From January 24 to 27, 2017, John Kinneman of AdSTM participated in an IAEA Review Mission to the Independent State of Papua New Guinea. The review team met with representatives of the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Industry and other ministries and government organizations to discuss the current state of nuclear legislation and the formation of a regulatory body. The team made recommendations to the government regarding necessary actions to implement IAEA standards and improve radiation safety in the country.
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Elite Construction, Ltd and BNL (Brookhaven National Laboratory) with support from (ANRS) Agency for Nuclear and Radiation Safety and AdSTM completed negotiations and signed a contract to construct new office for the ANRS in Tbilisi Georgia. The office was designed by Elite Construction and will house 25 ANRS employees. Construction work will commence on February 13. ANRS is expected to take occupancy in the summer of 2017.
From 8 to 10 February 2016, John D. Kinneman of AdSTM, Inc. participated in a five-member International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team conducting an Advisory Mission to the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda recently joined the IAEA and added a Cancer Center with significant radiation treatment facilities. The government has recognized the need for improving regulatory control of radiation sources to ensure the safety of workers, patients and the public. The recommendations of the Mission will lead to an action plan and improvements in regulation in the country.
AdSTM (Peter Kelm, Sergey Katsenelenbogen) met with Armenian Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center NRSC (Armen Amirjanyan)during January 30-31, 2017 in Yerevan to plan 2017 RSRP activities. RSRP will support ANRA in reviewing existing Atomic Law of Armenia and in drafting the structure and the outline of the content of the new Law in compliance with the IAEA Standards. RSRP will support NRSC to develop technical specifications for the establishment of a radiological services laboratory in Armenia based on current infrastructure needs.
NRSC will continue to provide maintenance support to the...
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...
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...