Tourism and Environmentand Environment

www.mte.gov.me

Tamara DjurovicTamara Djurovictamara.djurovic@gov.metamara.djurovic@gov.me

STRATEGIC GOALSTRATEGIC GOAL

MontenegroMontenegro`s strategic `s strategic goal goal is integration in the EUis integration in the EU

Montenegro signed Agreement on association and stabilization 2007

The National Plan for Integration of Montenegro – NPI into European Union is being adopted 2008

Montenegro applied for EU membership which was the key moment for Montenegro 2008

Regulatory Regulatory framework framework

in Montenegroin Montenegro

current statuscurrent status

National Regulatory National Regulatory InfrastructureInfrastructure

Regulatory FrameworkRegulatory Framework

Functions of the regulatory Functions of the regulatory authorityauthority

Regulatory frameworkRegulatory framework

LegislationLegislation Radiation safety regulationsRadiation safety regulations Regulatory Authority Regulatory Authority

establishment and independenceestablishment and independence Regulatory Authority staffing and Regulatory Authority staffing and

trainingtraining Regulatory Authority fundingRegulatory Authority funding Coordination and cooperation at Coordination and cooperation at

the national levelthe national level International cooperationInternational cooperation

Functions of the Regulatory Functions of the Regulatory Authority (1)Authority (1)

Notification Notification Inventory of sourcesInventory of sources AuthorizationAuthorization Inspection (Compliance Inspection (Compliance

monitoring )monitoring ) EnforcementEnforcement InvestigationInvestigation Information disseminationInformation dissemination Quality managementQuality management

Functions of the Regulatory Functions of the Regulatory Authority (2) Authority (2)

Additional functions, e.g.Additional functions, e.g.

– Role of the regulatory authority Role of the regulatory authority in intervention (Emergency in intervention (Emergency preparedness and response)preparedness and response)

– Technical services availabilityTechnical services availability

LEGISLATIONSLEGISLATIONS

Law on Protection against Ionising Radiation Law on Protection against Ionising Radiation 19961996 Law Law banning the construction of nuclear power plants banning the construction of nuclear power plants

in FRYin FRY 19951995 Law on transport of danger substances Law on transport of danger substances 20072007 Law on rescue and protection Law on rescue and protection 20072007 National Strategy for emergency situation National Strategy for emergency situation 20072007 Law on Environment 2008Law on Environment 2008 Law on protection from ionizing radiation and Law on protection from ionizing radiation and

radiation safety (adopted by Government) 2008radiation safety (adopted by Government) 2008 National Action Plan in Emergency Situation National Action Plan in Emergency Situation

(radiological accident) at the beginning -2009(radiological accident) at the beginning -2009 Strategy on radiation protection and radiation safety Strategy on radiation protection and radiation safety

with Action plan (planned 2011)with Action plan (planned 2011)

O.G. FRJ No. 45/1997. Decision about education levels and health conditions of persons that

work with ionizing radiation sources. Decision about evidencing of ionizing radiation sources and about

exposure of population, patients and people who works with ionizing radiation sources.

Decision about systematic investigation of radionuclide contents in the environment.

Decision about conditions that must be fulfilled by institutions which perform measurements to estimate level of exposure to ionizing radiation of people who works with ionizing radiation sources, patients and population.

O.G. FRJ No. 32/1998.

Regulation about application of ionizing radiation sources in medicine and basic prescriptions.

Regulation about conditions that must be fulfilled by institutions which performs systematic investigation of radionuclide contents in the environment.

Regulation about conditions for trafficking and use of radioactive materials, roentgen units and other devices which produce ionizing radiation.

Regulation about of maximum permissible levels of exposure to ionizing radiation.

O.G. FRJ No. 9/1999. Regulation about conditions that must be fulfilled by institution which

performs decontamination. Regulation about levels of radioactive contamination of the environment

and about ways to conduct decontamination. Regulation about ways and conditions of collecting, kipping, evidencing,

storing, processing, and disposing of radioactive vast materials.

