Consenting Process for Radiation Facilities - Atomic Energy ...

period. Qualified and trained manpower approved by the AERB, should be
present at the facility at all times of operation of the facility. Malfunctioning
of radiation monitoring and measuring devices and malfunctioning of any of
the safety systems and emergency systems should be reported periodically to
the AERB. Accelerator installations are inspected annually by the AERB and
also whenever there is an unusual incident.
If the accelerator facility is used for irradiation of food, additional review of
dosimetry should be carried out to ensure that the food items receive radiation
dose as stipulated in the Atomic Energy (Control of Irradiation of Food)
Rules, 1996. In addition, the appointment of a quality control officer to look
after the microbiological quality of food is mandatory. The AERB grants
certificate of approval in accordance with the rules. Based on the Certificate
of approval and the application for Licence, the Licence is issued by the
department of Atomic Energy, Government of India. The application format
for getting the Certificate of Approval and License is given in Annexure 4.
The Consentee shall arrange to constitute a local safety committee with the
facility in-charge as Chairman and RSO as Member Secretary, to periodically
review the safety of the accelerator facility. The committee may also include
an operator(s) and service engineer as members. The minutes of the meetings
and action taken reports shall be available for inspection by the AERB.
3.2.2.6 Decommissioning/Disposal
When the accelerator is no longer to be used, AERB may authorise
decommissioning which may include dismantling and recycling/reuse of
materials and safe disposal of radioactive waste. The contaminated material,
if any, need to be disposed off. For the above, the Consentee should obtain
an Authorisation from the AERB for transfer/disposal of radioactive waste to
the authorised waste management agency. The application format for obtaining
the said Authorisation for safe disposal of radioactive waste is given in
Annexure 50. The Consentee is required to submit a report to the AERB on
completion of decommissioning, safe disposal of sources and personnel doses
received during decommissioning operations.
3.2.2.7 Lead Time for Submission/Availability of Documents
The lead-time for submission of documents at any stage of Consenting process
is 90 days before the desired date of Consent and the documents should be
complete in all respects for review by the AERB.
3.3 Particle Accelerator Research Facilities (PARF)
3.3.1 General
Particle accelerators are of electro-static, linear or cyclic types. Cyclic
accelerators are generally of radio frequency or microwave type. Further, the
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