STATUS OF RADIATION PROTECTION IN SRI LANKA

LAWS & REGULATIONS

Atomic Energy Authority Act No. 19 of 1969

Sections : 18, 19, 20, 23, 30, 40 and 41 of the Act areimportant forregulatory control over uses of radiation sources.

LAWS & REGULATIONS(CONTD)

Atomic Energy Safety Regulations No. 1 of 1999 (Gazetted in July 2000)

Regulations on Waste Management * (draft to be amended)

Regulations on Safe Transport of Radioactive Material *(final draft is ready for legal advice )

* Atomic Energy Safety Regulations No. 1 of 1999 has also given provision for control of

disposal, store and transport of radioactive materials.

Atomic Energy Safety Regulations No. 1 of 1999

WAS GAZATED IN JULY 2000 AND SUPERSEDED PREVIOUS REGULATION MADE IN 1975.

CODE OF PRACTICES

FOLLOWING CODES ARE DRAFTED AND ARE CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW BY THREE SEPARATE COMMITTEE.

• CODES OF PRACTICE FOR SAFE USE OF RADIATION SOURCES IN INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY.

• CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SAFE USE OF RADIATION SOURCES IN DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY

• CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SAFE USE OF RADIATION SOURCES IN TELETHERAPY

HEAD,INDUSTRIAL

APPLICATIONSDIVISION

HEAD,INTERNATIONAL

DIVISION

HEAD, GENERALSCIENTIFIC

DIVISION

HEAD, DIVISIONOF FINANCE ANDESTABLISHMENT

HEAD, DIVISIONOF GENERAL

ADMINISTRATION

SCIENTIFICSECRETARY

(PROMOTIONAL)

HEADRADIATION

PROTECTIONDIVISION

SCIENTIFICSECRETARY

(REGULATORY)

ADMINISTRATIVESECRETARY

BOARD OFMANAGEMENT

ADVISORYCOMMITEE

NON-DESTRUCTIVE

TESTING,RADIATION

PROCESSING,NUCLEAR

ANALYTICALSERVICES,

TRACERTECHNOLOGY.

LICENSING,SAFETY

INSPECTIONS,DOSIMETRY,EMERGENCYRESPONSE,

WASTEMANAGEMENT,

ENVIRONMENTALMONITORING,

ADVISORYSERVICES.

COORDINATIONOF IAEA TC

PROGRAMMES,RCA

PROGRAMES,IAEA TRAINING

COURSES,STA AND OTHERINTERNATIONALPROGRAMMES

NUCLEARELECTRONICS,

COMPUTERAPPLICATIONS,

LIBRARY,NUCLEAR

AGRICULTURE,NUCLEAR

MEDICINE,PUBLICATIONS

FINANCE,ESTABLISHMENT

OFFICEADMINISTRATION,

STORES ANDSUPPLIES,

TRANSPORT,GENERAL

MAINTENANCE, PUBLICITY

ORGANIZATIONAL CHART THE AEA

CHAIRMAN

MINISTRY OF SCIENCE,AND TECHNOLOGY

Organizational Chart of the Atomic Energy Authority

Chairman

Scientific Secretary (Regulatory)

Head Div. of Radiation Protection

• Drafting regulations / codes of practices /manuals

• Licensing & inspection of Radiation facilities • Personal dosimetry service• Waste Management• Approval for Transport of Radioactive Material• Approval for plans of Irradiation facilities• Advisory services• Emergency response & planning• Coordinator of Quality Assurance Programmes in

Radiotherapy Nuclear Medicine & Diagnostic Radiology

• Conducting of Radiation Protection Training Course

HEAD

Authorization andInspection for

Industrial AppliSSO-1, SO-1

Authorization and Inspection for Medical

AppliSSO-2, SO-2

Waste Safety,Transport Safety, Import and Export

SSO-1

Personnel Monitoring ServiceSSO-1, TA-2

Radiological Emergency Response

Planning Coordination

NOTIFICATION, AUTHORIZATION AND INSPECTION

• USERS ARE BEING LICENSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEW REGULATIONS.

• CHECK LISTS HAVE BEEN PREPARED ACCORDING TO BSS AND ARE BEING USED IN INSPECTIONS

• A MANUAL COMPRISING PROCEDURES FOR NOTIFICATION, AUTHORIZATION AND INSPECTION HAVE BEEN PREPARED.

Manual on Authorization

Requirements for the use of Ionizing

Radioactive Sources

in Sri Lanka

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

NUMBER OF LICENSES ISSUED

REGULATORY AUTHORITY INFORMATION SYSTEM

ALL RADIOACTIVE SOURCES IN THE COUNTRY HAVE BEEN INVENTORIED

UPDATED AFTER EACH INSPECTION AND RENEWAL OF AUTHORIZATIONS .

ALL DATA WILL BE REENTERED AFTER RAIS VERSION-3 IS PROVIDED BY THE AGENCY .

INSPECTION AND REVIEW

• ANNUAL INSPECTION IN FACILITIES LICENSED

• BIENNIALLY INSPECTION IN FACILITIES REGISTERED

• INSPECTIONS TO REVIEW WHETHER THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE IMPLEMENTED

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS CONDUCTED

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE CONTROL

1250 WORKERS ARE MOTITORED WITH TLD

MONTHLY SURVEY FOR NDT,RADIOTHERAPY, AND NUCLEAR

MEDICINE.

BI-MONTHLY FOR OTHER PRACTICES

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE

CONTROL(CONTD.)

A USER’S INSTRUCTION MANUAL ON PERSONNEL MONITORING HAS BEEN PREPARED.

RADIATION SAFETY SUPERVISORS HAVE BEEN APPOINTED.

