From September 9-13, 2019, a consultation under the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s RSRP was conducted for the Central African Republic National Radioprotection Agency (ANR) in Bangui, Central African Republic. Rick Muñoz provided information and guidance to the ANR with the objective of strengthening their licensing and inspection of industrial radiographic operations and for inspecting medical facilities. In addition to the information exchange, formal inspections/site visits at a licensed industrial x-ray and hospital facility were conducted. The consultation provided ANR...
News from 2019
From September 9-13, 2019, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) Radiation Sources Regulatory Partnership (RSRP) provided radiation safety training in the Republic of the Congo. The workshop, which provided important, complimentary support related to the ongoing sources inventory project in the country, covered different aspects of nuclear and radiation safety and security, including the IAEA Code of Conduct. More than 25 participants from different national authorities participated in the activity. In addition, the Ministry of Mines and Geology received additional training on the...
On September 5, 6 and 7, 2019, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) Office of International Programs (OIP), and the USNRC Radiation Sources Regulatory Partnership (RSRP) visited Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. and Haimanot Yilma of USNRC and John Kinneman of AdSTM, Inc. met with the Director General and other officials from the Ethiopian Radiation Protection Authority (ERPA) to discuss the status of the national regulatory program for radiation sources, and ERPA participation in NRC partnership programs. Presentations on the NRC’s international program including the RSRP and the...
During September 5-6, 2019, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) Radiation Sources Regulatory Partnership (RSRP) visited Mauritania to upgrade the Advanced Regulatory Information System (ARIS) to its latest version ARIS 3.5 at the National Authority of Radiation, Safety and Nuclear Security (ARSN). RSRP provided training for the upgrade that contains a newly developed module (OCCUDOSE) to manage occupational exposure information. Mauritania will play an important role in testing the new module and providing feedback to further improve the software.
During August 8-9, 2019, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) Radiation Sources Regulatory Partnership (RSRP) visited Paraguay to upgrade the Advanced Regulatory Information System (ARIS) to its latest version ARIS 3.5 at the Autoridad Reguladora Radiologica y Nuclear (ARRN). RSRP provided training for the upgrade that contains a newly developed module (OCCUDOSE) to manage occupational exposure information. Paraguay will play an important role in testing the new module and providing feedback to further improve the software.
From August 5 to August 9, 2019, a consultation under the U.S. NRC RSRP was conducted at the National Commission of Energy (CNE) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Mr. John R. Madera provided a workshop with information and guidance for the regulatory authority at the National Commission of Energy (CNE) with the objective of strengthening its regulation of medical facilities conducting treatments of patients through the use of a linear accelerator or high dose-rate remote after loader brachytherapy devices. The topics covered included:Regulation, licensing, registration and inspection of...
During August 5-6, 2019, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) Radiation Sources Regulatory Partnership (RSRP) visited Uruguay to upgrade the Advanced Regulatory Information System (ARIS) to its latest version ARIS 3.5 at the Autoridad Reguladora Nacional en Radioproteccion (ARNR). RSRP provided training for the upgrade that contains a newly developed module (OCCUDOSE) to manage occupational exposure information. Uruguay will play an important role in testing the new module and providing feedback to further improve the software.
On July 17-26, 2019, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) Radiation Sources Regulatory Partnership (RSRP) conducted two workshops for the Armenian Nuclear Regulatory Agency (ANRA) Radiation Safety Department and the “Radiation Safety Center” technical support organization staff. The workshops covered the approach the staff can take to develop National Safety Standards (BSS) and its harmonization with IAEA’s GSR Part 3 and EU Directive and discussed the development of radiation sources licensing requirements that users will need to include in their license application. ...
From June 17-21, 2019, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) Radiation Sources Regulatory Partnership (RSRP) conducted a consultancy meeting with the Radiation Protection and Nuclear Science Department of the National Environment Agency (NEA) in Singapore. Rick Muñoz provided information and guidance to the NEA and authorized industrial radiography users with the objective of strengthening regulatory oversight of industrial radiographic operations. In addition to the information exchange, a formal inspection at a licensed industrial radiography facility was observed by the RSRP...
From May 13-17, 2019, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) Radiation Sources Regulatory Partnership (RSRP) provided radiation safety training in Cote D’Ivoire. This activity was in preparation to begin a radioactive sources inventory project in the country. The Radiation Protection, Nuclear Safety and Security Authority also received training on the use of the Advanced Regulatory Information System (ARIS), a software package to facilitate the inventory project. Approaches to radioactive source and generator data collection were also discussed. RSRP representatives also...