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

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

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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)

7. Storage of Disused Radioactive Sources
No identified site.

8. 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

9. Questions or Comments