From 11 to 17 June 2016, John Kinneman of AdSTM, Inc. participated as a member of an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team conducting a National Regulatory Infrastructure For Radiation Safety Advisory Mission in the Republic of El Salvador. The team met with the management and staff at the Radiation Regulatory and Advisory Unit in the Ministry of Health and visited several hospitals. The preliminary results of the Mission were reviewed with the Vice Minister for Health Policy. A report of the Mission will be provided to the Minister of Health and other interested parties in the…
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On June 20th, 2016, the RSRP program conducted a meeting in Peru with the Peruvian Institute of Nuclear Energy to discuss a future collaboration between IPEN and the RSRP program. IPEN presented an overview of Peruvian regulatory framework and AdSTM presented an overview of the RSRP support program. The meeting was attended by high level IPEN authorities including its President.Geraldine Fehst from the USNRC, and Sergey Katsenelenbogen and Mario Rodriguez from AdSTM, represented the RSRP program.
From June 13-17, 2016, the RSRP conducted a one-week workshop in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to discuss Design and Shielding Calculation in Medical Radiological Facilities. This is part of the undergoing collaboration with the Regulatory Authority of Dominican Republic aiming to strengthen Radiation Protection in the country. Discussions covered medical imaging and therapeutic modalities for the purposes of shielding calculation and design optimization. The reference literature for the workshop included documents NCRP145, NCRP147 and NCRP151. Software and other computer tools were…
From March 13-18 2016, RSRP provided training on the Advanced Regulatory Information System (ARIS 2.2) to the Zambian radiation Protection Authority (RPA). The primary objectives were the installation of the SQL-based ARIS 2.2 software, training for all four modules of software (Licensee, RASOD, Authorization, Inspection), and an introduction to the report system. Training sessions were conducted for each module, and some more difficult exercises were conducted covering the integration between all ARIS modules. Detailed guidance was provided on successful installation/uninstallation of ARIS 2…
From May 10 -12, 2016, AdSTM held a consultation with IBTEN, the nuclear regulatory authority in Bolivia. The consultation was conducted as part of the Radiation Sources Regulatory Partnership (RSRP). The consultation took place at the IBTEN offices located in La Paz, Bolivia. Dr. Charles L. Miller and Dr. Paulo Ferrùz Cruz participated, and met with Alberto Miranda Cuadros, the Director of the Center of Protection and Radiological Safety, IBTEN, and his staff. The focus of the consultation was to discuss the progress made in completing the radioactive source inventory and incorporating…
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and International Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences (ICENS) of The University of West Indies organized the First Coordination Meeting for the IAEA Regional Project RLA/9/081 “STRENGTHENING CRADLE-TO-GRAVE CONTROL OF RADIOACTIVE SOURCES”. The following countries participated in the meeting: Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Honduras, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago. Several of these countries have recently become IAEA member states. The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) and Department of Energy (…
From February 22nd-26th, 2016, the RSRP conducted a one-week workshop was in Panama City, discussing Design and Shielding Calculation in Medical Radiological Facilities. The workshop was part of the undergoing collaboration with the Panamanian Regulatory Authority which aims to strengthen Radiation Protection in the Republic of Panama. The activity generated a great deal of national interest from many sectors related to Radiation Protection. During the workshop, several medical imaging and therapeutic modalities were discussed in detail for purposes of shielding calculation and design…
A newly formed Agency of Nuclear and Radiation Safety (an Independent Regulatory Body since January 4, 2016) signed on February 12, 2016 the first agreement with the RSRP to design and implement a web-site that covers ANRS activities. These web pages will reside at the Ministry of Environment web site. Vasil Gedevanishvili, head of the ANRS, and Sergey Katsenelenbogen for RSRN signed the agreement. Present at the signing were Maia Bitadze (MOE deputy minister) and Emily Larson (US NRC/OIP). Several topics of ANRS-RSRP cooperation were discussed during the two-day visit: draft memorandum of…
From January 26th to 28th, 2016, RSRP upgraded the ARIS system at the Energy Division (DGE) of the Ministry of Energy and Mines in Guatemala City. ARIS was upgraded from version 1.5 to version 2.2. Training to DGE staff was provided on the use of the new INSPECTION module, which is now available in ARISv2.2. Several exercises were developed with current inspections data in order to demonstrate the integrated regulatory work with the ARIS system. In addition, new features of RASOD and AUTHORIZATION modules were also discussed. Representing AdSTM was Mario Rodriguez.
From December 16th-17th/2015 and under the RSRP program support, USNRC/AdSTM provided technical support to the National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA) of Paraguay. The country is currently experiencing the important installation of its first cyclotron for Positron Emission Tomography radiotracers production. The two days meeting with CNEA was scheduled in order to review the cyclotron licensing documentation and perform a pre-licensing inspection to the cyclotron facility. From CNEA, Luis Moré participated in these discussions. From the cyclotron facility, Felix Barboza (radiochemist) and…