1. SOURCE PROJECTORS FOR INDUSTRIAL GAMMA RADIOGRAPHY IN FRANCE
Département SIC
SOURCE PROJECTORS FOR INDUSTRIAL GAMMA RADIOGRAPHY IN FRANCE

2. SUMMARY Département SIC General remarks
History of the regulation in France
Requirements and consequences of the decree
Comparison with ISO
The other requirements of the regulation
Conclusion

3.  Département SIC Application fields
Welded joints of tubes, of flanges on tanks or metal frameworks...
Safety parts with large thickness walls,
Reinforced or pre-stressed concrete structures,
Nuclear power plants,
Petrochemistry industries,
Civil engineering works, …. 
When we can justify advantages

4. Département SIC
Types of sources
192 Iridium
60 Cobalt
75 Selenium

5. Legal conditions of use
Département SIC
Legal conditions of use
Use
RADIOGRAPHY
Ministry of Employment and Health
Ministry of Finance and Industry
C.I.R.E.A.

6. Technical conditions of use
Département SIC
Technical conditions of use
Use
RADIOGRAPHY
Standards
Regulations and laws

7. Legal conditions of transport
Département SIC
Legal conditions of transport
Use
Transport
RADIOGRAPHY
Ministry of Employment and Health
Ministry of Finance and Industry
C.I.R.E.A.
PACKAGE
Ministry of Finance and Industry
Ministry of Environment
Ministry of Transport
Direction de la Sûreté des Installations Nucléaires

8. Département SIC Rules of transport Use Transport RADIOGRAPHY Standards
French Regulations and Laws
PACKAGE
IAEA Regulations for Safe Transport of Radioactive Material
European regulation for Safe Transport of Radioactive Material by road (A.D.R.) or rail (R.I.D.)

9. History of the French regulation
Département SIC
History of the French regulation
1950 / 1970
MG 850

10. History of the French regulation
Département SIC
History of the French regulation
June French standard NF M
 Specifications for gamma radiography equipment
Imposed by French authorities C.I.R.E.A
June 1979 New CIREA requirements:
 Yearly maintenance of apparatus by the manufacturer
 Use under responsibility / supervision of skilled operators 
The number of known incidents has been strongly reduced

11. History of the French regulation
Département SIC
History of the French regulation
Examples of source projectors

12. History of the French regulation
Département SIC
History of the French regulation
Sept International standard ISO
June French standard NF M (revision)

13. History of the French regulation
Département SIC
History of the French regulation
Comparison

14. History of the French regulation
Département SIC
History of the French regulation 
NF M more strict

15. History of the French regulation
Département SIC
History of the French regulation
27 August 1985: DECREE
- apparatus classified as dangerous machine
- specifications of performance and of design for
gamma radiography source projectors

16. Requirements of the decree 85-968
Département SIC
Requirements of the decree 
Maximum equivalent dose rate on the external surface of portable source projector: 1mSv/h 
3 colours for indications of secured positions 
Checking of conformity to the decree by an independent and approved laboratory 
Technical inspection certificate (V.E.T.)
delivered by the Ministry of Employment

17. Requirements of the decree 85-968
Département SIC
Requirements of the decree 
Annual maintenance by the manufacturer or importer 
Accompanying document for each projector and accessory including records of: 
maintenance data
operating data: number of cycles, working conditions, 

18. Consequences of the decree 85-968
Département SIC
Consequences of the decree 
Reduction of the dose equivalent rate on the external surface 
Sturdy equipment, safety and reliability 
Continuous monitoring of used equipment 
Equipment maintained permanently in perfect working conditions 
Decrees of October 1985:
December 1989: deadline to stop the use of the portable source projectors which were not in conformity with the decree

19. Département SIC
Comparison with ISO

20.  Département SIC Comparison with ISO 3999 - 2000
French regulation more strict

21. Examples of Iridium-192 source projectors
Département SIC
Examples of Iridium-192 source projectors
4.44 TBq
4.44 TBq

22. Examples of Cobalt-60 source projectors
Département SIC
Examples of Cobalt-60 source projectors
18.5 TBq
1.85 TBq

23. Example of source-holder
Département SIC
Example of source-holder
sealed source in special form (double capsule)

24. Examples of indications of secured positions
Département SIC
Examples of indications of secured positions
storage position, completely obtured, device locked
storage position, completely obtured, device unlocked

25. Examples of indications of secured positions
Département SIC
Examples of indications of secured positions
device unlocked, shutter opened, source holder in storage position or not
device unlocked, shutter closed, source holder in storage position but incomplete

26. The other requirements of the regulation
Département SIC
The other requirements of the regulation 
Training certificate for handling gamma radiography apparatus (C.A.M.A.R.I.) required for each user 
Skilled and trained workers for the use and the protection against radiations 
Competent person for protection against radiations required in each company using a gamma radiography apparatus 
Monitoring / classification of users
Prevention
Knowledge of regulations
Secure that users apply safety instructions

27. The other requirements of the regulation
Département SIC
The other requirements of the regulation 
Dose rate measurement by holding an electronic radiation survey meter in addition to the film 
Prevention
Make each user responsible 
Decrease of the dose rate

28. The other requirements of the regulation
Département SIC
The other requirements of the regulation 
Preliminary C.I.R.E.A agreement to be in possession and to use a radioactive source 
Sealed radioactive source in special form 
Source must be returned to the supplier within 10 years after the date of C.I.R.E.A. agreement 
No contamination
Very strict monitoring of sources
Protection of environment

29. The other requirements of the regulation
Département SIC
The other requirements of the regulation 
Advisor for the safe transport of radioactive material for each company 
Better knowledge of regulations
Secure that users apply safety instructions 
Certificate for carrying by road/ train the gamma radiography equipment 
Improvement of the safety for transport 
Update of safety files for extension of type B(U) agreement 
Several kinds of source projectors have disappeared

30.      Département SIC Conclusion
Apparatus for industrial gamma radiography properly used in France does not present any particular danger 
However the risks are not completely eliminated:
human operating errors,
falls of heavy objets on ejection ducts or remote control, ..
losses or thefts of projector   

31.     Département SIC Conclusion
Efforts of prevention must be increase
Improvement of existing prevention programs ( use, transport, protection against radiations, dose rate monitoring,...)
Continuous sensitisation and training of concerned people
Maintenance at regular intervals under quality insurance   