1. War War Myo Aung Deputy Director
Presentation On The Current Status of National Sources Registration Process
In Myanmar
War War Myo Aung
Deputy Director
Regulatory Control Unit,
Radiation Protection Section,
Division of Atomic Energy
Ministry of Education
123, Natmauk Road, Bahan Tsp, Yangon.

2. Introduction
Myanmar has become one of the member states of International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA ) in 1957 and Regional Co-operative Agreement (RCA) in 1994.
Division of Atomic Energy (DAE) was now included in Department of Technology Promotion and Coordination under Ministry of Education in 2016 to carry out research, development and training in the field of atomic energy and to ensure the safety of radiation sources and protection from nuclear radiation hazards.

3. Introduction (Cont’d )
Division of Atomic Energy (DAE) under Ministry of Education acts as the Regulatory Body under Atomic Energy Law and is responsible for all aspects of control, security and safe management of radioactive materials used in Myanmar.
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4. Division of Atomic Energy (DAE)
Department of Technology Promotion and Coordination
Division of Atomic Energy (DAE)
Reactor & Isotope Section
Administration & Finance Section
Radiation Protection Section
Radiation Application Section
Regulatory Controls Unit
Occupational & Medical Exposure
Control Unit
Waste Management & Transport Unit
Food & Environmental Monitoring Unit

5. Radiation Protection Section
Regulatory Control Unit
Food & Environmental Monitoring Unit
1 LAW ENFORCEMENT
2 LICENSING
3 NOTIFICATION
4 CODE & RULES
5 INSPECTION
6 TRANSPORT & WASTE MANAGEMENT
8 EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS
9 REGISTRY OF RADIOACTIVE SOURCES AND
RADIATION APPARATUS
Occupational & Medical Exposure Control Unit
Waste Management & Transport Unit

6. Main Areas Using Radioactive Sources in Myanmar
The following main areas are widely used of Radioactive Sources in Myanmar.
Health sector
Industry
Agriculture
Livestock breeding
Veterinary application
Research and education

7. License Procedures for Radiation Apparatus and Radioactive Sources
License Procedures for Radiation Apparatus and Radioactive Sources have prepared for medical and industry sectors.
All new radioactive sources and Radiation Apparatus imported to Myanmar are taken the Prior Permission first.
Normally, we issued the prior permission, registration, used license and re-export license.
If facility is compliance with requirements of license procedures, the facility approved and issued for one year.
So we have many inspection records according to state and division.
Also we have records yearly like…prior permission, registration, used license and re- export license.
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8. License Procedures for Radiation Apparatus
1. Request Letter 2. Application Form for PRP 3. Prior Permission 4. Application Form for Registration 5. Registration 6. Application Form for License 7. Inspection for Issue License 8. License
License Procedures for Radioactive Sources
9. License/ Exemption Certificate
10. Application Form for Re-export
11. Inspection for Re-export (Transport Certificate)
12. Re-export License

9. The following are the samples of Prior Permission, Registration Certificate, Transport Certificate and used Licence.
Inspection activities promoted systemically on 2003 with departmental instructions and announcements.
Prior Permission
Registration Certificate
Transport Certificate
License
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10. History of RAIS in Myanmar
Version 1.0
Version 2.0
Version 2.3
Version 3.0
Version 3.3
1998
1999
2003
2004
2015
Started RAIS in 1998 with version 1.0.
In 1999, IAEA upgrade to version 2.0, we transfer our data from version 1.0 to 2.0 smoothly.
After that , in 2003 IAEA upgrade again version 2.0 to version 2.3, could not do data transfer link.
Contact to IAEA and asked how to transfer our data. IAEA replied to me the process for data transferring.
But could not do. Also, we could not transfer to version 3.0.
Then stop to entry data to RAIS.
IAEA replied me , you back up your Data first and then you do forward end .After that you do the data transfer link. But we could not do. Finally, IAEA said, you call the mission.
Then we stop to entry data to RAIS.
Establishing a Register of Radiation Sources Based on the RAIS. At that time my staffs attended .

11. RAIS provides
Maintaining registries and records of regulatory data;
Managing regulatory information;
Managing regulatory activities;

12. Scope of RAIS
RAIS is a comprehensive system covering, by default, all of the main areas of the regulatory framework:
National regulatory infrastructure information;
Facilities and departments;
Radiation sources and associated equipment;
Authorization;
Inspection;
Enforcement;
Workers;
Radiation events;
Technical services.

13. All of my staffs participated in this workshop.
IAEA Workshop on Establishing a Register of Radiation Sources Based on the Regulatory Authority Information System in Myanmar. 23 June to 27 June 2014
In 23 June to 27 June 2014, have IAEA workshop on Establishing a Register of Radiation Sources Based on the Regulatory Authority Information System in Myanmar. (Nay Pyi Taw)
All of my staffs participated in this workshop.
Also Cambodia, Lao, Nepal and Vietnam attended this workshop.
IAEA Experts Mr. Harsam Suman gave the lectures and Explained about the RAIS.
The two staffs from Occupational and Medical Exposure Control Unit attended on Advanced Course for RAIS in Mongolia on Nov

14. Safe and Secure for the source inventory
Need to consider the design and plan for RAIS Room.
Authorized Persons only.
Other persons not allow to enter.
Password by individual .

15. Safe and Secure for the source inventory (Cont’d)
Allow to know the user name and password for inventory group and Regulatory Authority group.
Also allow to use Sever Computer and Web Client Computer only for Inventory Group and Regulatory Authority Group.
Carried out this project under supervision and support of Director General.

