From March 22-24, 2022, the U.S. NRC Radiation Sources Regulatory Partnership (RSRP) and International Regulatory Development Partnership (IRDP) participated virtually in the 2022 ANNuR Annual Meeting. The US NRC delivered two presentations describing the US NRC collaboration with ANNuR and the details of the US NRC funded Master Program in Radiation Protection. This activity strengthened the collaboration of the US NRC with ANNuR as an organization and with the different countries individually. Several potential projects were identified for future discussions.
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The US NRC delivered a 2-hour virtual training seminar on the U.S. approach to “Uranium Production Regulation” on March 21, 2022. The seminar provided an overview of risk and the law, the regulations and a summary containing a ten-step guide for developing a Uranium Production Regulatory Program. Seven regulatory staff from the Mauritania National Authority of Radiation Protection, Safety and Nuclear Security (ARSN) attended the seminar.
From December 7th to 8th AdSTM staff traveled to Armenia to meet under auspices of the RSRP to hold a meeting related to the development of a new, improved version of the Advanced Regulatory Information System (ARIS). AdSTM staff met with a team of developers from the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center (NRSC) to assess the second step of software development discuss the details of the next steps to further facilitate the ARIS upgrade process.From February 24th to 25th AdSTM staff traveled to Armenia under auspices of the RSRP to meet with experts of the Nuclear & Radiation Safety...
The US NRC Radiation Source Regulatory Partnership (RSRP) delivered a virtual workshop on “Design and Shielding Calculation for Linear Accelerators” for the regulatory authorities of Mauritius and Rwanda on January 19-20, 2022. The workshop, conducted in two sessions of about 4 hours each, provided an overview of basic concepts such as workload, occupancy and use factors, half and tenth value layers (which are important considerations in designing shielding), primary and secondary barriers, neutron dose, and the application of the time average and instant dose rates. The group also...
On December 20, 2021, the US NRC Radiation Source Regulatory Partnership (RSRP) conducted a virtual meeting with the Mozambique National Authority of Atomic Energy (ANEA) to discuss ANEA´s plans and identify areas for collaboration. The ANEA Director General and Senior Staff Members and US NRC and AdSTM representatives attended the meeting. The meeting resulted in important discussions on ANEA´s vision for future bilateral collaboration, which includes ionizing radiation sources and generators inventory, regulatory staff training in authorization/inspection for specific practices, and...
The US NRC Radiation Source Regulatory Partnership (RSRP) just completed a virtual training seminar on “Diagnostic X-Ray Technology” for regulators in West Africa. The seminar provided an overview of X-Ray physics, X-Ray tube design, CRCPD/IAEA/USNRC Safety Standards, X-Ray Facilities Licensing and Inspections, X-Ray Room Design, and Image Capture Technology. The seminar was conducted in two sessions, on November 22 and December 10, 2021, with each session lasting approximately two hours. Seminar attendance included ten regulatory staff from Chad, Côte D’Ivoire, the Republic of the Congo,...
The US NRC Radiation Source Regulatory Partnership (RSRP) delivered a virtual training seminar titled, "When to Conduct a Reactive Inspection in Response to a Radioactive Materials Event" to Latin American countries. The seminar was conducted in a two-hour session on November 23, 2021. The seminar provided an overview of the US NRC process to assess and respond to reported events via the discussion of several practical examples. The instructor also discussed the considerations for deciding when to conduct a reactive inspection including the IAEA recommendations for reactive inspections....
The US NRC Radiation Source Regulatory Partnership (RSRP) delivered a virtual training seminar on Diagnostic X-Ray Technology to staff from the Mauritania National Authority of Radiation Protection, Safety and Nuclear Security (ARSN) in October 2021. The training was conducted in two sessions of 2-hour each one, on October 26 and 28. The seminar provided an overview of x-ray physics, tube design, safety standards of the US NRC, International Atomic Energy Agency, and Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, facilities licensing and inspections, room design, and image capture...
The US NRC Radiation Source Regulatory Partnership (RSRP) delivered a virtual workshop on “Design and Shielding Calculation for Linear Accelerators” for regulatory authorities in Latin America. The workshop was conducted in two four-hour (approximately) sessions on August 30-31, 2021. The seminar provided an overview of basic concepts such as workload, occupancy and use factors, HVL (Half Value Layer)...
The US NRC Radiation Source Regulatory Partnership (RSRP) conducted the workshop “Methods for Inventory of Sources of Ionizing Radiation (SIR)” for the Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) on August 12-18, 2021. The seminar provided an overview of the importance of building the country’s SIR registry and the appropriate approach to obtain and register information. Discussion topics included estimation methods of sources parameters, preparation of inventory inspections checklists, and an overview of the source registration software ARIS. The workshop provided Rwanda with foundational...