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TECHNICAL COOPERATION

TECHNICAL COOPERATION. RER/9/096 Regional Planning Meeting “ Strengthening National Infrastructures for the Control of Radiation Sources” (TSA-1), (Phase II) “. 19-20 March 2009 IAEA Headquarters in Vienna AUSTRIA. The Government of Montenegro. The Ministry of Tourism and Environment.

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TECHNICAL COOPERATION

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  1. TECHNICAL COOPERATION RER/9/096 Regional Planning Meeting“Strengthening National Infrastructures for the Control of Radiation Sources” (TSA-1), (Phase II) “ 19-20 March 2009 IAEA Headquarters in Vienna AUSTRIA

  2. The Government of Montenegro The Ministry of Tourism and Environment Tamara Djurovic tamara.djurovic@gov.me www.mte.gov.me

  3. STRATEGIC GOAL • Montenegro`s strategic goal is integration in the EU • Montenegro signed Agreement on association and stabilization 2007 • The National Plan for Integration of Montenegro – NPI into European Union is being adopted 2008 • Montenegro applied for EU membership which was the key moment for Montenegro 2008

  4. Regulatory framework in Montenegrocurrent status

  5. National Regulatory Infrastructure • Regulatory Framework • Functions of the regulatory authority

  6. Regulatory framework • Legislation • Radiation safety regulations • Regulatory Authority establishment and independence • Regulatory Authority staffing and training • Regulatory Authority funding • Coordination and cooperation at the national level • International cooperation

  7. Functions of the Regulatory Authority (1) • Notification • Inventory of sources • Authorization • Inspection (Compliance monitoring ) • Enforcement • Investigation • Information dissemination • Quality management

  8. Functions of the Regulatory Authority (2) • Additional functions, e.g. • Role of the regulatory authority in intervention (Emergency preparedness and response) • Technical services availability

  9. LEGISLATIONS • Law on Protection against Ionising Radiation 1996 • Law banning the construction of nuclear power plants in FRY1995 • Law on transport of danger substances 2007 • Law on rescue and protection 2007 • National Strategy for emergency situation 2007 • Law on Environment 2008 • Law on protection from ionizing radiation and radiation safety (adopted by Government) 2008 • National Action Plan in Emergency Situation (radiological accident) at the beginning -2009 • Strategy on radiation protection and radiation safety with Action plan (planned 2011)

  10. S E C O N D A R Y L E G I S L A T I O N O.G. FRJ No. 45/1997. • Decision about education levels and health conditions of persons that work with ionizing radiation sources. • Decision about evidencing of ionizing radiation sources and about exposure of population, patients and people who works with ionizing radiation sources. • Decision about systematic investigation of radionuclide contents in the environment. • Decision about conditions that must be fulfilled by institutions which perform measurements to estimate level of exposure to ionizing radiation of people who works with ionizing radiation sources, patients and population. O.G. FRJ No. 32/1998. • Regulation about application of ionizing radiation sources in medicine and basic prescriptions. • Regulation about conditions that must be fulfilled by institutions which performs systematic investigation of radionuclide contents in the environment. • Regulation about conditions for trafficking and use of radioactive materials, roentgen units and other devices which produce ionizing radiation. • Regulation about of maximum permissible levels of exposure to ionizing radiation. O.G. FRJ No. 9/1999. • Regulation about conditions that must be fulfilled by institution which performs decontamination. • Regulation about levels of radioactive contamination of the environment and about ways to conduct decontamination. • Regulation about ways and conditions of collecting, kipping, evidencing, storing, processing, and disposing of radioactive vast materials.

  11. C O M P E T E N T I E S According to the previous Regulation on public administration organization, the designated competent authorities to carry out the state regulatory supervision of radiation safety based on laws are: • The Ministry of Tourism and Environment (non-medical use) and • The Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Care (medical use)- Temporary Regulatory Body For transport and emergency: • The Ministry of Interior Affairs and Public Administration

  12. C O M P E T E N T I E S According to the new Regulations on public administration organization (2008), the designated competent authorities to carry out the state regulatory supervision of radiation protection and safety based on existing laws are: • The Ministry of Tourism and Environment(policy and legislation tasks) • The Environmental Protection Agency (executive tasks-implementation of legislations and policies) • FOR TRANSPORT AND RESPOND IN EMERGENCY SITUATION: • The Ministry of Interior Affairs and PublicAdministration

  13. I THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM AND ENVIRONMENT Among other sectors and departments, it consists: • SECTOR FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION • Department for Atmosphere Protection and Ionizing Radiation – preparing Laws, regulations, strategy, policy…

  14. II ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY • Trough cooperation with EU (European Agency for Reconstruction) project "Assistance to the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Physical Planning“ almost finished • Established Environmental Protection Agency – EPA, a state administrative body in charge of, among other things, ionizing radiation protection and radiation security and safety, under the MTE • strict division of responsibilities of policy and legislation tasks as well as legal implementation and enforcement of the environmental legislation

  15. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE • The Director (nominated by Minister and appointed and dismissed by the Government) • The five departments have the Heads of the Departments (appointed by the Director in public procedure) • The EPA has Advisory Committee appointed by the Minister and is composed of the experts and professionals (intention-majority in this Committee are the individuals out of the public administration and local governance) • The Agency shall be exclusively funded by the state budget and by grants.

