Consenting Process for Radiation Facilities - Atomic Energy ...

e furnished. It is mandatory for the Licencee to promptly inform any safety
related unusual occurrence at the facility and follow it up with a detailed
report. Violations of the approved technical specifications for operation should
also be reported promptly to AERB, explaining the circumstances/justification
for the violation.
4.6 Renewal of Consents for Operation
Before expiry of the validity period of the licence, the Applicant/Licensee
should apply for renewal of the Licence. The AERB, after a detailed review
of the safety performance of the facility, considers renewal of the Licence.
4.7 Consenting Decisions
4.8 Licence
The AERB, on the basis of its review and assessment of the radiation facilities,
may issue or refuse a regulatory consent. The findings and recommendations
of the safety review committees form the basis for such decisions.
Where the AERB had issued a consent for the operation of a facility or trial
operation of the facility, the applicant should fulfil the requirements specified
in the Consent within the stipulated period. The applicant may apply for an
extension of the Consent but should justify with proper reasons for the failure
to meet the stipulations in the Consent. The AERB will take an appropriate
decision based on the recommendations of the safety review committees.
Any new information that becomes available to the AERB from research and
development results, experience at similar radiation facilities elsewhere by
way of incidents or accidents, change in off-site conditions etc. will be
considered by AERB in its review and assessment process. Where such
information has relevance to the safety of the facility, the AERB may stipulate
modifications.
The AERB may also perform a review and assessment of previously approved
facilities in the light of the new information and make additional
recommendations for implementation.
4.8.1 Review Process
Stagewise regulatory clearances are issued depending on each successfully
completed stage of the radiation facility wherever applicable. The AERB
may carry out inspection at certain stages, to verify the information provided
in the application. In general, a two-tier review process is followed by the
AERB before License is granted for radiation facilities as defined in subsection
2.5 (i-viii). Two-tier review includes safety review and assessment by the
radiological safety division (RSD) of AERB followed by review in the safety
review committee for application of radiation (SARCAR). For gamma
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