1. 1 REPORT ON SURVEY ON THE INDUSTRIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS OF RADIATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE RCA MEMBER STATES Vietnam Atomic Energy Commission Vietnam Atomic Energy Commission RCARO – October 2008 By Ms. Vu Thi Lieu

2. 2 Introduction to Regional Co-operative Agreement The Regional Co-operative Agreement (RCA) is an intergovernmental agreement for East Asia & Pacific region, under the auspices of the IAEA, in which the Government Parties undertake, in co-operation with each other and with the IAEA to promote and co- ordinate co-operative research, development (R&D) and training projects in nuclear science and technology through their appropriate national institutions.

3. 3 Introduction to Regional Co-operative Agreement (cont’d) RCA has shown remarkable achievements in the following Thematic Areas: Agriculture Industry Health Radiation Protection Energy Technical Co-operation

4. 4 Introduction to Regional Co-operative Agreement Regional Office (RCARO) RCA Regional Office (RCARO) has opened on March 2002, at Nuclear Training Center Building at KAERI, Daejeon, Korea. The 31st RCA General Conference Meeting in Vienna in September 2002 adopted the ‘Working Paper on the Establishment and Operation of the RCA Regional Office in Korea that stipulated details of operation and management of RCARO The Working Paper was amended by the 32nd RCA General Conference in Vienna in September 2003 that incorporated the adoption of a RCA Resolution on the Establishment of the RCA Regional Office.

5. 5 Background of the assignment To gather the data regarding stakeholders and end-users on the applications of radiation technologies in the Member States, there are two past temporary staff who surveyed on the Agriculture and Medical applications of radiation technologies in the RCA Member States and collected as follows: Ms. Le Thi Phu Van surveyed on the Agriculture applications of radiation technologies in RCA MSs and collected 47 end- users from BGL, CPR, IND, INS, JPN, ROK, MAL, MON, NZE, PAK, SRL, THA and VIE. Mr. Kabil Hossain surveyed on the Medical applications of radiation technologies in RCA MSs and collected 126 end- users from AUL, BGL, CPR, IND, INS, JPN, ROK, MAL, MON, MYN, NZE, PAK, PHI, SIN, SRL, THA and VIE

6. 6 Background of the assignment I was assigned to assist the RCARO in gathering the data regarding stakeholders and end-users on industrial and environmental field of RCA activities in RCA Member States and input the data into Database. Another temp staff, Mr. Bandara, from Srilanka arrived in September 2008 who is also given an assignment on data collection and test operation of the database.

7. 7 Approach to contribute to the RCARO Database Introduction to the RCARO plan for RCA end- user DB  The RCARO has developed a strategy for establishing database on (1) end users of the RCA’s projects and (2) potential target conferences, in which the RCA can consider priority in the RCA’s participation, based on the RCARO Work Plan for 2007 and 2008.  The RCARO conducted the survey thereby of the MSs with assistance from the NRs to identify and collect data on the end-users and international or regional conferences, but received only six responses from the MSs last year.

8. 8 Approach to contribute to the RCARO Database (cont’d) Introduction to the RCARO plan for RCA end- user DB (cont’d)  The RCARO has set up a plan that outlines both the scope and contents of a database and the timeline of relevant actions, in an attempt to construct such database with the existing and previously gathered data and new data to be collected from the MSs.  The data gathered will be uploaded to the RCARO website, so a database for stakeholders/end-users and target conferences is expected to be constructed, in which the search and sorting functions related to RCA projects will be integrated.  This database can assist the RCA in developing a strategy that indicates which groups should be targeted and what best approach might be, and the RCA can utilize the database for enhancing its awareness and promoting partnerships with target organizations.

9. 9 Approach to contribute to the RCARO Database (cont’d) Contribution to the DB by collecting data Following my assignment by RCARO, I collected the data regarding stakeholders and end-users on Industrial and Environmental field of RCA projects in RCA MSs by: Searching the data through internet Writing to National Project Co-coordinators on Industrial and Environmental field of RCA Projects in RCA MSs Collecting lists of participants who attended in the RCA Meeting/ Training Course on Industrial and Environmental field for 2007- 2008 cycle from my colleagues I collected 241 data on stakeholders and 208 data on end- users and inputted almost collected data into Database also.

