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

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

IAEA IAEA Statutory Safety Functions IAEA Functions in Radiation & Waste Safety (Article III.A.6) To establish standards of safety To provide for the application of international standards To facilitate and service international conventions and other undertakings Providing technical assistance Providing technical assistance Rendering radiation safety services Rendering radiation safety services Coordinating Networking, KM and R&D Coordinating Networking, KM and R&D Promoting education & training Promoting education & training Fostering information exchange Fostering information exchange

IAEA 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

IAEA 7 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)

IAEA 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)

IAEA 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 Infrastructure 1. 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

IAEA RASIMS

IAEA 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

IAEA PICriteria 3High Progress 2Medium Progress 1 Low Progress but actions are underway to make improvements 0Low Progress and No action to improve Quantitative Assessment based on Performance Indicators (PI’s)

IAEA Quantitative assessment of a State’s radiation safety infrastructure for all TSAs

IAEA 26 % Low progress 53 % Medium progress 21 % High progress Status of PI for all MSs (TSA 1) Average Performance Indicator Member States Average Performance Indicator 3 2 1

IAEA 0 Member States Average Performance Indicator % Low progress 56 % Medium progress 12 % High progress Status of PI for all MSs (TSA 2)

IAEA 45 % Low progress 48 % Medium progress 6 % High progress 0 Member States Average Performance Indicator Status of PI for all MSs (TSA 3)

IAEA 60 % Low progress 33 % Medium progress 7 % High progress 0 Member States Average Performance Indicator Status of PI for all MSs (TSA 4)

IAEA 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 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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