SSEECCOONNDDAARRY Y

LLEEGGIISSLLAATTIIOONN

C O M P E T E N T I E SC O M P E T E N T I E S

According to the According to the previousprevious Regulation on public Regulation on public administration organization, the designated administration organization, the designated competent authorities to carry out the state regulatory competent authorities to carry out the state regulatory supervision of radiation safety based on laws are:supervision of radiation safety based on laws are:

The Ministry of Tourism and EnvironmentThe Ministry of Tourism and Environment

(non-medical use) and(non-medical use) and

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Care The Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Care

(medical use)(medical use)- Temporary Regulatory Body- Temporary Regulatory Body

For transportFor transport and emergency and emergency::

The Ministry of Interior Affairs and Public The Ministry of Interior Affairs and Public

AdministrationAdministration

C O M P E T E N T I E SC O M P E T E N T I E S

According to the new Regulations on public According to the new Regulations on public administration organization (2008)administration organization (2008), the designated , the designated competent authorities to carry out the state competent authorities to carry out the state regulatory supervision of radiation protection and regulatory supervision of radiation protection and safety based on existing laws are:safety based on existing laws are:

The Ministry of Tourism and EnvironmentThe Ministry of Tourism and Environment ((policy and legislation taskspolicy and legislation tasks))

The The Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (executive tasks-implementation of legislations (executive tasks-implementation of legislations and policiesand policies)

FOR TRANSPORTFOR TRANSPORT AND RESPOND IN EMERGENCY SITUATION AND RESPOND IN EMERGENCY SITUATION::

The Ministry of Interior Affairs and PublicThe Ministry of Interior Affairs and Public AdministrationAdministration

I THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM AND I THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM AND ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENT

AAmong other sectors and departments, mong other sectors and departments, it it consistconsistss::

SECTOR FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SECTOR FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONPROTECTION

Department for AtmosphereDepartment for Atmosphere ProtectionProtection and Ionizing Radiation – and Ionizing Radiation – preparing Laws, regulations, preparing Laws, regulations, strategy, policy…strategy, policy…

Trough cooperation with EU (European Agency for European Agency for Reconstruction) project "Assistance to the Reconstruction) project "Assistance to the Ministry of Ministry of Environmental Protection and Physical Planning“ Environmental Protection and Physical Planning“ almost almost finishedfinished

Established Environmental Protection Agency – Established Environmental Protection Agency – EPA, EPA, a a state administrative body in charge of, among state administrative body in charge of, among other other things, ionizing radiation protection and radiation things, ionizing radiation protection and radiation security and safety, under the MTEsecurity and safety, under the MTE

strict division of responsibilities of policy and strict division of responsibilities of policy and legislation legislation tasks as well as tasks as well as legal implementation and enforcement of the environmental legislation

II ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCYII ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

The Director (nominated by Minister and appointed and dismissed by the Government)

The five departments have the Heads of the Departments (appointed by the Director in public procedure)

The EPA has Advisory Committee appointed by the Minister and is composed of the experts and professionals (intention-majority in this Committee are the individuals out of the public administration and local governance)

The Agency shall be exclusively funded by the state budget and by grants.

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

Suit ‘good governance’Suit ‘good governance’

Carefully balance between political and Carefully balance between political and professional influenceprofessional influence

Increase environmental protectionIncrease environmental protection

Establish an integrated environmental Establish an integrated environmental approachapproach

Guarantee stakeholder involvement, Guarantee stakeholder involvement, transparency and public participationtransparency and public participation

THIS MODEL WILL:THIS MODEL WILL:

DEPARTMENTS - TASK AREADEPARTMENTS - TASK AREA

Monitoring

Reporting

Permitting

Inspection

Communication

ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA

AirAir WaterWater SoilSoil WasteWaste NoiseNoise NatureNature

Ionising radiationIonising radiation ChemicalsChemicals GMOsGMOs RemediationRemediation Hazardous Hazardous

substancessubstances Industrial Industrial

accidentsaccidents

““REGULATORY BODY” -radiation REGULATORY BODY” -radiation protectionprotection

PERIMTS WRITER PERIMTS WRITER 22 INSPECTOR INSPECTOR 22 MONITORING MONITORING 11

Rulebook on systematization and internal organization on Environmental Protection Agency adopted by Government 25 December 2008

INSPECTORPERMIT WRITER

INSPECTOR

REGULATORY REGULATORY BODYBODY

PERMIT WRITER

2222

MONITORING

EPAEPA BUILDING BUILDING

III THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR AFFAIRS III THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONAND PUBLIC ORGANIZATION

Sector for emergency Sector for emergency situation and civil securitysituation and civil security

112 network112 network

ARGOS ARGOS

A R G O SA R G O S

A-(accident) A-(accident) R-(reporting) R-(reporting) G-(guidance) G-(guidance) O-(operational)O-(operational) S-(system) S-(system)

Sector for Emergency Management signed a Contract to join ARGOS Consortium and became the 11th member.

