RSRP provided training to Comision Nacional de Energia (CNE) on Advanced Regulatory Information System (ARIS 1.5) throughout December 9-11. The objective of this activity was to upgrade Access-based RASOD/AUTHORIZATION software for accounting the disposition of radiation sources to ARIS 1.5, an SQL based system with improved user interface and new features. Training was conducted by Grigol Basilia of the Department for Nuclear and Radiation Safety of Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia and Mario Rodriguez of AdSTM.
The visit included discussions with CNE...
News from 2013
Through December 4-6, 2013, RSRP provided training to Uruguay´s National Regulatory Authority on Radiation Protection (ARNR) on Advanced Regulatory Information System (ARIS 1.5). The objective of this activity was to upgrade access-based RASOD/AUTHORIZATION software for accounting the disposition of radiation sources to ARIS 1.5, an SQL based system with improved user interface and new features. The RSRP instructors installed ARIS 1.5 and explained the advantages of having the new modules for AUTHORIZATION and LICENSE. Detailed guidance was provided on successful installation/de-installation...
RSRP program sponsored a workshop on inspections in radiotherapy held in Tunis, Tunisia, November 11-15, 2013. The workshop was organized by the Tunisian National Centre for Radioprotection (CNRP). Foreign participants represented radiation protection regulatory bodies from 17 African countries, namely Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Libya, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Madagascar, Mauritania, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. In addition to classroom instruction the workshop included practical exercises of simulated inspections of cobalt irradiator...
RSRP country participants presented two topical papers and four posters at the conference in Abu Dhabi during October 27-31, 2013. The conference focused on member states’ progress in achieving the objectives of the Code of Conduct for Safe and Secure use of radiation sources, discussed issues associated with integration of safety and security, the approach to handling of disused sources, emergency response, and continuing efforts with orphan sources. The RSRP country papers covered the post graduate course on radiation protection in Panama and regulatory improvements in Rep. of Georgia. The...
RSRP provided training to Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) staff in Kingston, Jamaica during September 16 - 20, 2013 on the development of the National Registry of radiation sources, x-ray generators, and associated devices. The RSRP instructor installed Advanced Regulatory Information System (ARIS 1.5) that contains RASOD (sources database), AUTHORIZATION (licensee database) and LICENSEE (facility database) software. Hands-on training was provided to BSJ staff on inventorying process, ARIS usage and data entry. Training was delivered by Grigol Basilia of the Department for Nuclear and...
Regulatory body representatives from countries from Latin America and the Caribbean gathered in Panama City, Panama during September 9-11, 2013 to discuss the status of the RSRP project activities. The objective of the meeting was to discuss progress on inventorying of radiation sources and the development of the national registry and to share project experience. The meeting was attended by countries currently participating in the RSRP program including Panama, Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Paraguay and Paraguay and the invitee representatives of Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Honduras....
The third post-graduate Radiation Protection Course was inaugurated on September 9, 2013 in Panama City, Panama. The ceremony (see program attached) at Hotel Torres de Alba was hosted by the Ministry of Health of Panama, attended by the 22 students of the 2013-2014 class, the rector and faculty of Universidad Especializada de las Américas (UDELAS), the dean of the School of Medicine of the University of Panama, representatives of US NRC Office of International Programs and IAEA. The invocation was presented by Dr. Eloy Gibbs, the principle developer and lecturer. The course will consist of 4...
Radiation Sources Regulatory Partnership (RSRP) program sponsored a workshop on the new version of Advanced Regulatory Information System (ARIS v1.5). Held in Yerevan, Armenia, July 16-18, 2013, the workshop was organized by the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center, the developer of the ARIS software. Essential changes in ARIS v1.5 areRewritten code utilizing Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and Microsoft SQL Server Express and efficiently operating on computers with 64-bit Windows 7 operating system;New modular design, where information about users of radiation sources is now in a separate...
RSRP progress meetings were held during April 22-April 26, 2013 in Dominican Republic. Discussions were held with CNE (National Commission for Energy) regarding the results of Phase 1 of radiation sources inventory (Santo Domingo /city and province/ and Mote Plata) and plans for Phase 2, which will cover the northern provinces of the country. RSRP staff also assisted with radiation sources and x-ray reporting capabilities of RASOD, and discussed potential assistance with inspection training of CNE staff and licensing. In Guatemala, RSRP staff met with the Department of Radiological...
Radiation Sources Regulatory Partnership (RSRP) program contributed to the Workshop on Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials and Installations held in Kuwait City, Kuwait, March 24-28, 2013. The workshop was focused on an introductory overview of security of radioactive sources issues. Darice Bailey of AdSTM supported the workshop by presenting seven formal lectures covering each of the Increased Control elements: Nuclear Materials and Radioactive Sources Security Requirements, Control Access, Monitor, Detect, Assess, and Respond, Transportation Security, Document Retention, Information...