Senior Regulators’ Meeting 2013 Radiation Safety Infrastructure in Non-Nuclear Countries

1. Senior Regulators’ Meeting 2013Radiation Safety Infrastructure in Non-Nuclear Countries Pil Soo Hahn Director Division of Radiation and Waste SafetyDepartment of Nuclear Safety and Security

2. Scope of Presentation • Overview of status of radiation safety infrastructure in countries that receive assistance from IAEA • Focus on 4 Thematic Safety Areas (TSAs): • TSA 1: Regulatory infrastructure • TSA 2: Protection of workers • TSA 3: Protection of patients • TSA 4: Waste safety and protection of the public

3. Regional Projects

4. To facilitate and serviceinternational conventions and other undertakings To establish standards of safety To provide for the application of international standards IAEA Statutory Safety Functions IAEA Functions in Radiation & Waste Safety (Article III.A.6)

5. To facilitate and service international conventions and other undertakings Promoting education & training Providing technical assistance Coordinating Networking, KM and R&D Fostering information exchange To establish standards of safety Rendering radiation safety services To provide for theapplication ofinternational standards IAEA Statutory Safety Functions IAEA Functions in Radiation & Waste Safety (Article III.A.6)

6. Application of IAEA’s Radiation Safety Standards • IAEA Safety Standards are not legally binding on Member States but may be adopted by them, at their own discretion however... • IAEA Safety Standards are binding on IAEA in relation to its own operations and to operations assisted by the IAEA; and • Member States receiving IAEA assistance are obliged to apply IAEA Safety Standards (INFCIRC/267 “The revised guiding principles and general operating rules to govern the provision of technical assistance by the agency”) • Board of Governors requested that TC projects involving radiation sources should only be submitted for approval when the country has achieved a certain minimum level of radiation safety

7. IAEA’s Radiation Safety Information Management System (RASIMS) • IAEA collects and analyses information about the radiation and waste safety infrastructure in MSs receiving assistance from the IAEA • This information is stored in RASIMS • a collaborative web-based platform that enables Member States and the IAEA Secretariat to jointly collect, analyse and view information regarding the national infrastructure for radiation and waste safety (MS can see only their national information)

8. RASIMS: Thematic Safety Areas The information in RASIMS is categorized into Thematic Safety Areas and is managed via IAEA’s Radiation Safety Information Management System (RASIMS)

9. RASIMS contains descriptive information for each Thematic Safety Area - Example TSA 1 • TSA 1 – Regulatory Infrastructure • 1. Legislation • 2 - Regulations and Guidance • 3 - Regulatory Body Establishment and Independence • 4 - Regulatory Body Staffing and Training • 5 - Regulatory Body Funding • 6 - Coordination and Cooperation at the National Level • 7 - International Cooperation • 8 - Notification and National Register of Radiation Sources • 9 - Authorization • 10 - Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources • 11 - Inspection • 12 - Enforcement • 13 - Information Management • 14 - Quality Management Information comes from a range of sources such as: IAEA missions; self assessment questionnaires; Country Programme Framework (CPF), directly from Member State

10. RASIMS

11. RASIMS contains descriptive information for each Thematic Safety Area - Example: TSA 3 • TSA 3 – Radiololgical Protection in Medical Exposure • 1 - Regulations • 2 - Diagnostic Radiology • 3 - Diagnostic Radiology - optimization • 4 - Optimization in radiography and fluoroscopy • 5 - Optimization in mammography • 6 - Optimization in computed tomography • 7 - Interventional procedures using X-rays • 8 - Interventional procedures using X-rays – optimization • 9 - Nuclear Medicine • 10 - Nuclear Medicine – optimization • 11 - Radiotherapy

12. Quantitative Assessment based on Performance Indicators (PI’s)

13. Quantitative assessment of a State’s radiation safety infrastructurefor all TSAs

14. Status of PI for all MSs (TSA 1) 3 3 26 % Low progress 53 % Medium progress 21 % High progress Average Performance Indicator Average Performance Indicator 2 2 1 1 0 Member States

15. Status of PI for all MSs (TSA 2) 3 32 % Low progress 56 % Medium progress 12 % High progress Average Performance Indicator 2 1 0 Member States

16. Status of PI for all MSs (TSA 3) 3 45 % Low progress 48 % Medium progress 6 % High progress Average Performance Indicator 2 1 0 Member States

17. Status of PI for all MSs (TSA 4) 3 60 % Low progress 33 % Medium progress 7 % High progress Average Performance Indicator 2 1 0 Member States

18. Conclusions • Increased demand of radiation applications in MSs • More improvements are needed in many MSs and strong governmental commitment is essential • For example, approximately 45 % of MSs need to improve their radiation safety infrastructure in TSA 3 (patient protection) • IAEA intend to provide more proactive targeted support to MSs in strengthening their radiation safety infrastructure • MS are responsible for ensuring that RASIMS be comprehensive, up-to-date, and accurate • The Standing Advisory Group for Technical Assistance and Cooperation (SAGTAC) at its May 2013 meeting noted that strengthening radiation safety be a high priority for IAEA

19. Thank you for your attention