SIXTH Meeting of the Arab Regulatory Bodies

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1 SIXTH Meeting of the Arab Regulatory Bodies Tunis, Tunisia, Hammamet March 2 to Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission Amro OBEID Radiation Safety Inspector Authorization, Inspection and Regulation Department Hassan BSAT Section Head Authorization, Inspection and Regulation Department

2 Summary of the use of radiation sources in Lebanon (inventory Jan-2015) 4% 8% % of practices type Medical Uses 12 Radiotherapy facilities 3 Blood irradiator (Cs-137) Centers. 21 Nuclear Medicine facilities 10 RIA Laboratories. 270 X-Ray Diagnostic & Interventional Radiology facilities. Industrial Uses 13 industrial factories (using thickness, density and level Gauges). 1 Baby Cyclotron (F-18) + 1 under construction. 3 NDT companies (using X-ray techniques). 88% Others 5 Research Institutions and Universities. 25 Activities related to Security uses

3 Legal and Technical Infrastructures in Lebanon Laws, decree, decisions, Regulations Legal Framework Technical Framework Human Resources and Appropriate Equipments Infrastructure

4 Regulatory Infrastructure Legal Status 1983: Issuing by the Parliament of the 105/83 law (Regulating the use and protection against ionizing radiation) The Minister of Public Health issues licenses for all practices including Ionizing radiations The Minister of Public Health shall withdrawals the license and shall notify the Prosecutor General in case when this law is violated Authorization terms and risk prevention measures shall be regulated by means of decrees issued by the Council of Ministers upon proposal of the Minister of Public Health

5 Establishment of the LAEC Mandate - Funding The LAEC was established in 1996 with the support and assistance of the IAEA The LAEC Mandate: Promote the peaceful use of Atomic Energy in the country and spread the Culture of Safety and Security of Radiation Sources Ensure the safety and security of radioactive sources via a comprehensive regulatory system Help the competent authorities (Directorate of General Customs and Intelligence office) for combating the illicit trafficking of nuclear and radioactive materials. Establishment of the necessary Radiation Protection Infrastructure in the Country The LAEC Funding: LAEC have their budget from the National Council for Scientific Research (NCSR) which their budget is directly linked to Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM)

6 Regulatory Infrastructure Legal Status 1996: Decision of Council of Ministers LAEC is appointed to make inventory of radiation sources and Individual dose monitoring 1997: Decision of Council of Ministers *Adherence of Lebanon to the Model Project on upgrading national radiation protection infrastructure. *LAEC-CNRS is appointed to prepare the necessary legislations. 1999: Decision of Council of Ministers LAEC is appointed for radiation control of imported steel and imported/exported metal scrap at all Lebanese check points 2005: Decision of Council of Ministers LAEC is appointed for radiation control of some imported and exported foodstuff (Public exposure control) 2007: Decision of Council of Ministers LAEC is appointed for controlling the import of Nuclear materials and to report to the IAEA in the framework of the amended SQP

7 Regulatory Infrastructure Legal Status 2000: Draft law (creation a regulatory body) submitted to the Parliament 2005: Regulatory applicatory Decree 15512/2005 o LAEC becomes the National Regulatory and Control Authority for all practices dealing with Ionizing radiation (import/export/use/decommissioning/safe transport/waste/national register, environmental monitoring, issuance of regulations/cooperation) othe Minister of Public Health shall issue all authorizations pertaining to the use, utilization, import and export of such radiation sources and equipment as set forth in decree-law no 105/83 o Pursuant to the proposal of the LAEC, The MPH shall take all the adequate measures to ensure all rules and authorization requirements are duly fulfilled. 2009: Final safety draft regulations and preparation of security regulations 2009: Integrated Regulatory Review System-IRRS Mission to Lebanon 2010: Preparation of a comprehensive Nuclear Law including safety, security, safe guard and liability (LAEC-OLA-Presidency of Council minister)

8 Multilateral and International binding legal instruments & Political commitments Safety o CNS (1996), CENNA (1997), CANARE (1997), JCSSFSRWM (signed 97) Security o CPPNM (1998), Amendment CPPNM (in process) Safeguard o NPT (1973) Amendment to SQP protocol (2008) AP (in processes) Liability o VCCLND (1997), Amendment VC & CSCND (signed 97) Political commitment o CC-SSRS (2004), Guidance IERS (2007)

9 Current Status of the legal framework in LEBANON Lebanon has adopted a Comprehensive nuclear draft law under the name of : Regulating the Use of Ionizing Radiation. The law is divided into 14 Chapters with 59 provisions. On July 2012 Lebanon made an official request to the IAEA requesting the IAEA s assistance to review the Draft Law. By November 2012 the review was performed by the Office of the Legal Affairs and sent to the LAEC- CNRS to be taken into consideration in finalizing the draft Law. In 2013, a revised copy of the nuclear law was ready for submission to the parliament for promulgation. The previous draft regulations has been reviewed by the legal competent authority in 2012, It will be replaced soon by a new version taking into account the compliance with the latest IAEA safety standards especially the GSR part

