1. Regulation of Nuclear and Radiation Activity in Georgia
Legal Department
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia
Nana Totibadze

2. Subordinate legal acts:
Legal Framework
Laws:
The frame law ,,On Nuclear and Radiation Safety”
Law on ,,Licenses and Permits”
The Administrative Code on Infringements
The Criminal Code
Subordinate legal acts:
Decree on the Department for Nuclear and Radiation Safety (Order of Minister No.142)
Radiation Safety Limits (decree of Government No.28)
On Inspection of Nuclear and Radiation Activity (Order of Minister No.75)
Technical Regulation N34 ,,On Basic Sanitary Rules for Working with radioactive Substances and others Sources of Ionization Radiation”
Technical Regulation N83 ,,On Radiation Safety During Medical Radiological Diagnostic and Treatment”

3. Drafting documents Drafting laws: Law on Radioactive Waste Management
Other documents:
Radiation Safety Standards and Basic Requirements for Handling Sources of Ionizing Radiation
On Register of Sources of Ionization Radiation
Main Rules for Transport of Radioactive Substances
On Physical protection

4. Regulatory Authority:
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia
Department of Nuclear and Radiation Safety
Division of register, licensees, inspection and quality control
Division of radioactive waste management
Division of Emergency Response and Counter Smuggling of Nuclear and Radioactive materials

5. Other executive authorities:
Ministry for Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia
Ministry for Internal Affairs of Georgia
Ministry for Defense of Georgia
Ministry for Labour, Health, and Social Affairs of Georgia
Ministry for Agriculture of Georgia
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Georgia
Ministry for Finance of Georgia

6. Sources of Ionization Radiation
The main groups of ionization radiation sources:
Nuclear research reactor IRT-M (Shut down, decommissioning is going on).
Enterprises and organizations having radioactive sources used as a main parts of densitometers, gamma relay assembles and others (Mainly 137Cs, 60Co and 192Ir to be used).
Irradiators type RHM Gamma-20 (60Co with activity 1013Bq) Two medical accelerators.
Nuclear Medicine.
X-ray devices used mainly for medical and also for research purposes.
Disposal of radioactive wastes. (Closed).

7. Thank you
Nana Totibadze
Legal department