1. RASIMS coordinators
Workshop

2. Technical Assistance (TSAs)
15 April 2017
Background :
IAEA Mandate on Safety
Technical Assistance (TSAs)
RASIMS coordinator (role and responsabilities)

3. Background

4. Department of Nuclear Safety & Security
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Division of Nuclear Installation Safety
Department of Nuclear Safety & Security
Deputy Director General: Mr Flory Denis
Incident & Emergency Centre
TSA5
Division of Radiation, Transport & Waste Safety
Director: Mr. HAHN, PIL-SOO
Office of Nuclear Security
Radiation Safety and
Monitoring Section
Section Head:
Mr. Pinak. Miroslav
Radiation Protection
Radiation Protection of Patients
Radiation Protection of Workers and Monitoring
Regulatory Infrastructure
and Transport Safety
Section
Section Head:
Mr. A. Alkatibeth
Control of Radiation Sources
Transport Safety
Technical Assistance and Information Management
Waste and Environmental
Safety Section
Section Head:
Mr Vesterlind, Magnus
Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel Management
Assessment and Management of Environmental Releases
Decommissioning and Remediation 3

5. Radiation & Waste Safety
IAEA Safety Functions
IAEA Functions in
Radiation & Waste Safety
(Article III.A.6)
To establish
standards of
safety
To facilitate and
service international
conventions and
other undertakings
To provide for
the application of
international standards

6. Guides IAEA SAFETY STANDARDS Fundamentals Requirements
Underlying principles (aimed at politicians and regulatory bodies)
Fundamentals
Requirements
Specific obligations and responsibilities
(“shall”)
Guides
Recommendations to support requirements (“should”)
www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/SeriesMain.asp

7. 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
however...
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
Board of Governors have specifically requested that TC projects involving radiation sources should only be submitted for approval if the country has achieved a certain minimum level of radiation safety

8. Assistance in Application of Safety Standards
1986 Chernobyl
1979 Three Mile Island
1994 Model Projects
2005 Regional Projects
Rapat Missions
Regional Projects 40
Passive
Proactive
2011
Agency assistance on radiation safety since 1979
Source: TC- WONG, Sin May

9. IAEA Mandate on Safety

10. CONTEXT FOR ASSISTANCE
The IAEA's Statute (Article XI.E.3) …requires that the Board of Governors shall give due consideration to … "adequacy of proposed health and safety standards for handling and storing materials and for operating facilities” before giving approval to projects.
The International Standards are based on the presumption that a national infrastructure is in place …

11. Radiation Safety Approach by Six Thematic Safety Areas (TSA)
How can IAEA help?
Radiation Safety Approach
by Six Thematic Safety Areas (TSA)

12. Radiation and Waste Safety Infrastructure Areas
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Radiation and Waste Safety Infrastructure Areas
Thematic Safety Areas (TSA) :
TSA 1: Regulatory Framework
TSA 2: Occupational Radiation Protection
TSA 3: Patient Radiation Protection
TSA 4: Public Radiation Protection
TSA 5: Emergency Preparedness and Response
TSA 6: Education and Training
TSA7: Transport Safety (New)
The structure of the RaWaSIP is provided thru:
The division of Radiation and Waste Safety into the TSAs. The first 5 are well established – national regulatory infrastructure; occupational; medical; public and environment; and emergency. Education and training is also fundamental to a country’s infrastructure and it forms a 6th TSA.
Infrastructure elements. Each TSA is effectively defined by its infrastructure elements and their associated assessment criteria.
The example is from TSA 5, emergency preparedness. This TSA has 14 infrastructure elements. The first one is given here, and we can see that it has 3 criteria that need to be met before a MS could be considered as having that infrastructure element in place.
This structure of TSAs and IELs is crucial, and it represents a significant amount of work by the technical units of NSRW.

13. Infrastructure Elements by TSA
Example :

14. RaWaSIP
Radiation and Waste Safety Infrastructure Profiles (RaWaSIPs) provide a summary of information on the radiation and waste safety infrastructure in Member States receiving Agency assistance, for which the International Safety Standards are therefore to be applied.
RaWaSIPs are, for the time being, prepared by the Agency & Member States for confidential use only.

