REPUBLIC OF SERBIA Planning meeting for project RER/9/096-TSA1 Legislative and regulatory infrastructure for control of radiation sources in Serbia –status and prospective Planning meeting for project RER/9/096-TSA1 Legislative and regulatory infrastructure for control of radiation sources in Serbia –status and prospective Vienna, March 2009 M. Ćojbašić – Ministry of Science and Technological Development

1.1 Legislation – Regulations and Guidance  Law on Radiation Protection (1996) - replacement  Law on Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety – Parliament-NOW, MSTD & MESP, jointly  Law on transportation of dangerous goods (2002)  MoU – MESP-Customs  19 regulations, before/after BSS, missing fields, modernization, valid in meanwhile Radiation protection - present bylaws  Vocational Training Attainment and State of Health Required of Persons Working with Sources of Ionizing Radiation,  Records of and Irradiation of Population, Patients and Persons Exposed to Ionizing Radiation at Work,  Systematic Testing of the Radionuclide Content in the Environment,  Requirements to be met by Legal Entities for Taking Measurements for the Purpose of Appraising the Degree of Exposure to Ionizing Radiation of the Persons Working with Radiation Sources, Patients and Population,  Application of the Ionizing Radiation Sources in Medicine and Basic Provisions,  Setting the Requirements to be met by Legal Entities for Systematic Testing of the Radionuclide Content in the Environment,  Setting the Requirements for the Marketing and Use of Radioactive Materials, X-ray Machines and other Devices that Generate Ionizing Radiation,  Limits of Exposure to Ionizing Radiation,  Limits of Radioactive Contamination of the Environment and the Modality of Decontamination,  Requirements to be met by Legal Entities for Carrying out Decontamination,  Modality of and Requirements for the Collection, Safekeeping, Recording, Storing, Processing and Dumping Radioactive Materials. 

1.2 Legislation – Regulations and Guidance Law on Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety  Basic provisions  Program Radiation and nuclear safety and security Program and Radioactive waste management program  Serbian Agency for Ionizing Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety  Nuclear safety and security  Activities in case of accident  Radioactive waste management  Radiation sources, radioactive and nuclear material transfer/trade/transportation  Liability for nuclear demage  Inspection  Penalties

1.3 Legislation – Regulations and Guidance International legislative framework and cooperation RECENT PROGRESSES  Law on Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety – Parliament  Regulatory Commission for Radiation and Nuclear Safety – interim RB  Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (ratified on 19 May 2004)  International UN Convention on Suppression of the act of nuclear terrorism (ratified 2005/6)  Amended Convention on PP – signed 2006  Additional Protocol – a Letter of intent to sign to the IAEA Director General, September 2004  Code of Conduct on Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources - SCG expressed support  Illicit Trafficking reporting scheme - joined the IAEA in  Missions - RASSIA, INSSERV IPPAS, ISSAS…  IAEA assistance – trainings, workshops, expert missions  RAIS 3 training  EU/IAEA Joint Action, EC funding support – implementation through IAEA  Bilateral cooperative support -Slovenia

2. Regulatory Body  MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND SPATIAL PLANNING – radiation protection – production, transportation, use, trade  MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT – nuclear safety and waste management  Regulatory functions based on present regulations  No independent regulatory authority  Regulatory body pursuant to the Agency recommendations – new law –funded from the Budget  REGULATORY COMMISSION FOR RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY (2005 ) – VIND+…interim solution Temporary – overbridging Temporary – overbridging Limited functions Limited functions Specific mandate - VIND program Specific mandate - VIND program Jointly established by MSTD & MESP Jointly established by MSTD & MESP Partially independent Partially independent Limited capacity – international support Limited capacity – international support  AGENCY FOR IONIZING RADIATION PROTECTION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY  Founder - Government  Law on the public agencies (Off. Gaz. RS, 18/05, 81/05)  Bylaws  Programs  Licences, approvals, certificates…  Registry of data  Central inventory – nuclear facilities and materials, radwaste  Annual report on level of the public exposure

3. Regulatory Body – staffing and training  MSTD & MESP - understaffed  Present/interim RB/Commission– 5 members (temporary engagement)  New RB – main elements/functions in the New Law, structure and staffing – to be determined  Human resources – availability?  Some skilled and trained professionals?  Educational programs, trainings - New law (Program for additional training for professionally exposed persons and the responsible ones for radiation protection)  IAEA trainings and other int. trainings, national trainings, School for Radioisotopes…

4. Notification-authorization-licensing-inspections  Responsible ministry directly/through SRC  17 authorized legal entities Dosimetry measurements - 8Dosimetry measurements - 8 Gamma-spectrometry - 12Gamma-spectrometry - 12 Decontamination - 1Decontamination - 1  14 types of professional activities  No complete registry of radiation sources – IAEA RAiS3  New Law - Inspection for control of application of radiation protection measures and the ones of nuclear safety – ministry responsible for radiation protection and for nuclear safety and radwaste management (through their inspectors) respectively  Other functions – Regulatory agency Most important activities done by SRC  Zero-license - Vinča site  Carbon steel structure removal from SNF pool  Ra removal from Institute of Oncology and Radiology of Serbia, in cooperation with IAEA  Licensing of H3 and WPF - cooperation with Slovenian Nuclear Safety Administration  International support – IAEA, EC, Slovenia…

5. Plans and needs GOALS  Administrative capacity to carry out Law - Agency  Complying with international obligations and requirements  Higher standards in protection and safety  Efficient and effective application of law  Establishment of comprehensive and clear radiation sources, nuclear material and waste management control  Professional capabilities through training and education  Public relations NEAR FUTURE  Adoption of the new Law on Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety  Agency for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Independent comprehensive regulatory authority in place  Structure, basic acts, staffing - main functions in place  Updating regulations, developing new regulations – GOAL: comprehensive and updated set of regulations in line with international standards, IAEA and Acquis Communautaire requirements NEEDS  Assistance in regulation drafting (from consultation to translation)  Assistance in translation of intl. provisions into national legislation  Public relations  Structure and establishment of functions, SVs, twinning  Workshops, experience exchange  Networking (illicit trafficking/scrap metal)  Equipment, trainings

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