Consenting Process for Radiation Facilities - Atomic Energy ...

Adequacy of biological shielding of the hot cell is verified based on acceptable
radiation levels at occupied locations. Based on the detailed review of the
PSAR submitted by the applicant, the AERB may issue a regulatory consent
for layout/construction approval, with relevant stipulations involving
checkpoints and hold points as well as QA requirements as mentioned in
PSAR.
The facility should maintain and keep available the reports on quality
assurance (QA) during construction of the facility. Inspections may be carried
out by AERB prior to installation of safety systems for assessing the integrity
and adequacy of biological shielding and verification of conformance with
the stipulations. The associated QA guidelines are given in Appendix 6F.
3.4.3.4 Commissioning and Operation
When all the systems are in place, performance of each system should be
verified independently and also in an integrated manner. It is important to
check all interlocks and operational controls prior to handling of sources.
Acceptance test reports (ATR) containing the results of the tests should be
prepared and submitted to the AERB. When the test results are in compliance
with the design intent, regulatory Consent for handling of the sources in IFRT
facility will be issued.
The following safety personnel shall be available prior to commissioning:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
Radiological safety officer
Certified operators and source handling personnel
Trained servicing and maintenance personnel.
Monitoring of radiation level around the IFRT and in all accessible locations
should be carried out at this stage with specific source strength kept in the
hot cell.
The applicant should submit the final safety analysis report (FSAR), the format
of which is given in Appendix 6D, Radiation protection manual (RPM) as
per Appendix 6E and quality assurance manual (QAM),as per Appendix
6F, to AERB for review.
When the functional performance of the important systems such as masterslave
manipulator, external transfer drawer, cask handling cranes and other
safety systems/interlocks are satisfactory and stray radiation levels around
the biological shielding are within the acceptable limits and based on the
review of information provided in ATR, FSAR and obtained from inspections
by the AERB, the regulatory Consent in the form of Licence for operation is
issued by AERB. The application format for obtaining the License is given
in Annexure 19.
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