10. 10 Approach to contribute to the RCARO Database (cont’d) Discussion on data Data regarding stakeholders and end-users is the data which has to show full information on contact points as follows:  Name of the contact  Name of organization  Address  Telephone  Fax  Email address  Website

11. 11 Approach to contribute to the RCARO Database (cont’d) Discussion on data (cont’d) Data must satisfy the following requirements  Full information  Correct information If the above-mentioned data is short of the name of the contact, it will become invalid, so the name of the contact is the most important for the database. There are thousands of data regarding stakeholders and end-users of RCA activities in RCA MSs and we need to collect them as many as possible to enrich RCARO database.

12. 12 Implementation of Task Collection of Data Collection of data on stakeholders and end-users is primary challenge to develop a strategy for establishing database.  Definition of RCA stakeholders and end-users  Stakeholders of RCA are those who are involved in RCA business such as: National Representatives (NRs) and NR support staff; Project Lead Country Coordinators (PLCCs), National Projects Coordinators (NPCs); International Atomic Energy Agency Technical Cooperation (IAEA TC), Technical Officers (TOs); RCARO staff; RCARO temporary staff.

13. 13 Implementation of Task (cont’d)  Definition of RCA stakeholders and end-users (cont’d)  End-users are those who are beneficiaries of the products or services produced by RCA activities now or in the future.  Approaches to collect data on RCA stakeholders and end- users  Searching RCA Website to collect stakeholders  Searching on website of some RCA Member States  Collecting the data on NPCs on Industrial and Environmental field from my colleagues.  Collecting the data from lists of participants in RCA Meeting/Training Course from my colleagues

14. 14 Implementation of Task (cont’d)  Contact with NPCs  Most NPCs on environmental and industrial field of RCA projects in RCA Member States were asked to provide the data regarding end-users, and 31 NPCs out of 92 replied.  Though an arrangement by Dr. Lee, Mr. J-K Lee in IAEA provide all data on NPCs of RCA projects in RCA Member States.  Collection of data from other sources Dr. Lee collected a lot of lists of participants who participated in the IAEA Meetings/Training Courses from 2000 up to 2008 (from IAEA). And Mr. Bandara will continue to classify who are current and potential end-users.

15. 15 Implementation of Task (cont’d) Statistical compilation of collected data Making compilation tables show the number of end-user and stakeholders Temp. staffAreaData Ms. Le Thi Phu VanAgriculture47 Mr. Kabir HossainHealth126 Ms. Vu Thi LieuEnvironment and Industry449 Mr. BandaraAllTo be collected Total622

16. 16 Implementation of Task (cont’d) Data input to the DB (cont’d)  Conceptual design of the DB  A database is a collection of information that is organized so that it can easily be accessed, managed, and updated.  Searching information in the database is easier and more convenient than searching information on tables because the data can be easily sorted and handed.  Issues of data input  Lacking end-users’s name while the name of end-users is used as search primary key of the database so end-user’s name must be unique.  Some data is difficult to know who are end-users and not end- users.  Some data is difficult to know who are current end-users and will be potential end-users

17. 17 Observation and Remark  The mandate of the Regional Co-operative Agreement Regional Office (RCARO) is to increase the RCA awareness and promoting partnerships for RCA programme.  In order to carry out this mandate more successfully, it is needed to learn the status of current and potential end-users.  The collection of data on end-users of industrial and environmental applications of radiation technologies and development of a database to use them is a significant achievement of the RCARO to enhance RCA visibility. It will also be beneficial to RCA project participants for maintaining close relationships with the end-users  The data and database is to assist RCA in developing a strategy for enhancing its awareness and promoting partnerships with target organizations by facilitating interactions with end-users as well as with stakeholders

18. 18 Conclusion and Recommendations  The applications of radiation technologies are widely utilized in RCA MSs to meet the basic human needs and to enhance the capacity build-up in Thematic Areas, viz., Agriculture, Health, Industry, Environment, Energy/Research, Reactors/Waste Management, and Radiation Protection.  For developing industrial applications, radiation technologies are used in the field of radiography, non-destructive testing, nuclear radiation-related engineering and technology, control systems, radioactive tracers, analytical techniques and quality control, borehole logging and rock characterization, and production of radioactive pharmaceuticals, including necessary quality control techniques and procedures for their safe use.

19. 19 Conclusion and Recommendations (cont’d)  For environmental applications, radiation technologies are used for diverse purposes in various ways. For example, the level of pollutant in air can be determined using radioactivity.  To promote activities of RCA to wider target groups and to widen benefits to end-users and stakeholders, a comprehensive database may be useful for enhancing communications though RCARO website.  To gather the data regarding end-users on RCA’s activities in RCA MSs correctly and effectively, further data collection could be done by searching other data sources on end-users, such as international meetings, both IAEA and other professional societies. To search these data, Mr. Bandara is to launch his actions in that direction.

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