Consenting Process for Radiation Facilities - Atomic Energy ...

accelerator facility, medical cyclotron facility, photon and electron beam
accelerator radiation processing facility.
Based on these reviews, AERB considers issuance of consent, for the site
for locating the radiation facility. In certain cases, inspections are also
considered necessary prior to giving regulatory consent.
4.3 Consent for Construction/Layout Plan Approval
For construction clearance, the design of the facility is reviewed in detail
with the aid of preliminary safety analysis report (PSAR), wherever applicable.
Important to this stage of review is the safety approach of the applicant in
respect of defence-in-depth and redundancy in design and accident prevention,
which is applicable for gamma radiation processing facility and accelerators.
An assessment is made to determine whether all the design safety requirements
are met, the design features are compatible with the site, where required, and
the facility can be constructed to operate safely.
Issue of construction Consent is considered by the AERB, on compliance
with the requirements brought out in the above review. In many cases, where
radiation hazard potential is not high, the layout plan approval either as part
of site approval or as a separate layout plan approval is treated as part of
construction consent and no separate construction clearance is granted. In
certain cases, an inspection is also considered necessary prior to giving
regulatory clearance.
4.4 Consent for Commissioning
Prior to the issue of Consent for commissioning of equipment and units, the
AERB reviews the final and as-built design and conformity of the construction
with the design and regulatory requirements.
The programme of commissioning tests and procedures, operating limits and
conditions, adequacy of manpower available and their qualification and
training are reviewed. In addition, quality assurance reports on installation
of equipments and units, are also examined.
The Consent for commissioning of the facility is given in one or more interim
stages, as appropriate, depending upon the type of radiation facility. For some
of the radiation facilities (see subsections 2.5.1, 2.6.2 and 2.7.2 ), a combined
consent covering both commissioning and operation is granted and hence no
separate commissioning clearance is required.
4.5 Consent for Operation
Consenting for the operation of the radiation facility is a major stage in the
review process and requires a detailed examination of the facility as a whole,
to ensure implementation of all safety provisions and recommendations of
the reviewing agency.
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