ARGOS users are the national organizations responsible for managing emergency situations. ARGOS, among other things, represents the system for early warning for radiation hazard and it is also used as a support to decision-making in response to disasters.

ARGOS ARGOS Consortium Consortium members are: members are:

Australia Brazil Canada Denmark Estonia Ireland Lithuania Norway Poland Sweden Faroe Islands Turkey Montenegro

ARGOS mission is to support organizations for ARGOS mission is to support organizations for emergency situations in order to adopt the best emergency situations in order to adopt the best decisions in case of CBRN accident. decisions in case of CBRN accident.

ARGOS allows you to:ARGOS allows you to:

Review the current situation,Review the current situation, Predict the way in which the situation will develop,Predict the way in which the situation will develop, Analyse and present calculation and model Analyse and present calculation and model

measuring,measuring, Calculate consequences of an accident,Calculate consequences of an accident, Decide on appropriate countermeasures,Decide on appropriate countermeasures, Forward information to public.Forward information to public.

ARGOS allows handling ARGOS allows handling data obtaind through data obtaind through monitoring. It pools all data monitoring. It pools all data obtained through obtained through monitoring of mobile units monitoring of mobile units (vehicles and aircraft) and (vehicles and aircraft) and related measuring stations.related measuring stations.

COUNTRY PROGRAMME FRAMEWORK 2009-2013- CPF SIGNED 2008

Agreements and Conventions signed and taken by succession procedure

Ongoing and next projects (regional, interregional and national)

COOPERATION WITH IAEA

Agreements (1)Agreements (1)

In November and June 2006 Montenegro notified In November and June 2006 Montenegro notified officially the depositories (Russian Federation officially the depositories (Russian Federation and United Kingdom) on accepting the following and United Kingdom) on accepting the following international agreements: international agreements:

Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water of Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water of August 5, 1963August 5, 1963

Treaty on the Prohibition of the Emplacement of Treaty on the Prohibition of the Emplacement of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction on the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor Destruction on the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor and in the Subsoil Thereof of February 11, 1971. and in the Subsoil Thereof of February 11, 1971.

Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, July 1, 1968July 1, 1968

Agreements (2)Agreements (2)

Agreement on small Agreement on small quantities with additional quantities with additional Protocol signed May Protocol signed May 20082008

Ratification 2010Ratification 2010

Agreements and Agreements and ConventionsConventions

Through the succession procedure Montenegro Through the succession procedure Montenegro signed the following conventions: signed the following conventions:

Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage, 1963;Damage, 1963;

The Convention on Physical Protection of The Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, 1980;Nuclear Material, 1980;

Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident, 1986;Accident, 1986;

Convention on Assistance in the Case of Nuclear Convention on Assistance in the Case of Nuclear Accident or Radiology Emergency, Vienna, Accident or Radiology Emergency, Vienna, 26/9/86;26/9/86;

MAAE Technical Assistance Agreement signed in MAAE Technical Assistance Agreement signed in 19831983

Conventions (2)-Conventions (2)-planned activitiesplanned activities

Amendment to the Convention Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (Nuclear Material (20092009), and), and

Joint Convention on the Safety of Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Wastethe Safety of Radioactive Waste, , IAEA, Vienna 5/9/97 (IAEA, Vienna 5/9/97 (20092009).).

Conventions (3)Conventions (3)

The ratification of the following The ratification of the following documents is also planned:documents is also planned:

Protocol to the Vienna Convention Protocol to the Vienna Convention

on Civil Liability for Nuclear on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage (Damage (20102010))

Convention on Supplementary Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage Compensation for Nuclear Damage ((20102010))

MTE AND PI “Centre for MTE AND PI “Centre for Eco – Toxicological Eco – Toxicological research of Montenegro” research of Montenegro” are currently IN phase of are currently IN phase of finishing the project finishing the project dealing with construction dealing with construction of storage for low and of storage for low and intermediate level intermediate level radioactive waste. CETI radioactive waste. CETI is is managing radioactive storage managing radioactive storage waste.waste.

