1. Radiation Safety Information Management System (RASIMS)

2. Thematic Safety Areas (TSAs) RASIMS Demonstration E-learning
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CONTENTS
What is RASIMS?
Thematic Safety Areas (TSAs)
RASIMS Demonstration
E-learning

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What is RASIMS?

4. Radiation Safety Information Management System
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Radiation Safety Information Management System

5. RASIMS
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, transport and waste safety

6. Radiation Waste and Safety Infrastructure Profile (RaWaSIPs)
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.
Member States that receive assistance from IAEA are obliged to meet several ‘conditions’, one of these being that they apply IAEA Safety Standards*.
* Note: Although IAEA Safety Standards are generally non-binding on MS, those MS that receive assistance from the Agency are obliged to apply the Safety Standards, e.g.: through the ‘Revised Supplementary Agreement’

7. Uses of RASIMS
In this context, RASIMS is used for a range of purposes, including:
During the ‘radiation safety clearance’ process prior to the provision of radiation sources to Member States
During the design of technical cooperation (TC) projects (National and Regional) to ensure they are based on identified safety needs
In general, to provide an overview of States’ progress in applying IAEA’s safety standards (e.g.: when preparing for IAEA missions, briefs for IAEA Management, etc)

8. Role based system
RASIMS is a role-based system. This means that only people with a user-name and password have access to the system, and only certain people have permission to add and edit the information
For reasons of confidentiality, people in Member States can see only their own national information

9. Who has access? Role based system
Information is verified by both, the National ‘RASIMS Coordinator’ and the respective IAEA Technical Officer
National Counterparts (Edit rights)
RASIMS coordinators (Edit and Endorse)
National Liaison Officer (View rights)
IAEA Technical Officers (Edit and Publish)
IAEA Staff (view rights)

10. RASIMS Coordinators
IAEA Note Verbal Requested Member States to nominate a senior regulator to be the national coordinator for RASIMS ( )

11. Radiation Waste and Safety Infrastructure Profile (Example)
Textual information describes how the States are complying with IAEA requirements for each Thematic Safety Area (TSA)
Supporting/verification documentation (e.g.: laws, regulations etc) are uploaded into RASIMS
All additions, deletions, changes and previous versions are retained

12. National Performance Indicators
This page shows the average status of the National performance indicators (PI's) for each Thematic Safety Area (TSA).
‘Green’ Status = This State is on the way to achieving a robust and functioning infrastructure, although some improvements are still needed
‘Yellow’ Status = This State has made progress towards establishing an infrastructure but further improvements are needed in several areas
‘Red’ Status = This State has made little progress and needs to make extensive improvements (or no information is available)

13. Assessment of Radiation Safety Infrastructure
Relevant Safety Standard(s)
Compared against
Information in RASIMS

14. Regional ‘descriptive’ overview
The ‘Regional View’ provides overview descriptive information for Member States in the Region, per Thematic Safety Area

15. Regional overview of performance indicators
The ‘Regional View’ provides information and comparison of PI’s for Member States in the Region, per Thematic Safety Area

16. Updating TSA Profiles in RASIMS: Why is this so important?
Procurement of sources and equipment
Information in RASIMS is used by NSRW in the clearance process prior to procurement of sources and equipment to MS
Incorrect /inadequate information can lead to the incorrect denial of procurement
Design of projects to implement the Safety Standards
Accurate data in RASIMS is needed to justify and support TC project concepts
Approval to send TC projects to the Board
Projects involving sources or equipment will not be submitted to the Board unless there is adequate radiation safety infrastructure in the MS
Incorrect /inadequate information can lead to projects not being submitted to the Board

17. Sources of Information
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
From the Agency:
Appraisal missions
Experts and Staff missions (specific areas)
Topical overview reports (RM)
Reports of investigations into accidents or incidents
Others

18. Thematic Safety Areas (TSAs)
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Thematic Safety Areas (TSAs)
(TSA 7)

19. Framework for collecting and categorizing information in RASIMS
Information in RASIMS is collated in ‘Thematic Safety Areas’ – which are derived from IAEA Safety Standards:
TSA 1: Regulatory Infrastructure
TSA 2: Radiological Protection in Occupational Exposure
TSA 3: Radiological Protection in Medical Exposure
TSA 4: Public & Environmental Radiological Protection (&Waste Safety)
TSA 5: Emergency Preparedness & Response
TSA 6: Education & Training in Radiological Protection
TSA 7 : Transport Safety

20. Transport Safety (TSA 7)
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It includes 12 Elements:
Legal Framework for Safe Transport of Radioactive Material
Design Assessment of all radioactive materials and packages
Manufacture of materials and packagings
Examination of maintenance and servicing arrangements
Non-compliance investigations and enforcement actions
Emergency response planning and preparation
Transport Radiation Protection Programmes
Inspection of transport operations
Training and distribution of information
Issuing of approvals
International/National liaison and cooperation
Management systems for transport

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CONTENTS
RASIMS Demonstration
E-learning

22. Radiation Safety Information Management System (RASIMS)
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