By DIANNE LALLA-RODRIGUES DIRECTOR Antigua and Barbuda Bureau of Standards

Country Profile Island State - Antigua & Barbuda Total Area - 441.Km2 (Antigua 280 Km2; Barbuda 161 Km2) Population - Antigua 90,000; Barbuda 1,500 Life Expectancy at Birth - Males 74.23 yrs ; Females 78.53 yrs Health Expenditure - 3.1 % of GDP Literacy Rate - 99% GDP per Capita - USD 23,700.00

Uses of Sealed Radiation Sources (SRS) in Antigua & Barbuda No evidence of SRS use in industry, agriculture or research and education. Radiotherapy treatment is provided via a clinical linear accelerator – Cancer Center Eastern Caribbean (CCEC). Plans are being developed to use radioisotopes for diagnostic and therapeutic services at the CCEC. X-Ray Imaging systems are in place at the Airport. Licenses are required for the importation of toxic products (The Pesticides & Toxic Chemicals Control Act, 2008). There are no personal radiation detectors, radiation portal monitors or radiation isotope identifiers at the ports of entry.

Regulatory Body Responsible for the Control of Radioactive Materials & Sources The Antigua and Barbuda Bureau of Standards has been nominated as the interim regulatory authority for the control of radioactive materials and sources. There has been no license required by the Ministry of Health. There is an Interim Regulatory Committee. Initial mandate: Develop an inventory of radioactive materials/sources in Antigua and Barbuda. The initiative was taken by the Ministry of Health and the Environment in the efforts to establish an interim body, but the Antigua and Barbuda Bureau of Standards (Ministry of Trade, Commerce & Industry) is proposed as lead agency.

Law and/or Regulation re use of Radioactive Materials/Sources There are no specific laws or regulations in place that govern the use of radioactive materials. The Pesticides & Toxic Chemicals Act, 2008 – “An act to regulate the importation, storage, manufacture, sale, transportation, use and disposal of pesticides and toxic chemicals for incidental and connected purposes,” is being used in the interim for radioactive materials/sources. Enviornmental Management Act – mentions radioactive sources Two legal draftspersons trained – IAEA Sept 2016

National Inventory of Radioactive Sources RASIMS Coordinator has been notified and trained – IAEA Jamaica 2016 National Inventory of Radioactive Sources has begun not completed. Government signed the IAEA Code of Conduct on Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources. RAIS Training Jan 2017 – Two (2) persons to attend (Expert Mission June 2017)

Storage of Disused Radioactive Sources No identified site.

Required Support from the IAEA Assistance to establish at the policies and strategies for the sustainable management of SRS and DSSRS including but not limited to: Safety Standards for Radioactive Materials Legal and Regulatory Framework – Legislation & TRs Capacity Building - Infrastructure & Technical Support. Recommendations on the site selection and establishment of a radioactive storage facility

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