Georgia Grigol Basilia Agency of Nuclear and Radiation Safety

1. IAEARER9148 “Strengthening the Regulatory Infrastructure for Radiation Safety”Regional Workshop on Code of Conduct on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources and its supplementary Guidance on the Import and Export of Radioactive Sources and on Management of the Disused Radioactive Sources, 7 - 11 May 2018, Bucharest, Romania Georgia Grigol Basilia Agency of Nuclear and Radiation Safety

2. Introduction • Georgia, Agency of Nuclear and Radiation Safety, (www.anrs.gov.ge) • Grigol Basilia, Head of Inspection and Emergency Response Service • Activities with radioactive sources in the Country: • Well-lodging (Th-232, Am241-Be, Cs-137, Na-22) • Carotage (Am241-Be, Cs-137); • Industrial applications: Cement and Cellophane QC (H-3, Kr-85); • Science and Education (Cs-137, Co-60, Ni-63, C-14, DU, C-14, Sr-90, Ra-226); • Nuclear gauges (Am241-Be, Cs-137) • Medical applications (Co-60, Sr-90, Ni-63….).

3. Legal for Safety and Security of RS Laws: • Law on “Nuclear and Radiation Safety” • Law on “Radioactive Waste” Bylaws • Radiation Safety Norms and Basic Requirements for Handling with Ionizing Radiation Sources; • Rules for Responding to the Illegal Traffic of Nuclear and Radioactive Substances; • Scrap Metal Radiation Monitoring Procedure; • Rule for Authorization and Creating and Maintaining of the Departmental Register of Sources of Ionizing Radiation and Radioactive Waste and for Ionizing Radiation Sources Categorization; • Procedure for Conducting Individual Monitoring and It’s Control; • Radioactive Waste Handling Procedures; • Rules for Conducting the Activities Related to Safeguard Agreement; • Physical Security (Protection) of Nuclear and Radiation Facilities, Radioactive Sources and Waste, and Other Sources of Ionizing Radiation; • Radiation Safety Requirements for Medical Radiation; • On Radiation Safety Requirements in Industry, Science, and Education; • On Procedure for Transportation of Nuclear and Radioactive Substances; • Main Requirements towards the Assessment of the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management and disposal Facilities; • on Nuclear and Radiation Accident Preparedness and Response Plan (Will be adopted in Autumn);

4. Governmental Framework for Safety and Security of RS Regulatory Body • LEPL - Agency of Nuclear and Radiation Safety is determined as Regulatory Body (Article 6 §1 of the Law of Georgia on Nuclear and Radioactive Safety); Agency is independent RB and performs political, state, social, educational, cultural or other public activities independently under the MoERA control. • The competence of Agency has been expanded in different fields.

5. Governmental Framework for Safety and Security of RS Authorities involved, their responsibilities and cooperation: • Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia – ensuring and control of the readiness for national and trans-boundary accidents, liquidation the outcomes of such accidents and physical protection of nuclear and radiation objects (except objects consisting of ionizing radiation generators); ensuring security of transportation, import, export or transition of radioactive materials, coordination the measures taken for the purpose of avoiding and preventing illegal trafficking of radioactive materials. • State Security Service of Georgia – ensuring nuclear, radiation, chemical and biological safety at the border checkpoints. • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia – controlling the enforcement of obligations imposed under the international treaties, coordinating relations with international organizations • Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia – metrological measurement of nuclear and radiation objects building process and ionizing radiation control equipment. • Ministry of Defense of Georgia – physical protection and safety of the nuclear and radioactive objects under its control, in case of nuclear accident – involvement in performance of results liquidation or other activities prescribed by law in the framework of reaction plan while emergency. • Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia – establishing dose thresholds during nuclear and radiation accidents, involvement in performance of results liquidation prescribed by law in the framework of reaction plan while emergency, registration of radiopharmaceuticals, setting periodic medical control rules for workers under the radiation.

6. Code of Conduct Implementation Practice • Rule for Authorization, Creation and Maintenance of the Departmental Register of Sources of Ionizing Radiation and Radioactive Waste and for Ionizing Radiation Sources Categorization • 2004-2006 by support US NRC country-wide inventory project was done. • 2005 RB implemented ARIS software created by US NRC support: • Radiation Sources Register • License organization information • Authorization Register and information system • Inspection activity Register and information system • Agency recently implemented NUCMAT software for Accountancy and Reporting safeguards related activity

7. Code of Conduct Implementation Practice international coordination • Agency has established a cooperation with the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority that has already funded certain projects. • Agency supported US NRC in “Radiation Sources Regulatory Partnership” project (www.rsrp-online.org). Main target of the project is to support Asia, Africa, South and Central America, Old Soviet Union countries for creation and maintenance of Registry of radiation sources, as well as establishment of Regulatory information system for Authorization, Inspection Activity ARIS database, created by support US NRC. • More than 20 countries implemented software and created, or are in process of creation, of National Registry of sources. Specialists of Agency are frequently invited by US NRC on mentioned training courses for sharing Georgian experience in country-wide inventory of sources and software explanation. • Memorandum of Understanding was formed with: • US NRC in April 2016 • Lithuanian RSC in December 2017