CALIBRATION OF MONITORING EQUIPMENT

• AEA MAINTAINS A SSDL• CAPABLE FOR PROVIDING CALIBRATION

OF ENERGIES FROM 33keV TO 1250 keV• ALL SSD INSTRUMENTS ARE CALIBRATED

AND TRACEABLE TO PRIMARY STANDARDS

• QA AND SOPS ARE IN PLACE• CALIBRATION SERVICE IS PROVIDED FOR CONTAMINATION MONITORS

RADIATION PROTECTION IN MEDICAL PRACTICES

LICENSING AND INSPECTION OF THE FACILITIES ARE CARRIED OUT ACCORDING TO NEW REGULATIONS.

CHECK LISTS HAVE BEEN PREPARED ACCORDING TO BSS AND ARE BEING USED IN INSPECTIONS.

RADIATION PROTECTION IN MEDICAL PRACTICES

TRAINING COURSES FOR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGISTS ON RADIATION PROTECTION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE ARE CONDUCTED ANNUALLY.

ON THE JOB TRAINING ON QA HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO MEDICAL TECHNOLOGISTS.

RADIATION PROTECTION IN MEDICAL RADIATION PROTECTION IN MEDICAL PRACTICESPRACTICES

NECESSARY INSTRUMENTS WERE PROVIDED TO SELECTED HOSPITALS

A QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAMME IS BEING IMPLEMENTED AT THE FEW GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS AND PRIVATE HOSPITAL

Manual on Specifications forMedical Diagnostic X-ray

Installations

AEA / RP / M 03

ATOMIC ENERGY AUTORITY

February 2002

AEA/RP/M02

ATOMIC ENERGY AUTORITY AEA

Manual on

Quality Assurance in

Diagnostic Radiology

Part 1

Radiographic Equipment

July 2001

AEA/RP/G/NM/01

Sample Local Rules for Use of I-131 for

Therapeutic Purposes

ATOMIC ENERGY AUTORITY AEAAugust 2003

AEA/RP/G/NM/02

Sample Local Rules for Use of Unsealed Sources for Radioimmunoassy & Diagnostic Procedures

ATOMIC ENERGY AUTORITY AEA

August 2003

AEA MAINTAINS LOW LEVEL COUNTING LABORATORY WITH:

THREE GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY WITH NaI DETECTORS.

TWO GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY WITH HPGe DETECTORS.

MIXED RADIOACTIVE STANDARDS AND REFERENCE SAMPLES.

COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND FOOD MONITORING.

QUALITY SYSTEM OF THE LOW LEVEL COUNTING LABORATORY

• FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WERE ESTABLISHED

QUALITY MANUAL OF NAT LOBORATORIES

SOP FOR FOOD TESTING SERVICE

PARTICIPATION OF PROFICIENCY TESTING SCHEME

IDENTIFICATION OF UNCERTAINTY BUDGET FOR GAMMA SPECTROMETRY

MAINTENANCE OF CONTROL CHARTS FOR INSTRUMENTAL PARAMETERS

REPORTING SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH ISO/IEC 17025

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

NUMBER OF SAMPLES SCREENED FOR CONTAMINATION

EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND PLANNINGEMERGENCY RESPONSE AND PLANNING

A COMMITTEE WAS SET UP TO PREPARE A NATIONAL EMEGGENCY RESPONSE PLAN FOR RADIOLOGICAL ACCIDENTS.

FIRST DRAFT OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN WAS PREPARED USING IAEA-TECDOC- 953 AND IS BEING REVIEWED BY THE COMMITTEE.

ANNUAL TRAINING COURSES

1. NATIONAL TRAINING COURSE ON RADIATION PROTECTION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE IN DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY.

2. NATIONAL TRAINING COURSE ON RADIATION PROTECTION IN USING RADIATION SOURCES IN INDUSTRIAL AND RESEARCH APPLICATION

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10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

NUMBER OF PERSONS TRAINED IN RADIATION SAFETY

Income Generated by Radiation Protection Services

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Year

Inco

me

Rs.

(Mill

ions

)

Proposed Work Plan for 2004Division of Radiation Protection

TASK 1ST Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter

1. Draft of Code of Practice

1.1 Drafting of codes of practices on Diagnostic X-ray facilities, Radiotherapy and NDT

* 1st Draft

* Distribute to relevant institutes for comments

* Final Draft

* Approval of the AEA & Printing

TASK 1ST Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter

2.Draft of Waste Management Regulations

* 1st Draft

Amendments with IAEA comments

Amendments with IAEA comments

* Review by a commitee

3.Draft of Regulations on Safe Transport of Radioactive Materials

* Final draft

* Submission to Legal draftman’ s for comments

TASK 1ST Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter

4. Complete and update the inventory of

radiation sources

5. Preparation of applications forms and licence format for

5.1. Lighting Arrestors

5.2. Service & Maintenance of Sources

5.3. Transport

5.4. Loan, Hiring, Transfer/Safe of radiation sources / Spent radiation sources & radioactive wastes

TASK 1ST Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter

10. Carrying and individual monitoring

service (on going activity)

11.Supervision of Quality Assurance

Programmes established at selected government hospitals in collaboration of the Ministry of Health

12. Emergency Preparedness Programme

* Finalize the RAD PLAN

* Drafting and promulgation of emergency legislation

* Establishment for implementation of the RAD PLAN

* Preparation of individual emergency plans for each facility and implementation

TASK 1ST Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter

13. Radiation Protection Training Courses

* Training on Radiation Protection and Quality Assurance in Diagnostic Radiology

* Training on Radiation Safety in using Radioisotopes for Research & Industrial Applications

* Seminar for licensees & registrants on licensing and inspection procedures

Thank you