1. RPC
INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NATIONAL REGISTERS OF RADIATION SOURCES AT THE IAEA’S HEADQUARTERS IN VIENNA, AUSTRIA, 20 TO 23 MARCH Rustem Paci
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2. Presentation Flow.. Legal Aspects History of inventory
Establishment of inventory and register of osurces
Import export
Why we need register of sources
Challenges
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3. General Albania Small country west part of Balkan peninsula….
Lot of history ……..
There is history for use of radioactive sources as well as for radioactive waste
Used in research, medicine, industry, educations etc.
Important issue for us is keeping them under control from cradle to grave
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4. Mission Statement
“ to provide for the safe & secure use of radiation sources and to protect people and the environment against potential harmful effects , for now and future simultaneously ensuring to community the maximum benefit from use of radiation sources ”
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5. Radiation protection law & regulations
1995 New framework Law No Regulatory Body (duty and responsibility), Authorization , Inspection and Enforcement
2008 Amendments to the Law No 9973,
date July 28-th 2008
Security Issues , Regulations approved by Decision of Council of Ministers , Increase Independence of RPC RPO keep Inventory of sources
Decision of Council of Ministers on Control of
import export of radioactive material
No.158, date
Guidance on Control of Import export procedures for Cat 1 and 2
based to Code of Conduct No.134 Date 12 April 2011
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6. Radiation protection law & regulations
-No. 10, dated "On licensing and inspection of activities with ionizing radiation sources ",
No.9, dated "On the categorization of radioactive sources ”
No. 543, dated " On safe handling with ionizing radiation sources
-No.590, date “On the protection of workers occupationally exposed to ionizing radiation”
-No 481, dated ” On safety of the public to the exposure controll”
-No 313, dated “On public protection from the discharges in environment, determination of the sampling, regions and measurements frequency”
-No. 229, dated "On safety to medical exposures with ionizing radiation sources”
-Policy on safe management of the radioactive waste in the Republic of Albania. No.1319/3 dated
-No. 877 of Physical Protection of radioactive materials
Etc...
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7. Gathering info from old people…. Inspections process…
Inventory establishment
2000 …
Gather of old info …
Gathering info from old people….
Inspections process…
Import processes…
Data from the IANP and IPH…former offices
Disused sources, orphan sources, Rad waste..
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8. Inventory establishment
What data to collect from sources ?
For sources and for x-ray machines
For workers…..
Reference application for license ..
Than later we continued with
Import export
Licensing
Inspections…
Data collection first in hard copy today in e-format…
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9. Identifiable and treacable
Legislation require…
Register shall be..
Protected
Identifiable and treacable
Sources estalished in the country, imported ,disused sources..orphan sources, Rad waste..
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10. Management Responsibilities -Receipt of Radioactive Source
Guidance, Notes on the Storage of and Accounting for Radioactive Sources
Management Responsibilities
-Receipt of Radioactive Source
Labeling of Radioactive Source
Storage of Radioactive Source
Accounting for Radioactive Source
Maintaining of records
Incidents
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11. Management Responsibilities
-Arrangements for planning, organization, control, monitoring and review of control measures.
-Carrying out suitable risk assessments
…..
-Ensuring Radiation Protection Supervisor has access to an inventory list of all accountable sealed radioactive sources.
-Maintaining records related to the accountability and control of sealed radioactive sources.
-Training.
Coordinating procurement of all sealed radioactive sources with the Radiation Protection Supervisor or users.
Auditing and keeping the appropriate records. …
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12. Receipt of Radioactive Sources
Prior to receiving sealed radioactive sources, the Management should assign the sources to the proper radiation protection supervisor.
The radiation protection supervisor should be notified of the arrival of the sealed radioactive sources to ensure that proper accountability and controls are initiated.
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13. Information of Radioactive Sources
Informations should be ensured to all sealed radioactive sources or container , and activity, to minimize the likelihood of loss or unauthorized usage.
Information should be available for the sealed radioactive source
If that is not practicable e.g. the source is too small to put the number , the source storage container / device or the source storage location should be labeled.
A method of tracing a source should be implemented such as using the serial numbers on the source or permanently marking a unique identification on the source without violating its integrity.
Source shall marked by serial number…
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14. Information of Radioactive Sources
The information should identify the following information:
i. Radionuclide
ii. Source activity
iii. Date of of activity
iv. Model and serial number of the source and container or device
Additions information is useful…
v. Contact radiation dose rate levels
vi. Removable contamination levels
vii. Dates monitored
viii. Name of the individual performing the monitoring
xi. Appropriate actions to be taken in case of accidental spillage or dispersal
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15. RAIS Albania use RAIS 3.0 The system is populated with data
Inventory of all radioactive sources around 50
Inventory of all x ray machines licensed 230
Inventory of the workers 450
More than 90% Authorizations
Inspections …
We have another data base from the General inspectorate for the inspections and enforcement..
No compatibility …
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16. RAIS RAIS has some advantages like :
Compatibility with the  IAEA Standarts
Data-consistency checking mechanism to minimize human error
Customizable description of regulatory functions as processes. RAIS provides for the management of these processes in accordance with the internal procedures, roles, and responsibility assignment within the regulatory body
Access control by means of functional and data roles, to protect data against unauthorized access and to ensure data confidentiality
Catalogues on manufacturers and models of sealed sources, radiation generators and associated equipment are included.
Possibility of exporting relevant information to other authorities and stakeholders through web services not appropriate in our case..
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17. i. Establish the physical location of each source.
Accounting for Radioactive Substances
An appropriate accounting procedure should be set up to ensure the locations of all radioactive sources are always known.
All accountable sealed radioactive sources should be inventoried at appropriate intervals. These inventories should accomplish the following:
i. Establish the physical location of each source.
ii. Verify the presence and adequacy of associated postings and Information.
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18. Accounting for Radioactive Substances
An accountability record with the following information should be completed for each accountable radioactive source:
i. Name and authority holding the source
ii. Radiation protection supervisor information
iii. Date of initial receipt
iv. Type of radionuclide
v. Activity at a specified date
vi. The location
vii. The source status (e.g. disposal, etc.)
viii. Photo of the radioactive source or device containing the radioactive source
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19. In 2013 started harmonization with of Hass directive…
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20. Import of Radioactive sources in Albania
Radioactive material/sources which are frequently imported in Albania are unsealed radioactive sources which used by licensed facilities for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes in Nuclear Medicine. (I-131, Mo-99/Tc-99m, F-18). Approximately we issue every two week, four approval for main hospital.
Regarding the import of sealed radioactive sources we issue one approval in year, depends on the needs of the licensee. These radioactive sources used for medical, industrial and research purposes
For approving the import we require the data as below :
Radionuclide , Activity for each radionuclide , Production date ,physical Form
Producer , Model/Serial no, Physical/ chemical form, Intended use
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21. Why we need inventory…
National register with number and type of the sources.. based on that
We decide regulatory framework for safety..
Risk associated facilities
Competence and graded approach
Resources
Appropriate regulatory structure..
Register provide for prime responsibility, knowing the locations, minimizing the risk to be vulnerable or orphan, control movements etc..
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22. Problems during implementation
Changing of staff lead to lack of training on RAIS
Customization of program according to regulatory body needs
Having a well built infrastructure ( PC to support RAIS , intranet use etc) to fully implement it.
Security remain issue … dedicated computer … not in network ….
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23. Thank you for your attention !
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