Sustaining Cradle-to-Grave Control of Radioactive Sources (INT-9182) Workshop on implementation of a national cradle-to-grave control system for radioactive sources IAEA, Vienna, 13 – 17 March 2017, Room C1 Status of national system for control of radioactive sources MONTENEGRO Slavko Radonjic, slavko.radonjic@epa.org.me Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel Management Unit Waste and Environmental Safety Section (WES), Division of Radiation Transport and Waste Safety (NSRW) Department of Nuclear Safety and Security

National bodies responsible for radioactive sources Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism Environmental Protection Agency Directorate for Inspection Supervision Waste management organisation: L.T.D. “Center for Ecotoxicological Research” – operator of the radioactive waste facility (management of RW)-central storage

Legal & regulatory framework for radioactive sources Strategy on Ionizing Radiation Protection, Radiation Safety and Radioactive Waste Management with the Action Plan (2016) National Strategy for Emergency Situation ( 2006); Energy Development Strategy of Montenegro until 2025 year (2007); National Plan of Action in Case of a Radiological Accident (2010);

Law on Ionizing Radiation Protection and Radiation Safety ("Official Gazette of Montenegro", No. 56/09, 58/09, 40/11); Law on transport of dangerous goods ("Official Gazette of Montenegro", Law on Inspection Supervision ("Official Gazette of Montenegro", No. 5/8, 40/11); Rulebook on detailed conditions for obtaining a permit for the management of radioactive waste storage ("Official Gazette of Montenegro", No. 56/11); Rulebook on methods of collecting, keeping, processing and storing of radioactive waste ("Official Gazette of Montenegro", No. 58/11); Rulebook on the requirements for trading and use of radioactive materials, x-ray devices and other devices that generate ionising radiation (“Official Gazette of the FRY”, No. 32/98); Decision on the requirements for the siting, construction, trial run, commissioning, operation, and permanent shutdown of a nuclear facility (“Official Gazette of the FRY”, No. 42/97) (Chapter V of the Decision is repealed); Decision on the procedures and conditions for systematic testing of the presence of radionuclides in the environment surrounding a nuclear facility (“Official Gazette of the FRY”, No. 42/97); Decision on the requirements to be fulfiled by persons employed in the management of a nuclear facility production process and persons supervising the process (“Official Gazette of the FRY”, No. 2/98);

Use of radioactive sources in the country

Register of sources Information about sources are placed in to the database RAIS EPA is responsible for register of sources. L.T.D. “Center for ecotoxicological research” is responsible for all connected with radioactive waste Storage facility, including record management system which is based on the requirements of the quality management system in accordance with ISO 9001 and ISO 17025. All records exist in a form of hard copies and also in electronic form which is regularly backed up, in order that all of records and information are safe and secured. All sources are licenced by the EPA

Arrangements for disused sources Location: All disused sources are in Central storage facility Arrangements & resources for return of sources to supplier or other licenced third party Users of sources Category 1-2 must have agreement on the return of the source to the manufacturer Gap: No final solution for DSRS

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