16. Safe and Secure for the source inventory (Cont’d)
Network connection system is LAN ( Local Area Network).
Don’t use wireless connection because to protect the leak of source inventory list.
internet server
Don’t use
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17. Using the data inventory of Radioactive Sources and Radiation Apparatus
The occupational and Medical exposure Control unit (Dose record keeping)
providing personnel dosimetry services to the radiation workers on national level.
Reference Book for RAIS 3.3 Web Server and Software Installation in local language

18. Using the data inventory of Radioactive Sources and Radiation Apparatus
Use IP-Link for Server and client computers.
The software used
RAIS (Regulatory Authority Information System) version 3.3 which is a tool being developed by IAEA for Regulatory Authorities
Collect the list of the private clinics, hospitals and industries with the help of their relevant Ministries.
All radioactive sources are registered and license is issued by DAE with authorization by Ministry of Education.

19. Facilities/ Activities and Radiation Sources Registry
By using the RAIS 3.3, we received information are as follows:
Actively used facilities by practices according to medical and industry in Myanmar.
The type of radiation generators, seal sources and unseal sources which are using facilities in Myanmar.
Existing radioactive sources, imported and exported radioactive sources, disused of radioactive sources and spent radioactive sources in Myanmar.

20. Number of Radiation Sources
Facilities/ Activities and Radiation Sources Registry Table of National Inventory
Practices
Number of Facilities
Number of Radiation Sources
Remarks
X-ray diagnostic
707
998 (x-ray)
Radiotherapy 9
17 (RA)
Nuclear medicine 5
16(RA)
Industrial radiography(NDT) 23
18(RA)+ 13(x-ray)
Well Logging 4
150(RA)
Gauging
4 ( RA ) + 1(x-ray)
Irradiation facilities 1
1 ( RA )
others 45
28 (RA )
Scanning, Teaching, Research and Training
Dental 28
60(Dental X-ray)
Total
828
234(RA) (x-ray)

21. Yearly License issued for Radioactive Sources and X-ray machines
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22. National Register of Sealed Radiation sources and X-ray machines
Category
Number of Sources
Remarks 1 4
Co-60, Co-57 2 56
Ir-192,Cs-137, Co-60, Am 241/Be, Th-232 3
254
Cs-137, Am-241/Be, Th-232, H-3, Co-60, Ba-133 9
Co-60, Am-241/Be, H-3, Kr-85, Cs-137, Am-241 5 30
H-3, Am-241/Be, Sr-90, C-14, Na-22, Am-241, Co-60, Cs-137, Ni-63, Po-210, Tr-204, Ba-133, Co-57, I-125, Kr-85, Monazite
X-ray machines
998
(all types used X-ray)

23. National Register of Radioactive Sources
Subject
Number of Facilities
Number of Radiation Sources
Remarks
Existing Radioactive Sources 90
258
245 Seal Source
Imported Radioactive Sources
1502
Exported Radioactive Sources 15
322
Disused Radioactive Sources 3
Ra-226 (YGH,MGH,TGH)
Spent Radioactive Sources 5
Co-60 (YGH-2, MGH-2, TGH -1)
Collected Orphan Radioactive Sources -

24. These are the reports for Expiring Authorization, Seal source Facility, Facility of radiation Generator.
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25. The Atomic Energy Law No. 8/98 on 8 June 1998
Nuclear Safety Law (Draft) has 215 sections and organized into 15 chapters. To be comprehensive, Chapters are divided by subject matter category to enable stakeholders to efficiently reference those parts of the law.
Drafting of related regulations
are in progress.

26. Inspection of Radioactive sources
inspections both private and government sectors
Rakhine offshore well logging site
Yadana offshore
Checking documentation
Beam alignment test
mobile x-ray from Custom Department

27. At Border Check point

28. Radioactive Source Storage Facility
Radioactive Source Storage Drums for Ra-226 Disused Radium Needles
Department of Radiotherapy, YGH, MGH, TGH
Co 60 spent radioactive source
Department of Radiotherapy, YGH, MGH, TGH
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29. Radiation Protection & Safety Training, Education and Discussion
giving the Lecture
sharing the knowledge
Discussion with Medical Authorities
sharing the knowledge
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30. Challenges
- need to recruit young people for having well-trained persons;
- need to study more on licensing and Registration process of harmonization to other Regional countries;
- need to develop for Management System;
- need to improve authorization, inspection and enforcement;
- need to promulgate new Law.
- need to finish regulation.
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31. Conclusion
Myanmar does not have nuclear reactors and their related activities. At the present time, there is no radioisotope production facility in Myanmar. Therefore, radioisotopes are still imported from other countries.
Spent radioisotopes from medical and industrial sectors are sent back to the country of origin. Thus, safety problem related to spent radioisotopes and radioactive waste in Myanmar is very low.
Accidents/incidents involving radiological and radioactive sources have not been occurred in our country so far.
The arrangements for mitigation actions have not been made yet.

32. Conclusion(Cont’d)
We are continuing for inventory of radioactive sources, radiation apparatus and their users in the whole country.
We are interested to promote in data base program to input according to IAEA Rules and Regulations.
Likewise, being a developing country Myanmar has really needs.
Cooperation among Ministries and Private Institutions are important because Radiation protection and safety for radiation workers and public is everybody’s concern.
DAE is serving and carrying out its responsibilities at maximum capacity.

33. Thank You Very Much For Your Attention