15. Countries with available Radioactive and waste Safety Profiles
RaWaSIP: Countries
128
TOTAL:
Zimbabwe 35
Zambia 34
Uganda 33
Tunisia 32
Tanzania 31
Sudan 30
South Africa 29
Yemen
Sierra Leone 28
Ukraine
Vietnam
Seychelles 27
Uzbekistan
UAE
Senegal 26
Turkey
Thailand
Nigeria 25
Tajikistan
Syrian Arab Rep.
Niger 24
Slovenia
Sri Lanka
Namibia 23
Serbia
Singapore
Morocco 22
Romania
Saudi Arabia
Mauritius 21
Portugal
Qatar
Mali 20
Venezuela
Montenegro
Philippines
Madagascar 19
Uruguay
Moldova
Palestine
Libya 18
Paraguay
Malta
Pakistan
Liberia 17
Panama
Macedonia
Myanmar
Kenya 16
Nicaragua
Lithuania
Mongolia
Ghana 15
Mexico
Latvia
Malaysia
Gabon 14
Jamaica
Kyrgyzstan
Lebanon
Ethiopia 13
Honduras
Kazakhstan
Kuwait
Eritrea 12
Haiti
Greece
Korea Rep.
Egypt 11
Guatemala
Georgia
Jordan
Dem. Rep. Congo 10
El Salvador
Estonia
Islam. Rep. Iran
Chad 9
Ecuador
Cyprus
Iraq
Cote d’Ivoire 8
Dominican Rep.
Croatia
Indonesia
Central African Rep. 7
Chile
Bulgaria
India
Cameroon 6
Cuba
Bosnia Herz.
China
Burkina Faso 5
Costa Rica
Belarus
Cambodia
Botswana 4
Colombia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Benin 3
Brazil
Armenia
Bangladesh
Angola 2
Bolivia
Albania
Afghanistan
Algeria 1
Latin America
Europe
Asia
Africa
No.
Countries with available Radioactive and waste Safety Profiles
Countries receiving IAEA’ assistance

16. Sources of information (1)
From the Agency:
Appraisal missions
experts and Staff missions (specific areas)
topical overview reports (RM)
reports of investigations into accidents or incidents
Others

17. Sources of information (2)
From the Member States:
Self assessment Questionnaires on infrastructure
Country Status Reports (coordination Meetings)
Country Programme Framework (CPF)
Other relevant information made available or sent to the IAEA officially.

18. Quantitative Assessment Scheme of Performance Indicators (QAS-PIs)
Assessing the information against compliance with the Safety Standards
PI Grade
Description 3
Assessment criteria are fully met 2
Assessment criteria are partially met
and an action plan is implemented to fully meet the criteria 1
Assessment criteria are not met
but actions are under way to make improvements
and no significant efforts are being made to improve the situation.
Quantitative Assessment Scheme of Performance Indicators (QAS-PIs)
The information
in the
RaWaSIP elements
The assessment
criteria
Is compared with
PI applied by Technical Officers and Validated by the Country

19. Practical example 1 2 3 TSA 1- INSPECTION Country A GSR-part 1
The legislation assigned responsibilities for inspections , however , there is no established and fully operational inspection programme. Categorisation of sources is not used to establish inspection frequencies.
Country B
The inspection programme is established and operational, The inspection plan covers 70 % of practices with sources categories 1 and 2 .
Country C
The inspection programme is established and operational , the plan of inspection covers 100% of all categories of radiation sources and depends on the potential magnitude and nature of the hazard associated with the facility or activity.
GSR-part 1
The regulatory body shall establish a planned and systematic inspection programme. The extent to which inspection is performed in the regulatory process will depend on the potential magnitude and nature of the hazard associated with the facility or activity. 1 2 3
The information
in the
RaWaSIP elements
The assessment
criteria

20. National Regulatory Infrastructure
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National Regulatory Infrastructure
(TSA 1)

21. National Regulatory Infrastructure (TSA 1)
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National Regulatory Infrastructure (TSA 1)
Focuses on establishing an independent and functional regulatory infrastructure in a Member State (MS) so that it meets IAEA Safety Standards.
It include 14 Elements:
Legislation,
Regulations and Guidance,
Regulatory Body Establishment and independence
Regulatory Body Staffing and Training
Regulatory Body Funding
Coordination and Cooperation and the National Level
International Cooperation
Notification and National Register of Radiation Sources
Authorization
Safety and Security of Radiation Sources
Inspection
Enforcement
Information management
Quality Management
First 7 elements focus on Legislative and Statutory Framework.
Second 7 elements focus on Activities of the Regulatory Body.

