The US NRC delegation headed by Jack Ramsey, a senior advisor for the Office of International Programs, visited the Agency for Nuclear and Radiation Safety during December 14-16, 2016. The meeting concluded with signing of the MOU regarding renovation of the office space in 2017 to be occupied by ANRS. The signing ceremony was attended by Maia Bitadze, Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, and Vasil Gedevanishvili, a Director of ANRS and a signatory to the MOU.
The meeting participants discussed on-going and future RSRP support for the ANRS in strengthening...
News from 2016
The second regional RSRP meeting of Latin American countries (Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay) was conducted in Montevideo, Uruguay from November 14-16. The event was hosted by the Uruguay National Regulatory Authority in Radiation Protection (ARNR) of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining (MIEM).
Participants discussed recent accomplishments (since the last meeting in Panama), identified current regulatory challenges, and expressed interest in continuing cooperation in the RSRP. A special presentation was made by ANRS of Georgia on...
From September 22-23, 2016, RSRP conducted a meeting with the Dominica Bureau of Standards, in Roseau, Dominica. The country is starting to develop its regulatory infrastructure and the RSRP program will be supporting these efforts initiating with the national registry of radiation sources and the emergency response plan. Conversations were conducted with several public institutions involved in the regulatory process of radiation sources. A detailed presentation of the RSRP program was presented and several aspects of potential involvement were identified. Representing AdSTM, was Mario...
The 6th regional meeting of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) Radiation Sources Regulatory Partnership (RSRP) program took place from Monday September 5, 2016 through Wednesday September 7, 2016 in Tbilisi, Georgia. The meeting was attended by 22 participants from regulatory authorities of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, experts from the Czech Republic and Lithuania, and representatives of USNRC and Qi Tech, LLC. (USA).
The regional meeting addressed all aspects of the RSRP program, mainly to exchange experience and lessons...
Under the Partnership for Uranium Recovery Regulation (PURR) and the Radiation Sources Regulatory Partnership (RSRP) programs, the USNRC and AdSTM organized and conducted a comprehensive training on Uranium Recovery for the Peruvian Institute of Nuclear Energy (IPEN). Held during the week August 15th-19th, 2016, this activity was supported by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The USNRC, AdSTM and IAEA experts provided a deep review of several aspects related to Uranium Recovery including regulatory framework, lifecycle regulation, waste disposal, technical review of the licensing...
RSRP Workhop on Design and Shielding Calculation in Medical Radiological Facilities to AEC in Uganda
The RSRP held a one-week workshop was conducted in Kampala, Uganda, from September 19-23, 2016, discussing Design and Shielding Calculation in Medical Radiological Facilities. This is part of the undergoing collaboration with the Uganda Atomic Energy Council (AEC) aiming to strengthen Radiation Protection in the country. During the workshop, several medical imaging and therapeutic modalities were discussed in detail for purposes of shielding calculation and design optimization, with special focus on Cobalt Radiotherapy units. The reference literature for the workshop are the documents NCRP145...
From July 25-29 2016, RSRP provided training on the Advanced Regulatory Information System (ARIS 2.2) to the Senegal Radioprotection and Nuclear security Authority (ARSN). The primary objectives were the installation of the SQL-based ARIS 2.2 software, training for all four modules of software (Licensee, RASOD, Authorization, Inspection), and an introduction to the report system. Training sessions were conducted for each module, and some more difficult exercises were conducted covering the integration between all ARIS modules. Detailed guidance was provided on successful installation/...
AdSTM and BNL staff met with ANRS staff on July 11-13, 2016 in Tbilisi, Georgia to discuss and plan the NRC safety assistance program for developing new ANRS office space. Series of meetings and site visits were also held with the ANRS and the local technical/constructing support organization, to review the planned renovation project for new office space. The project will proceed with developing the design for renovation based on ANRS functional requirements followed by implementation phase in late 2016-2017.
From 11 to 17 June 2016, John Kinneman of AdSTM, Inc. participated as a member of an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team conducting a National Regulatory Infrastructure For Radiation Safety Advisory Mission in the Republic of El Salvador. The team met with the management and staff at the Radiation Regulatory and Advisory Unit in the Ministry of Health and visited several hospitals. The preliminary results of the Mission were reviewed with the Vice Minister for Health Policy. A report of the Mission will be provided to the Minister of Health and other interested parties in the...
On June 20th, 2016, the RSRP program conducted a meeting in Peru with the Peruvian Institute of Nuclear Energy to discuss a future collaboration between IPEN and the RSRP program. IPEN presented an overview of Peruvian regulatory framework and AdSTM presented an overview of the RSRP support program. The meeting was attended by high level IPEN authorities including its President.
Geraldine Fehst from the USNRC, and Sergey Katsenelenbogen and Mario Rodriguez from AdSTM, represented the RSRP program.