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Notification Notification Notification Notification
NotificationNotification
Objectives
To understand the need for the Regulatory Authority to identify and locate radiation sources through a system of notification and to maintain a national inventory
NotificationNotification
Contents Identification of sourcesNotification procedureNational inventory
NotificationNotification
Definition:
Any legal person intended to initiate a practice or to possess a source, shall submit a prior notification to the Regulatory Authority.
Notification is the basic mechanism which provides information to the Regulatory Authority about a proposed action.
Application for authorization serves also as notification.
Apparatus exempted by the Regulatory Authority may require notification (conditional exemption).
Notification and authorization Notification and authorization
Practice or source proposed
Excluded? Proceed
Notification only required
Exempted?
Notify
Proceed
Proceed
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Notification and authorization (cont’d)Notification and authorization (cont’d)
Apply for authorization
Notification only required
Suitable for registration
Obtain licence
Proceed
Proceed
Yes
Yes
No
No
Proceed
NotificationNotification
Notification provides useful information:
To identify the users and sources prior to initiating an authorization process.
Prior to making a decision about granting an exemption for certain types of sources.
From the importers and dealers about the sources imported, exported and distributed.
NotificationNotification
The list of sources and practices requiring notification only, shall be established by the Regulatory Authority.
For example:Educational use of low-activity sourcesUse of static eliminators (registration?)
Use of electron microscope (registration?)
NOTE: Notification about the use of consumer products
should not be required.
Notification / Registration / LicensingNotification / Registration / Licensing
Criteria:
The risk associated with the practice and sources
The degree of control required by the equipment
The size of the workforce submitted to potential exposure
The potential health and environmental consequences of accidents
Notification / Registration / LicensingNotification / Registration / Licensing
Type of Control Risk level Complexity of practice
Notification Low Simple
Authorization
by registration
Authorization
by licensing High Complex
Sample questionnaireSample questionnaireNotification of practices and sourcesNotification of practices and sources
1. Name and address of the legal person
2. Name and address of the organization
3. Nature of the practice in which the source is used
4. Identification of each source
RADIONUCLIDE
Activity (Bq):
Chemical form:
Sealed source� Unsealed source�
Manufacturer:
Model:
Sample questionnaire Sample questionnaire (cont’d)(cont’d)
Notification of practices and sourcesNotification of practices and sources
RADIATION GENERATING EQUIPMENT
Manufacturer:
Model:
Operating potential:
Nature of the equipmentin which the source is installed:
Model:
…………………. ………………………………………… Date Signature of legal person
National inventoryNational inventory
Procedures for establishing initial inventory
Develop list of potential users of sources.Develop list of potential suppliers of sources.Coordinate programme with Customs for
control of sources entering country.Circulate questionnaire to identify possible
source users and require compliance with the regulations.
Record the users and sources in database.
NotificationNotification
References
IAEA, Organization and Implementation of a National Regulatory Infrastructure Governing Protection against Ionizing Radiation and the Safety of Radiation Sources, IAEA-TECDOC-1067, Vienna (1999).
IAEA, Assessment by Peer Review of the Effectiveness of a Regulatory programme for Radiation Safety, IAEA-TECDOC-1217, Vienna (2001).
Some sources and practices could be exempted from authorization, and “Notification only” -procedure would be sufficient control.
List sources and practices for which the notification could be the only requirement.
Discuss:1 the criteria to exempt these sources and practices
from authorization2 the reasons why they are not suitable to be totally
exempted from all regulatory control
Exercise
Notification