  16. THIS MODEL WILL: • Suit ‘good governance’ • Carefully balance between political and professional influence • Increase environmental protection • Establish an integrated environmental approach • Guarantee stakeholder involvement, transparency and public participation

  17. DEPARTMENTS - TASK AREA • Monitoring • Reporting • Permitting • Inspection • Communication

  18. Air Water Soil Waste Noise Nature Ionising radiation Chemicals GMOs Remediation Hazardous substances Industrial accidents ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA

  19. “REGULATORY BODY” -radiation protection • PERIMTS WRITER 2 • INSPECTOR 2 • MONITORING 1 Rulebook on systematization and internal organization on Environmental Protection Agency adopted by Government 25 December 2008

  20. REGULATORY BODY MONITORING PERMIT WRITER INSPECTOR PERMIT WRITER INSPECTOR

  21. EPA BUILDING

  22. III THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC ORGANIZATION • Sector for emergency situation and civil security • 112 network • ARGOS

  23. A R G O S • A-(accident) • R-(reporting) • G-(guidance) • O-(operational) • S-(system)

  24. Sector for Emergency Management signed a Contract to join ARGOS Consortium and became the 11th member. ARGOS users are the national organizations responsible for managing emergency situations. ARGOS, among other things, represents the system for early warning for radiation hazard and it is also used as a support to decision-making in response to disasters.

  25. ARGOS Consortium members are: • Australia • Brazil • Canada • Denmark • Estonia • Ireland • Lithuania • Norway • Poland • Sweden • Faroe Islands • Turkey • Montenegro

  26. ARGOS mission is to support organizations for emergency situations in order to adopt the best decisions in case of CBRN accident. ARGOS allows you to: • Review the current situation, • Predict the way in which the situation will develop, • Analyse and present calculation and model measuring, • Calculate consequences of an accident, • Decide on appropriate countermeasures, • Forward information to public.

  27. ARGOS allows handling data obtaind through monitoring. It pools all data obtained through monitoring of mobile units (vehicles and aircraft) and related measuring stations.

  28. COOPERATION WITH IAEA • COUNTRY PROGRAMME FRAMEWORK 2009-2013- CPF SIGNED 2008 • Agreements and Conventions signed and • taken by succession procedure • Ongoing and next projects • (regional, interregional and national)

  29. Agreements (1) • In November and June 2006 Montenegro notified officially the depositories (Russian Federation and United Kingdom) on accepting the following international agreements: • Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water of August 5, 1963 • Treaty on the Prohibition of the Emplacement of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction on the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor and in the Subsoil Thereof of February 11, 1971. • Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, July 1, 1968

  30. Agreements (2) • Agreement on small quantities with additional Protocol signed May 2008 • Ratification 2010

  31. Agreements and Conventions Through the succession procedure Montenegro signed the following conventions: • Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage, 1963; • The Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, 1980; • Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident, 1986; • Convention on Assistance in the Case of Nuclear Accident or Radiology Emergency, Vienna, 26/9/86; • MAAE Technical Assistance Agreement signed in 1983

  32. Conventions (2)-planned activities • Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (2009), and • Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste, IAEA, Vienna 5/9/97 (2009).

  33. Conventions (3) The ratification of the following documents is also planned: • Protocol to the Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage (2010) • Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (2010)

  34. MTE AND PI “Centre for Eco – Toxicological research of Montenegro” are currently IN phase of finishing the project dealing with construction of storage for low and intermediate level radioactive waste. CETI is managing radioactive storage waste. The ionizing radioactive sources that are in use in Montenegro are of low and medium activity.

  35. TEHNICAL SERVICES • Dosimetry services • Analytical services • Calibration services • Waste management • Medical services • Training services • Expert assistance

  36. TECHNICAL SUPPORT Public Institution “Center for Eco–Toxicological Research of Montenegro”

  37. - ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY MONITORING PROGRAM Also controls of: • Food, feed, and similar products connected with human ingestion. • Goods for general use. • Building materials, industrial, raw materials, scrap metal,… • Controls of radiation sources in industry, science or in public places. • QA/QC – sources of ionizing radiation used in medicine. • Personal dosimetry control – TLD.

  38. RADON MEASUREMENTS We have started with the Project of indoor radon measurements in Montenegro. The Project is planed to be realized in approximately 1000 dwellings, 2 six-month exposure, with passive nuclear track detectors (Intercast CR 39). Till now approximately 60 % is finished. Project is realized in cooperation with Jozef Stefan Institute – Ljubljana Slovenia.

  39. ACTIVITIES • Project of decontamination location contaminated with Th 232 – source of contamination military planes jet engines. • Decontamination of Cape Arza from depleted uranium. We remove 258 DU penetrators, or 86 % of total 300* DU penetrators fired on cape Arza. (* based on NATO – UNEP official information).

  40. CETI`s ANNIVERSARY

  41. Institute for The Ferrous Metallurgy a.d. Nikšić

  42. Faculty of Science – University of Montenegro Dosimetry services (X-Ray machine)

  43. …and ATTENTION !

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