1. T. Boal - IAEA Safety Standards.pdf - gnssn - IAEA

Regional Workshop on the
International Basic Safety Standards
Overview of IAEA Safety Standards
17-20 April 2012, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Trevor Boal - NSRW

Why Safety Standards?
IAEA Statute (Article III.A.6)
• “To establish or adopt… [in consultation with…]
standards of safety for the protection of health and
minimization of danger to life and property”
• “…and to provide for the application of these
standards”
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VISION for the IAEA Safety Standards
Our Vision
• The IAEA safety standards seen as the global
reference for nuclear, radiation protection,
radioactive waste and transport safety
• Used by Member States to deliver consistent
levels of safety for the protection of workers, the
public and the environment
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History
1958 1961 1962 1974
1996
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History (cont.)
CSS
COMMISSION ON
SAFETY STANDARDS
NUSSC RASSC WASSC TRANSSC
1996 2003 2004 2006
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Status of the IAEA Safety Standards
• Safety Standards are:
• Not binding on Member States but may be
adopted by them.
• Binding for IAEA‟s own activities.
• Binding on States in relations to operations
assisted by the IAEA.
• Binding on States wishing to enter into project
agreements IAEA.
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Effects of
radiation
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The 2007 Recommendations of the
International Commission on Radiological
Protection
Recommendations
for protection
Essential
principles
(moral obligation)
Essential
requirements
(legal obligation)

Safety Standards Hierarchy

Process Flow for the Development of IAEA
Safety Standards
Outline and work plan (DPP)
Prepared by the Secretariat
Review by the committees and Commission
on Safety Standards
Drafting or revising
of safety standard
by the Secretariat and consultants
Review
by the safety
standards
committee(s)
Endorsement
by Commission on Safety Standards
Approval by the IAEA’s
Director General or BoG
Member
States
Committees
NUSSC
RASSC
WASSC
TRANSSC
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Step-by-step process - described in
SPESS B

NUSSC
NUCLEAR SAFETY
STANDARDS
COMMITTEE
Expert
Groups
Review Process
RASSC
RADIATION SAFETY
STANDARDS
COMMITTEE
CSS
COMMISSION ON
SAFETY STANDARDS
Expert
Groups
WASSC
WASTE SAFETY STANDARDS
COMMITTEE
Expert
Groups
TRANSSC
TRANSPORT SAFETY
STANDARDS
COMMITTEE
Expert
Groups
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Interface between Safety and Security
• New committee has been established to approve
security guidance documents: Nuclear security
Guidance Committee
• Safety DPPs and security DPPs to be reviewed to
identify/define interfaces
• Draft documents that have a identified interface should be
developed in consultation
• Draft safety and draft security documents should be
reviewed and approved to ensure that the coordination has
been effective
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Long-term Structure
BACKGROUND (June 2006)
The CSS requested the Secretariat to prepare for November
2006 a proposal for a revised overall structure for the safety
standards, which should:
• develop a vision on what the entire series would comprise in
the future (the concept of a „closed set‟ of safety standards);
• establish a logical relationship between the unified Safety
Fundamentals and the various Safety Requirements, as well
as logical relationships between the Safety Requirements and
the subsequent Safety Guides;
• maintain a manageable number of publications and take into
account the need for efficiency and timeliness for the future
development of the Series.
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Structure of the Long Term Set of Safety Requirements
General Safety Requirements -
GSR
Part 1: Governmental, Legal and
Regulatory Framework
Part 2: Leadership and Management
for Safety
Part 3: Radiation Protection and
Safety of Radiation Sources
Part 4: Safety Assessment
for Facilities and Activities
Part 5: Predisposal Management
of Radioactive Waste
Part 6: Decommissioning and
Termination of Activities
Part 7: Emergency Preparedness
and Response
Specific Safety Requirements -
SSR
1. Site Evaluation for
Nuclear Installations
2. B. Safety Design of of Nuclear Power Plants
2.1 Design and Construction
2.2 Commissioning and Operation
3. Safety of Research Reactors
4. Safety of Nuclear Fuel
Cycle Facilities
5. Safety of Radioactive Waste
Disposal Facilities
6. Safe Transport of
Radioactive Material

Safety Guides to support the BSS
• Safety Guides under development
• DS453 - Radiation Protection in Occupational Exposure
• To supersede: RS-G-1.1, RS-G-1.2, RS-G-1.3, RS-G-1.6, GS-G-1.4
• First meeting to start drafting this week
• DS399 - Radiation Protection in Medical Radiation
Exposure
• To supersede: RS-G-1.5
• To cover all aspects of radiation protection in medicine (occupational, public,
medical exposures, waste, transport, safety of sources, etc)
• Drafting to start in 2 nd half of 2012
• DS432 - Radiation Protection of the Public and the
Environment
• New Safety Guide
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Safety Guides to support the BSS
• Safety Guides under development
• DS421 - Protection of the Public against Exposure to
Natural Sources of Radiation
• Submitted to Member States for comment – closing date: 13 Aug 12
• DS401 - Application of the Principle of Justification to
Practices, including Non-Medical Imaging
• Submitted to Member States for comment – closing date: 7 June 12
• DS459 - Management of Residues from Mining, Mineral
Processing, and other NORM Related Activities
• Drafting to start shortly, to supersede: WS-G-1.2
• DS442 - Regulatory control of radioactive releases to the
environment from facilities and activities
• To be submitted to Member States for comment in early 2013
• To supersede WS-G-2.3
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Safety Guides to support the BSS
• Safety Guides under development
• DS419: Radiation Safety for Well Logging Sources
• DS420: Radiation Safety for Nuclear Gauges
• DS434: Radiation Safety of Radioisotope Production
Facilities
• DS458: Radiation Safety and Regulatory Control for
Consumer Products
• DSXXX: Radiation Safety for Radiation Sources used in
Research and Education
• DSXXX: Radiation Safety for X-ray Generators and
Sources Used for Inspection Purposes
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Safety Guides to support the BSS
• Published Safety Guides
• RS-G-1.7: Application of the Concepts of Exclusion,
Exemption and Clearance
• RS-G-1.8: Environmental and Source Monitoring for
Purposes of Radiation Protection
• RS-G-1.9: Categorization of Radioactive Sources
• RS-G-1.10: Safety of Radiation Generators and Sealed
Radioactive Sources
• GS-G-1.5: Regulatory Control of Radiation Sources
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Safety Guides to support the BSS
• Published Safety Guides
• SSG-8: Radiation Safety of Gamma, Electron and X Ray
Irradiation Facilities
• SSG-11: Radiation Safety in Industrial Radiography
• SSG-17: Control of Orphan Sources and Other
Radioactive Material in the Metal Recycling and
Production Industries
• SSG-19: National Strategy for Regaining Control over
Orphan Sources and Improving Control over Vulnerable
Sources
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Safety Guides to support the BSS
• Feedback from Workshop – Safety Guides
• Are there any gaps in the coverage of topical areas by
the existing Safety Guides?
• Are there requirements/topical areas in the revised BSS
that you have difficulty implementing, that require
additional guidance?
• Provide now or discuss during the various sessions of the
workshop for inclusion in the report of the meeting
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Thank you for your attention
t.boal@iaea.org
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