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Brief Overview of the DRC RB

Infrastructure

Freddy OBANDARME WANE

Claude MAFUTA MUNGOMBO Tunis

19-23 October 2015

National Legal Regulatory Framework

National Legal Regulatory Framework

CNPRI, the DRC RB : Created by « the Law N° 017/2002 of the 16 October 2002,laying down provisions relating to the protection against the dangers of ionizing radiation and the physical protection of nuclear materials and facilities» of the 16 October 2002

Decree No. 05/019, of the 29 September 2005 dealing with designation, roles, functions, and setting up the CNPRI as independent RB in DRC.

National Legal Regulatory Framework Decree No. 05/020, of the 29 March 2005 creating the National Council for Nuclear Security (CNSN). Decree N°05/021, of the 29 March 2005 Establishing the National Institute for Radiation Protection (INRP). Decree No. 05/022, of the 29 March 2005 dealing with the protection against ionizing radiation. Law N°11/009 of 09 July 2011 establishing Basic

Principles for the Protection of the Environment.

National Legal Regulatory Framework Ministerial Decree N°MINRS/CABMIN/088/WK/2011

fixing the pricing of licenses and inspections activities or practices using Nuclear materials, radioactive sources and devices emitting ionizing radiation.

National Legal Regulations Applicable to Decommissioning and Management the

Radioactives Wastes Decree No. 05/022, of the 29 March 2005 , art 3

law N° 017/2002, art 4(storage) law N° 017/2002, art 5 (Authorization) law N° 017/2002, art 13(Authorization) law N° 017/2002, art 21 (Categorization of Radioactive waste and matters) Decree No. 05/022, of the 29 March 2005 , art 74, 75, 76 and 77

Responsabilities

CNPRI law N° 017/2002, art 11 law N° 017/2002, art 23 law N° 017/2002, art 16 Decree No. 05/022, of the 29 March 2005 , art 66, 67 EXPLOITANT law N° 017/2002, art 14 law N° 017/2002, art 19 Decree No. 05/022, art 24 and 25

Submit draft of regulatory texts(codes of conduct, etc.) to be published

Minister of Hight Education and Scientific Research

CNPRI

Users (Mining Industries,

Hospitals, etc.)

CGEA

CREN-K

Publish Ministerial Decrees and Orders

Request for technical assistance

Provides technical assistance

Carries out

inspection to RR

Coordinates technical projects,

supervises RR

activities, etc.

Submit R

R activities

Reports, etc.

- Regulation Direction

- Authorization Direction

- Inspection Direction

- Administrative Direction

1. National Nuclear Regulatory Framework President

(Head of the State) Promulgate Laws, Ordinances and Decrees

Report of RB activities Publish Prime Ministerial Decrees and Orders

3. National Legal Regulatory Framework

President

Authorization Direction

Regulation Direction

Administration Direction

Deputy president Executive

secretary

Inspection Direction

Radiological and Nuclear Facilities

The practices involving ionising radiation other than RR include the following:

•Interim radioactive waste storage facility (CGEA ownership); •A nuclear medicine facility in Kinshasa (CGEA ownership);

Radiological and Nuclear Facilities

• One radiotherapy facility with a linear accelerator; •Experimental food irradiator (approximately 150 TBq of Cs-137 at may 2010); •Over 300 X-ray units for medical practices in Kinshasa; •20 X-ray industrial units and multiple gauges for industrial practices.

Other Radiological and Nuclear Facilities

Conclusion

Design of a National Training Programme Development and Implementation of a National

Training Programme National strategy Training workers

RB Needs

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