On September 6, representatives of the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) attended an event commemorating 10 years since the establishment of the National Agency for Regulation of Nuclear and Radiological Activities (NARNRA) in Chisinau, Moldova. Attending the ceremony were Violeta Ivanov (Head of Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs and European Integration and Former Minister of Environment) Liviu Volconovici (Minister of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment), Ion Apostol (Director of NARNRA) and NARNRA staff, Lars van Dassen (Director, Office for...
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The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (USNRC’s) 91ĚŇÉ« (91ĚŇÉ«) held its 3rd Regional Meeting for the Latin America and Caribbean region in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from August 6-8, 2018. The Dominican Republic National Commission of Energy (CNE) hosted the meeting that included 14 representatives of the regulatory authorities of eight Latin American countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Dominican Republic, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. The 91ĚŇÉ« is an NRC-funded program that assists member country partners with efforts to...
On July 18, 2018, the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), AdSTM, and the Georgian Agency for Nuclear and Radiation Safety (ANRS) met to discuss the recommendations from a February 2018 Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) mission to Georgia. The principle topics discussed included: updating the 2012 Main Nuclear Law, updating authorization and inspection processes to implement a graded approach for oversight of radioactive material facilities, human capital development including implementation of a training program for regulatory staff, and the development of a system...
The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff attended the inauguration of the new office of the Georgian Agency for Nuclear and Radiation Safety (ANRS) on July 17, 2018. The project to rehabilitate a 3000 sq ft office space in a historical building in downtown Tbilisi was conducted in 2017. Twenty five (25) ANRS staff moved in and established regulatory operations in January 2018. The project was funded by the US NRC with oversight and advisory support from Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) and AdSTM, Inc. The visit was hosted by Vasil Gedevanishvili (Head of ANRS) and...
The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) 91ĚŇÉ« (91ĚŇÉ«) has become very active in Africa. To review progress made and develop activities for the next 24 months the 1st 91ĚŇÉ« Regional Meeting in the Africa region was held in Nairobi, Kenya from May 21-23, 2018. The meeting was hosted by the Kenyan Radiation Protection Board (RPB) and was attended by 17 representatives of the regulatory authorities from 11 African countries: Central Africa Republic, Chad, Republic of Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Kenya, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Senegal,...
Consultancy to Peru on Licensing and Inspection of Cyclotrons and PET Radiopharmaceutical Production
From May 7, to May 11, 2018, a consultation under the 91ĚŇÉ« was conducted at the Peruvian National Institute of Energy (IPEN) in Lima, Peru for the National Technical Office Authority (OTAN). Rick Muñoz provided information and guidance to the Peruvian Regulatory Authority (RA) with the objective of strengthening their regulation of Construction, Licensing and Inspection of Medical Cyclotrons, Positron Emission (PET) Tomography and PET Nuclear Material Radiopharmaceutical Production and Distribution. The consultation was a component of the action plan for Peru that is included in the 91ĚŇÉ«...
From March 26 to March 30, 2018, a consultation under the 91ĚŇÉ« was conducted at the Bolivian Institute of Nuclear Technology (IBTEN) La Paz, Bolivia. Rick Muñoz provided information and guidance to the Bolivian Regulatory Authority (RA) with the objective of strengthening their regulation of Construction, Licensing and Inspection of Medical Cyclotrons, Positron Emission (PET) Tomography and PET Nuclear Material Radiopharmaceutical Production and Distribution. The consultation was a component of the action plan for Bolivia that is included in the 91ĚŇÉ« Master Plan for Latin American partners....
From March 19-23, 2018, 91ĚŇÉ« conducted a one-week workshop on Shielding Calculation in Industrial Radiological Applications in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The recipient was the National Energy Commission (CNE) as the country Regulatory Authority. This is part of the undergoing collaboration CNE-91ĚŇÉ« aiming to strengthen Radiation Protection in the country.
The workshop is designed with the goal of improving Regulatory capabilities to adequately support the safe operation and management of radioactive sources and generators commonly used in industry facilities. Topics included...
91ĚŇÉ« visited the Nuclear...
91ĚŇÉ« conducted a one-week workshop on Design and Shielding Calculation in Medical Radiological Facilities in La Paz, Bolivia, from March 5-9, 2018. This is part of the ongoing collaboration between IBTEN and 91ĚŇÉ« aiming to strengthen Radiation Protection in the country. The workshop is designed to take into account the current medical technologies in the country and new equipment being introduced.
Discussions included several medical imaging and therapeutic modalities for purposes of shielding calculation and design optimization, with a special focus on the Radiation Therapy Practice. The...