RSRP Conducts Virtual Meeting with the Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority

The US NRC Radiation Source Regulatory Partnership (RSRP) conducted a virtual meeting with the Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA), on October 14, 2020, to discuss RURA plans and identify areas for collaboration. RURA regulates sources of ionizing radiation in Rwanda. The RURA Director General and Senior Staff Members and US NRC and AdSTM representatives attended the meeting.

RSRP Conducts Virtual Meeting with the Zambia Radiation Protection Authority

The US NRC Radiation Source Regulatory Partnership (RSRP) conducted a virtual meeting with the Zambia Radiation Protection Authority (RPA), on October 13, 2020, to discuss RPA plans and identify areas for collaboration. The RPA Executive Director and Senior Staff Members and US NRC and AdSTM representatives attended the meeting. The meeting resulted in important discussions on RPA´s vision for future bilateral collaboration, which include public awareness activities, regulatory staff training, radiation safety training and regulatory development for uranium recovery and radon monitoring.

RSRP Conducts Virtual Meeting with the Mauritania National Authority for Radiation Protection, Safety and Nuclear Security

The US NRC Radiation Source Regulatory Partnership (RSRP) conducted a virtual meeting with the Mauritania National Authority for Radiation Protection, Safety and Nuclear Security (ARSN), on October 13, 2020, to discuss ARSN plans and identify areas for collaboration. ARSN’s President and Senior Staff Members and US NRC and AdSTM representatives attended the meeting. The meeting resulted in important discussions on ARSN´s vision for future bilateral collaboration, including ARSN staff training, disposal of disused sources and development of an ARSN website.

RSRP Delivers a Virtual Seminar on "Introduction to Radiation Physics and Radiation Protection Principles" for Latin American Countries

The US NRC Radiation Source Regulatory Partnership (RSRP) delivered a virtual training seminar on “Introduction to Radiation Physics and Radiation Protection Principles” for Latin American countries. The seminar was conducted on September 22, 2020; with a session lasting approximately 2 hours.

RSRP Delivers a Virtual Seminar on “Introduction to Radiation Physics and Radiation Protection Principles”

The US NRC Radiation Source Regulatory Partnership (RSRP) delivered a virtual training seminar on “Introduction to Radiation Physics and Radiation Protection Principles”. The seminar was conducted on August 26, 2020; with a session lasting approximately 2 hours. The seminar provided an overview of basic Radiation Physics concepts, brief discussion of biological effects and considerations under the development of regulatory limits and basic radiation safety practices to protect workers/public (external radiation safety controls and basic contamination controls).

RSRP Delivers a Virtual Seminar for Latin American Countries on “Overview of Cyclotron Pet Licensing Process”

The US NRC Radiation Source Regulatory Partnership (RSRP) delivered a virtual training seminar for Latin American countries on “Overview of Cyclotron PET Licensing Process”. The seminar was conducted in two sessions, on August 24 & 25, 2020; with each session lasting approximately 2 hours.