RER/9/096 Regional Planning Meeting “Strengthening National Infrastructures for the Control of Radiation Sources” (TSA-1), (Phase II) Republic of Moldova Ionel Bălan, Head of Evaluation and Authorization Department, NARNRA March 2009 IAEA, Vienna

Legislation Regulations and Guidance occupational protection, public protection, medical exposure, radioactive waste, and the transport of radioactive materials. Law No. 111-XVI from “On safe deployment of nuclear and radiological activities”; Law No. 451-XV from “On the regulation by licensing of enterprise activities”; Law No XIV from “On the export, import, re-export and transit of strategic goods”; Law No XII from “On the sanitary and epidemiology assurance of population”.

Regulations and Guidance occupational protection, public protection, medical exposure, radioactive waste, and the transport of radioactive materials. –Government Decree No. 212 from about approving of the Regulation “Authorization of nuclear and radiological activities”; –Government Decree No from about approving of the Regulation “State Control and Supervision of Nuclear and Radiological Activities”; –Government Decree No from about approving of the Regulation “National Register of the account of ionizing radiations sources and of legal authorized persons or entities”; –Government Decree No. 328 from about approving of the Regulation, “Structure and Staff Limit of the National Agency for Regulation of Nuclear and Radiological Activities”; –Government Decree No. 606 from “On the National System of control of export, re-export, import and transit of strategic goods in the Republic of Moldova”; –Basic norms of radioprotection. Hygienic Rules and Requirements. In force from April, 05, 2001.

The Regulatory Body Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Government National Agency for Regulation of Radiological and Nuclear Activities Financing of the National Agency is carried out from the State Budget stipulated by separate article, and also from other sources as grants, the technical assistance, projects of the international cooperation, etc. Issues of all types of authorizations is free-of-charge

The Structure ofNational Agency for Regulation of Radiological and Nuclear Activities The Structure of National Agency for Regulation of Radiological and Nuclear Activities General Director Authorization, Radiological and Nuclear Safety Division Policy in Regulation Department 3 workers Assessment, Authorization, Radiological and Nuclear Safety Department 3 workers of Control and Supervision (Inspectorate) Department 3 workers Staff and Financial - legal service Department 3 workers Total of employees - 14 person

The Structure ofNational Agency for Regulation of Radiological and Nuclear Activities The Structure of National Agency for Regulation of Radiological and Nuclear Activities General Director General Director; Deputy General Director Deputy General Director - Head of Authorization, Radiological and Nuclear Safety Division, experience 13 Years; Deputy Head Deputy Head of Authorization, Radiological and Nuclear Safety Division - Head, Assessment, Authorization, Radiological and Nuclear Safety Department, experience 12 Years, 16 trainings and workshops and fellowship; Adviser Officer, experience 2 Years, 5 trainings and workshops; Main Specialist, experience 2 Years, 4 trainings and workshops; Head of Policy in Regulation Department Head of Policy in Regulation Department, experience 5 Years; Adviser Officer, experience 2 Years, 2 trainings and workshops; Main Specialist, experience 6 Years, 8 trainings and workshops; Head of State Control and Supervision Department Head of State Control and Supervision Department, experience 20 Years; Adviser Officer, experience 2 Years, 2 trainings and workshops; Main Specialist, experience 2 Years, trainings and workshops. 3 auxiliary staff (Financial, Juridical and Logistics Services)

Notification - Authorization – Licensing - Inspections –The activities specified in Article 3 of the Law No. 111-XVI from , should will be executed only at presence of the authorization, with obligatory performance of specific procedures for each kind of radiation or nuclear activity or ionizing radiations sources; –Procedure of the authorization is made by means of licensing or registration, in result of notification, depending on a category of radioactive sources, according to regulation documents of the International Atomic Energy Agency and National Agency; –The authorization by means of licensing, it is obligatory for anyone nuclear activities and activities with radioactive sources, specified in Article 3, concerning to categories I – III in base of NARNRA Conclusion; –The authorization by means of Registration, it is obligatory for anyone nuclear and radiological activity with IV and V categories of radioactive sources, and anyone generators of ionizing radiation;

NARNRA Authorizations

National Register of Radiation Sources –Regulatory Information System RIS “RASOD”, v1.3.2 –The inventory process started in second parts of 2007, till now National Register included: Radioactive Sources Category of radioactive sourcesX-Ray generators and Accelerators Sealed (S)12345Other (unknown activity) In medicine and Industrial radiography practices

Management System Information of the public about the radiation safety and security related aspects of regulated practices, intervention situations and the regulatory process concerning activity of National Agency on Regulation of Nuclear and Radiological Activities is conducted by means officially press and a web- site The concrete procedures concerning Quality Management procedures for the regulatory activities of the NARNARA are not established yet.

Main plans: Development and strengthening of effective independence of NARNRA; Development of legal and normative base in radiological and nuclear activity field; Establish of the Educational Center on training of national experts in the field of radiation protection; Accreditation of training courses Centers; Establish of the QC/QA in radiological activities Establish of the Quality Management System in NARNRA; Strengthening of logistic capacity of NARNRA (the equipment, vehicles, office equipment, etc.); Development of national capabilities on operative reaction in case of radiological emergencies Main needs for the coming period Increase number of the Qualified Experts; Training of NARNAR staff in the field of evaluation and authorization of diagnostic radiology medicine and radio-therapeutical activity; Updating of the quantity of the dozimetric and office equipment; Development and introduction National Experts practices in the field of radiological safety

What, above all else, does NARNRA wish to achieve through RER-9096? Achievements of effective and qualitative regulation of radiological activity based on the national legislative requirements, standards, procedures and codes of good practice harmonised with international acts.

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