22. TSA 1 Status 2012

23. Division of Radiation, Waste and Transport Safety
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Occupational Radiation Protection (TSA 2)
Division of Radiation, Waste and Transport Safety

24. Occupational Radiation Protection (TSA 2)
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To establish and develop a national programme for ORP in compliance with the requirements of the BSS and relevant safety guides;
Elements of TSA 2 include:
Regulatory infrastructure for occupational radiation protection
Individual monitoring for external radiation sources
Individual monitoring for intake radionuclides
Workplace monitoring
Service providers
Implementation of the requirements by end users
Occupational exposure to natural sources

25. TSA 2 Status 2012 10% good Progress 60% Medium Progress
30% Low Progress

26. Division of Radiation, Waste and Transport Safety
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Radiological Protection of Patients and Protection in Medical Exposure
(TSA 3)
Division of Radiation, Waste and Transport Safety

27. Radiological Protection of Patients (RPP) Thematic Safety Area (TSA) 3
to enhance radiological protection of patients and the control of exposures in diagnostic and interventional radiology, radiotherapy and nuclear medicine;
to build capacity and develop technical capabilities for quality assurance (QA) programmes for radiation protection in medicine;
Radiation protection of patients in:
diagnostic & interventional radiology
radiotherapy
nuclear medicine
Quality assurance

28. TSA 3 Status 2012 5% good Progress 35% Medium Progress
60% Low Progress

29. Division of Radiation, Waste and Transport Safety
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Public & Environmental Radiological Protection (TSA 4)
(including Waste Safety)
Division of Radiation, Waste and Transport Safety

30. Public Radiological Protection
Includes mainly:
Optimization and limitation of public exposure.
Control of radioactive discharges into the environment.
Environmental monitoring.
Monitoring of consumer products.
Safety of radioactive waste management.

31. TSA 4 Status 2012 6% good Progress 36% Medium Progress
58% Low Progress

32. Incident and Emergency Centre (IEC)
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Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR)
TSA 5
Incident and Emergency Centre (IEC)

33. Elements of TSA 5 in the Framework of EPR
Training in Emergency Preparedness and Response for States Embarking on the Use of Nuclear Power
Elements of TSA 5 in the Framework of EPR
Upgrading a Framework of Emergency Preparedness and Response
IAEA Training in Emergency Preparedness and Response

34. TSA 5 Status 2012 14% good Progress 46% Medium Progress
40% Low Progress

35. Division of Radiation, Waste and Transport Safety
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Education and Training (TSA 6)
Division of Radiation, Waste and Transport Safety

36. Education and Training (E & T) Thematic Safety Area 6
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Education and Training (E & T) Thematic Safety Area 6
Building Capability through Education and Training (E & T) in radiation, transport & waste safety in the Member States (MS)to reach Self Sustainability
The Objectives include:
To support the target countries in their effort to attain a core number of managers, qualified experts, trainers and specialists in radiation protection; and
to develop adequate expertise and skills required for sustainable national radiation protection infrastructure. 

37. RASIMS http://rasims.iaea.org What is RASIMS?
RASIMS is a 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.

38. RASIMS Coordinator

39. RASIMS Coordinator
The National RASIMS coordinator, nominated by the respective Member State, is normally a senior regulator who is technically competent in radiation safety, with a good understanding of IAEA safety standards and regulatory infrastructure. The coordinator has the overall responsibility for ensuring that the information in RASIMS is accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date.

40. Responsibilities ….1
To be the focal point between the IAEA and the Member State on matters relating to the Country’s Radiation and Waste Safety Infrastructure Profiles in RASIMS;
To ensure that the information in RASIMS is kept up to date and is comprehensive and accurate;
To ensure that the information in RASIMS represents the national perspective. For that reason, he/she ensures that all counterparts and all relevant national stakeholders (such as ministries, other bodies or organisations related to radiation safety)….

41. Responsibilities……2
Ensures and confirms that the TC projects counterparts, who have been nominated by the NLO, have the appropriate access rights to RASIMS (edit and/or reading). Ensures that the contact information for the counterparts, including address, telephone, telefax, and are correct.
Requests access to RASIMS and permissions rights for users in addition to the TC projects counterparts by sending a formal request to IAEA through the official channels.
Ensures that all the counterparts who have access to RASIMS are fully aware about their role and responsibilities as these are presented in the Annex I and he encourages and facilitates them to fulfil their tasks.

42. Responsibilities…..3
Monitors and reviews on a regular basis the profiles and ensures that the information uploaded is accurate and up to dated.
Validates the draft version of the profile in order to be reviewed and published by a Technical Officer for the particular Thematic Safety Area by sending an (through RASIMS) to the Technical officers of each Thematic Safety Area each time that are significant changes in the profile, and/or twice per year even if there are not modifications.

43. Summary IAEA are helping Member States to:
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Summary
IAEA are helping Member States to:
Establish and maintain effective National Radiation Safety Infrastructures
Adopt and apply the International Safety Standards in all TSAs
Implement the Code of Conduct
The role of the RASIMS coordinator is key to keep updated the Country Profile.

44. NSRW - summary Working for, and with, Member States
to establish a global safety regime
that ensures the protection of
workers, patients,
the public and the environment
from the adverse effects of ionizing radiation

45. Thank You!