10 Country Program Framework Lebanon has signed with the TC-*IAEA (24 November 2009) the future program for and has three pillars: 1. Strengthening the national legal and regulatory framework. 2. The Human resource development and capacity building in: Use of Nuclear applications and related analytical techniques. Radiation and nuclear safety and security. 3. A Feasibility study for a nuclear research reactor

11 LAEC Staff Personnel: Staff number (2015) ~70 persons Age average ~36 years LAEC s staff distribution: ~77% are technical staff (Researchers, Engineers, Master/Diploma Holders and Technicians). ~11% Administrative ~12% Support staff

12 LAEC Organizational Chart Quality Management office Secretary General of the CNRS LAEC Director Administration Applied Research & Development Nuclear Security & Radiological Emergency Environmental Radiation Control Radiation Safety Support Authorization, Inspection & Regulation Border Radiation Control Accelerator Organic Pollutant Alpha, Beta Gamma Lab X- Fluorescence ICP/MS Section of Nuclear security Section of Nuclear Emergency Section of Early Warning System Section of Environmental Monitoring Section of Medical & Non Medical Applications Section of Waste Management Safe transport Section of Non Medical Applications Section of Radiotherapy, Nuclear Medicine, Sealed & unsealed Sources Section of Diagnostic Radiology Section of Dental Applications RIA lab SSDL Material Sciences Water & Environment Lab SIMS

13 I- Department of Authorization, Inspection and Regulations - DAIR Issuing of national regulation relevant to the use of ionizing radiations in different practices Issuing authorization certificates for all practices dealing with ionizing radiation (operation, import, export, amendment, Transport, storage, disposal, interruption and decommissioning). Scientific and Technical assessment of the application, for ionizing radiations use authorization, submitted by the operator to determine whether the facility or activity complies with the relevant safety objectives, principles and criteria. Regulatory Inspection & control (Periodic inspection, Commissioning inspection & Additional inspection) of the implementation of Radiation Protection guidelines in practices (BSS IAEA) Regulatory data management by using Regulatory Authority Information System RAIS 3.1 which was developed by the IAEA for data integrity, consistency and access control and for a better performance of the DAIR-LAEC management system

14 II- Department of Radiation Safety Support Quality Control for equipments emitting of ionizing radiations used in medical, industrial and scientific field Workplace monitoring TLD (Thermo Luminescent Dosimetry) Regular control of radiation exposure for workers in controlled area. ~4000 workers, >270 institutes SSDL (Secondary Standard Dosimetry Lab) Activity: Calibration of Radiation Detectors

15 III- Department of Border Radiation Control Control of radioactivity level in exported food products and some imported food products Control of radioactivity level (borders - ports) of imported construction metals and exported Scrap Assure the safety and security of transport of radioactive sources

16 IV- Department of Environmental Radiation Control Regular analysis of natural and artificial radionuclides in environmental samples (foodstuff monitoring, Air monitoring, water, Drinking and Surface water, Marine environment, Radioactive Map of the Lebanese ) Public dose assessment for the Lebanese population resulting from internal and external exposure. Identification of the radionuclide and its characteristics (Activity, surface dose, etc ) is determined in the department Laboratoties. Dating and ground water assessment

17 V- Department of Nuclear Security and Emergency Preventing and Combating Illicit Trafficking of Radioactive Sources (control on check points CUSTOMS/LAEC). RPM projects Physical Protection of Category I-II sources (on site if used re-exportation of disused) Providing Technical Support in emergency cases (Nuclear) and accident (local contamination) Managing safely and securely radioactive waste especially high activity disused radioactive sources

18 LAEC s Laboratories Ion Beam Analysis Gamma Spectroscopy Lab Alpha Spectroscopy and Liquid Scintillation Counter Lab Tritium Analysis Lab Radiocarbon and Dating Lab Radon Monitoring (CR-39, Alpha Guard, Gamma). Trace Elements Analysis Lab (ICP-MS) Analysis of organic compounds Hormones and tumor markers Analysis Micro-organisms and food irradiation Materials for radiation detection Nano imaging and surface mass spectrometry

19 Training of the staff, Enforcement agencies and Emergency services Training of the Staff of the regulatory body Training via IAEA regional TC projects (TC-FS-SV) Training via IAEA National TC project (Expert-FS-SV) Training via AAEA/ANNUR Projects & Workshops Train the trainers Training of users and involved institutions (Custom, Civil Defense, Intelligence) Regular National Training Courses Regional Training Courses (IAEA) Participation to regional meeting in relevant issues (NS, Emergency and response)

20 Quality System LAEC is implementing a quality management system (Accredited by ESDY-GREECE) - ISO for laboratories - ISO for inspection(dair)

21 New Technical and Educational Development 2015: Edit and update the Authorization Certificate and applications forms of use, import and export for all practices dealing with ionizing radiation present: Establishment of National Store for Radioactive Waste and Orphan Sources present: Establishment of a Radioactive Early Warning System (EWS: 9 stations in stations in 2015) present: Diploma in Radiation protection and safety and security of radioactive sources

22 SIXTH Meeting of the Arab Regulatory Bodies Tunis, Tunisia, Hammamet March 2 to