8. Code of Conduct Implementation Practice Online Authorization • Implemented online web-portal, which works as one window principle. Applicants can upload all license needed documentation (docx, pdf, jpg or other) via portal with his unique user name and password. Documents are directly transferred to Agency Authorization Service Head computer and he/she distributes them to his personal. Applicant/licensee can upload in same portal documents represented any changes in their activity or annual reports. Also Agency Authorization Service personal can contact with applicant/licensee using same channels. • In case if applicant is handling sealed radioactive sources, documentation is sent to Ministry of Internal affairs, which is competent authority for assessment of physical security measures, based on categorization of sources (graded approach) corresponding bylaw “On Physical Security (Protection) of Nuclear and Radiation Facilities, Radioactive Sources and Waste, and Other Sources of Ionising Radiation”. Based on their decision RB issued or cancelled license.

9. Disused RS management • Law on ‘Nuclear and Radiation Safety’ and Law on “Radioactive waste” contains specific regulatory requirements for the management of radioactive sources in period of their import, use, disuse, dispose; • Agreement with manufacturer/supplier about receiving back source after its use by importer; • Special “export” permission to transfer unused sources. • Historical disused sources are collected to RWMS and under Regulatory control (Department of RW management of ANRS) • Adopted National Strategy on Radiation Waste for 15 years • Challenges: No prescription in Legislation of financial guarantee during Authorization on import

10. Establishment control over orphan sources • The RB has carried out active search and recovery operations for orphan sources with the IAEA assistance (GEO/9/2004). • Main origin of orphan sources is scrap metal • Distribution of Responsibilities: • Agency - initial response and assessment; • Emergency Situation Management Department - secure and safe transportation of sources to Centralized Storage; • State Security Service - investigation. • Agency has special division in western part of Georgia for emergency response. They are responsible for boarder Radiation portals emergency alarms and all accidental cases in West Georgia. Responsible authority for East Georgia is Agency.

11. National practice of export/import/transit • Law on ‘Nuclear and Radiation Safety’ and Law on “License and permits” (requirements) • License for IAEA defined 1-5 category of sources handling • License to import/export sources, special permission under umbrella of existing licensee • One year expiration and can be used only once • If license needs import/export of dual-use items (Nuclear and Special non-nuclear material), they must get special recommendation from Ministry of Defence (Permanent Military-Technical Commission) and on the base of mentioned recommendation, Revenue Service of Georgia will issue permit for movement of dual-used items. • List of Dual-use items are based on EU list. • Challenge: Problems with transit – recognition of other countries transport organisation licensee.

12. Security of radioactive sources Law on Nuclear and Radiation Safety – defines: the basic principles of nuclear and radiation safety, the state authorities responsibility for safety and security, functions and responsibilities of the regulatory body in the field of authorization, inspection, emergency response, safeguards, physical protection Procedure for Responding to the Illegal Traffic of Nuclear and Radioactive Substances; Criminal Code – identifying criminalization of activities and corresponded punishment actions Rules for joint action in case of detection of radioactive materials at border checkpoints, airports, sea ports and maritime areas - identifies responsible agencies and procedures for respective actions. Physical Security of Nuclear and Radiation Facilities, Radioactive Sources and Waste andother Sources of IonizingRadiation – defines: physical security main principles and obligations based on graded approach, threats assessment and defense in depth for developing adequate requirements for detection, delay and response.

13. Border Control MobileDetectionSystem 2012 – 2015 • function: providingradiation control on important territories and roads • location : according to the need Russian Federation Abkhazia Kazbegi South Osetia Additional handle equipment's Kutaisi Poti International Airport Poti Seaport function: to provide investigation of signals produced by portal monitors Lilo Service Center Tsodna Tbilisi Batumi Seaport Batumi International Airport Vale Gardabani Railway International Airport Vakhtangisi Sarpi Red Bridge Kartsakhi Sadakhlo Guguti Republic of Turkey Republic of Azerbaijan Ninotsminda Republic of Armenia

14. Trainings to reduce of Nuclear and radiation threats • Development of Forensic - criminalistics capabilities • Table and field trainings to reduce CBRN threats (EU support) • Management of Weapons of Mass Destruction threats • Detection, identification, response and threat assessment of Nuclear and Radioactive substances on boarder checkpoints • Radiation safety training for Licensee personal and inspectors

15. State Action Plans CBRN threat reduction strategy and corresponded action plan are elaborated and adopted. The Georgian government adopted Integrated Nuclear Security Support Plan (INSSP) for period of time 2015-2019 Structure of the Action Plan C B R N PREVENTION DETECTION PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE GENERAL DIRECTIONS

16. Border Control • All Border Check Points (BCP) are equipped by RPM - Local Systemof Radiation Control • function: control nuclear and radiation material movement on state border • Vehicle • Pedestrians • Baggage check • Railway • National Communication System (NCS) • Personal Alarm System (PAS)

17. RS safety and security action plans In February of 2018 Georgia hosted IAEA IRRS mission Implementation of main recommendations and suggestions will improve and update Country ability for fully implementation of Code of Conduct requirements