The ionizing radioactive The ionizing radioactive sources that are in use in sources that are in use in Montenegro are of low and Montenegro are of low and medium activitymedium activity..

TEHNICAL SERVICESTEHNICAL SERVICES

– Dosimetry servicesDosimetry services

– Analytical servicesAnalytical services

– Calibration servicesCalibration services

– Waste managementWaste management

– Medical servicesMedical services

– Training servicesTraining services

– Expert assistanceExpert assistance

TECHNICAL SUPPORTTECHNICAL SUPPORT

Public Institution “Center Public Institution “Center for Eco–Toxicological for Eco–Toxicological

Research of Montenegro”Research of Montenegro”

- ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY - ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY MONITORING PROGRAMMONITORING PROGRAM

Also controls of:Also controls of:

- Food, feed, and similar products connected with human ingestion.

- Goods for general use.

- Building materials, industrial, raw materials, scrap metal,…

- Controls of radiation sources in industry, science or in public places.

- QA/QC – sources of ionizing radiation used in medicine.

- Personal dosimetry control – TLD.

RADON RADON MEASUREMENTSMEASUREMENTSWe have started with the Project of indoor

radon measurements in Montenegro. The Project is planed to be realized in approximately 1000 dwellings, 2 six-month exposure, with passive nuclear track detectors (Intercast CR 39). Till now approximately 60 % is finished. Project is realized in cooperation with Jozef Stefan Institute – Ljubljana Slovenia.

ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES

Project of decontamination location contaminated with Th 232 – source of contamination military planes jet engines.

Decontamination of Cape Arza from depleted uranium. We remove 258 DU penetrators, or 86 % of total 300* DU penetrators fired on cape Arza. (* based on NATO – UNEP official information).

CETI`s ANNIVERSARY

Institute for The Ferrous Metallurgy a.d. Nikšić

Faculty of Science – University of Montenegro

Dosimetry services (X-Ray machine)

Strengths

•Establishing regulatory body

•Adoption of Draft Law by Government

Weaknesses

•Slow procedures

Missing portal monitor system

•Parliament procedures pending

•Secondary legislations must be improved (17 regulations)

•Translation of existing regulations

Proposed Actions

Experience from countries who has it established

•Assistant of IAEA experts (CRO, Slovenia, Macedonia, Serbia...)•If IAEA experts are not from ex FRY

Needs

Scientific visit

•Prompt adoption

•IAEA to coordinate

•IAEA to coordinate

Strengths

• 5 member staff of regulatory body

•Education (physicist, chemistry, physic-chemistry)

Weaknesses

• still luck of staff -global economic

crises

•Education /knowledge should be improved–starting with basic level

Technical support-upgrading knowledge

Proposed Actions

1.Basic training course for permits writers and inspectors

2.Training in Slovenia or Croatia-practical skills for inspectors visit

3.Training for other authorities (police, border police)

Needs

• IAEA to coordinate as soon as possible (equipment?)

•IAEA to coordinate

Strengths Weaknesses

• guidance

missing about

sources•guidance

missing about

control of

sources•guidance and forms for licensing and inspections

•Management skills(Information managementQuality management)

Proposed Actions

•Develop guidance

•Develop guidance

•Develop

guidance

•Trainings about management•Developing plans and tools

Needs

Comparable with similar country

Strengths

• built radioactive storage waste

•Equipped radioactive storage waste

•started with collection data

Weaknesses

•Knowledge about permit procedure for disposal according to standards

•Luck of experience

•Luck of experience in work JUST with radioactive sources

Proposed Actions

•Training in Po dgorica or ...

RAIS trough IAEA support-national project

•Common inspections in neighbour countries•Common web portal with guidance •Regional meetings for inspectors•Regional meetings for permits writer

Needs

•Experts help

Financial support from IAEA

Opportunities

New knowledge and skills trough IAEA and EC projects

Threats

Missing funds;global crises

…and ATTENTION !