RER/9/096 Regional Planning Meeting“Strengthening National

Infrastructures for the Control of Radiation Sources” (TSA-1), (Phase II)

Republic of MoldovaRepublic of Moldova

Ionel BIonel Băălanlan, , Head of Evaluation and Authorization Head of Evaluation and Authorization Department, NARNRADepartment, NARNRA

19-20 March 2009IAEA, Vienna

LegislationRegulations and Guidance

occupational protection, public protection, medical exposure, radioactive waste, and the transport of radioactive materials.

• Law No. 111-XVI from 11.05.2006 “On safe deployment of nuclear and radiological activities”;

• Law No. 451-XV from 30.07.2001 “On the regulation by licensing of enterprise activities”;

• Law No. 1163-XIV from 26.07.2000 “On the export, import, re-export and transit of strategic goods”;

• Law No. 1513-XII from 16.06.93 “On the sanitary and epidemiology assurance of population”.

Regulations and Guidance occupational protection, public protection, medical exposure, radioactive waste, and the transport of radioactive materials.

– Government Decree No. 212 from 13. 03. 2009 about approving of the Regulation “Authorization of nuclear and radiological activities”;

– Government Decree No. 1220 from 30. 10. 2008 about approving of the Regulation “State Control and Supervision of Nuclear and Radiological Activities”;

– Government Decree No. 1017 from 01.09.2008 about approving of the Regulation “National Register of the account of ionizing radiations sources and of legal authorized persons or entities”;

– Government Decree No. 328 from 23.03.2007 about approving of the Regulation, “Structure and Staff Limit of the National Agency for Regulation of Nuclear and Radiological Activities”;

– Government Decree No. 606 from 15.05.2002 “On the National System of control of export, re-export, import and transit of strategic goods in the Republic of Moldova”;

– Basic norms of radioprotection. Hygienic Rules and Requirements. In force from April, 05, 2001.

The Regulatory Body

Ministry of Environment and Natural Ministry of Environment and Natural ResourcesResources

GovernmentGovernment

National Agency for Regulation of National Agency for Regulation of Radiological and Nuclear ActivitiesRadiological and Nuclear Activities

FinancingFinancing of the National Agency is carried out from the of the National Agency is carried out from the State BudgetState Budget stipulated by separate articlestipulated by separate article, and also from other sources as grants, , and also from other sources as grants, the technical assistance, projects of the international cooperation, etc.the technical assistance, projects of the international cooperation, etc.Issues of all types of authorizations is free-of-chargeIssues of all types of authorizations is free-of-charge

The Structure ofThe Structure of National Agency for Regulation of National Agency for Regulation of Radiological and Nuclear ActivitiesRadiological and Nuclear Activities

General Director

Authorization, Radiological and Nuclear Safety Division

Policy in Regulation

Department 3 workers

Assessment, Authorization,

Radiological and Nuclear Safety Department

3 workers

of Control and Supervision (Inspectorate) Department

3 workers

Staff and Financial - legal service Department

3 workers

Total of employees - 14 person

The Structure ofThe Structure of National Agency for Regulation of National Agency for Regulation of Radiological and Nuclear ActivitiesRadiological and Nuclear Activities

General DirectorGeneral Director;

Deputy General DirectorDeputy General Director - Head of Authorization, Radiological and Nuclear

Safety Division, experience 13 Years;

Deputy HeadDeputy Head of Authorization, Radiological and Nuclear Safety Division - Head,

Assessment, Authorization, Radiological and Nuclear Safety Department,

experience 12 Years, 16 trainings and workshops and fellowship;

Adviser Officer, experience 2 Years, 5 trainings and workshops;

Main Specialist, experience 2 Years, 4 trainings and workshops;

HeadHead of of Policy in Regulation DepartmentPolicy in Regulation Department, experience 5 Years;

Adviser Officer, experience 2 Years, 2 trainings and workshops;

Main Specialist, experience 6 Years, 8 trainings and workshops;

HeadHead of of State Control and Supervision DepartmentState Control and Supervision Department, experience 20 Years;

Adviser Officer, experience 2 Years, 2 trainings and workshops;

Main Specialist, experience 2 Years, trainings and workshops.

3 auxiliary staff (Financial, Juridical and Logistics Services)

Notification - Authorization – Licensing - Inspections

– The activities specified in Article 3 of the Law No. 111-XVI from 11.05.2006, should will be executed only at presence of the authorization, with obligatory performance of specific procedures for each kind of radiation or nuclear activity or ionizing radiations sources;

– Procedure of the authorization is made by means of licensing or registration, in result of notification, depending on a category of radioactive sources, according to regulation documents of the International Atomic Energy Agency and National Agency;

– The The authorization by means of authorization by means of licensinglicensing, it is obligatory for anyone nuclear activities and activities with radioactive , it is obligatory for anyone nuclear activities and activities with radioactive sources, specified in Article 3, concerning to sources, specified in Article 3, concerning to categories I – IIIcategories I – III in in base of NARNRA Conclusionbase of NARNRA Conclusion;;

– The authorization by means of The authorization by means of RegistrationRegistration, it is obligatory for anyone nuclear and radiological activity , it is obligatory for anyone nuclear and radiological activity with IV and Vwith IV and V categories of radioactive sources, categories of radioactive sources, and anyone generators of ionizing radiation;and anyone generators of ionizing radiation;

NARNRA NARNRA AuthorizationsAuthorizations

National Register of Radiation Sources

– Regulatory Information System RIS “RASOD”, v1.3.2

– The inventory process started in second parts

of 2007, till now National Register included:

Radioactive Sources

Category of radioactive sources X-Ray generators and Accelerators

Sealed (S) 1 2 3 4 5 Other(unknown activity)

In medicine and Industrial radiography practices

 2 78 72 241 109 134 612

634 612

Management SystemManagement System

Information of the public about the radiation safety and security related aspects of regulated practices, intervention situations and the regulatory process concerning activity of National Agency on Regulation of Nuclear and Radiological Activities is conducted by means officially press and a web-site http://www.mediu.gov.md/md/anranr

The concrete procedures concerning Quality Management procedures for the regulatory activities of the NARNARA The concrete procedures concerning Quality Management procedures for the regulatory activities of the NARNARA are not established yet.are not established yet.

Main plans:

• Development and strengthening of effective independence of NARNRA;• Development of legal and normative base in radiological and nuclear activity field;• Establish of the Educational Center on training of national experts in the field of

radiation protection;• Accreditation of training courses Centers;• Establish of the QC/QA in radiological activities• Establish of the Quality Management System in NARNRA;• Strengthening of logistic capacity of NARNRA (the equipment, vehicles, office

equipment, etc.);• Development of national capabilities on operative reaction in case of radiological

emergencies Main needs for the coming period 2009 - 11

• Increase number of the Qualified Experts;• Training of NARNAR staff in the field of evaluation and authorization of diagnostic

radiology medicine and radio-therapeutical activity;• Updating of the quantity of the dozimetric and office equipment;• Development and introduction National Experts practices in the field of radiological

safety

What, above all else, does NARNRA wish to achieve through RER-9096?

Achievements of effective and qualitative regulation of Achievements of effective and qualitative regulation of radiological activity radiological activity based on the based on the nationalnational legislative legislative requirements, standards, procedures and codes of good requirements, standards, procedures and codes of good practice harmonised with international acts.practice harmonised with international acts.

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