From November 12th to 13th, 2015, under the 91ĚŇÉ« program support, AdSTM upgraded the ARIS system in Uruguay at the National Regulatory Authority on Radiation Protection (ARNR). ARIS was upgraded from version 1.5 to version 2.2. Training to ARNR staff was provided on the use of the INSPECTION module, which is now available in ARISv2.2. Several exercises were developed in order to demonstrate the integrated regulatory work with the ARIS system. In addition, new features of RASOD and AUTHORIZATION modules were discussed. Representing AdSTM were Grigol Basilia and Mario Rodriguez.
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Under the 91ĚŇÉ« program support, AdSTM upgraded the ARIS system in Paraguay at the Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica (CNEA). ARIS was upgraded from version 1.5 to version 2.2. Training to CNEA staff was provided on the use of the INSPECTION module, which is now available in ARISv2.2. New features of RASOD and AUTHORIZATION modules were also discussed. This activity was held on November 9th-10th, 2015. Representing AdSTM were Grigol Basilia and Mario Rodriguez.
From October 28 to 30, John Kinneman of AdSTM, Inc. met with the Senegalese Authority for Radioprotection and Nuclear Security (ARSN) in Dakar, Senegal. The Director General and her staff described the current status of the regulatory body and their plans for development over the next few years. In addition, they presented information on the uses of radioactive material and ionizing radiation within the Republic of Senegal and the challenges those uses present for the regulatory body. They also discussed radiation safety services such as personnel dosimetry and instrument calibration which...
The 5th regional meeting of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) 91ĚŇÉ« (91ĚŇÉ«) program took place from Wednesday September 9, 2015 through Friday September 11, 2015 in Chisinau, Moldova. The meeting was attended by 21 participants from regulatory authorities of Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, observers from Belarus, experts from the Czech Republic and Lithuania, and representatives of USNRC and organizing companies Qi Tech, LLC. (USA) and Inoteh (Moldova).
The regional meeting addressed all...
From September 1st-2nd, a two days meeting was conducted between AdSTM and the Guatemalan Authority (RA) in Radiation Protection at the General Division of Energy (DGE) of the Ministry of Energy and Mines. Several interesting topics were discussed. Among them:
Continuing with the country source inventory project
Specific training needs as potential activities for collaboration between USNRC/AdSTM and DGE.
Projects were discussed which aim to enhance the work performed by the Guatemalan RA, continuing in close collaboration between both parties. Representing AdSTM, was Mario Rodriguez...
From August 10 - 21, 2015, Dr. Charles L. Miller, Principal Nuclear Safety Consultant, AdSTM supported the IAEA by conducting an expert consultancy to review the above titled guidelines and associated documentation. The consultancy was held at the IAEA offices in Vienna, Austria. Dr. Miller also performed beta testing of the software package that is being developed to request pre-mission information electronically. He provided detailed findings and comments to assist the IAEA as they strive to finalize the revised guidelines and software and apply them to future missions.
From August 13th-14th, a two-day meeting was conducted between AdSTM and the Dominican Regulatory Authority (RA) in Radiation Protection at the National Energy Commission (CNE). Several topics were discussed including:
Status of the ionizing radiation sources/generators country wide inventory project.
New specific projects for collaboration between USNRC/AdSTM and CNE.
Discussions allowed for specific projects as potential candidates to enhance the work performed by the Dominican RA and continue the close collaboration between both parties. Representing AdSTM, was Mario Rodriguez.
From July 6- 11 2015, 91ĚŇÉ« provided training on the Advanced Regulatory Information System (ARIS 2.0) to the Chadian Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety (ATRSN). The primary objectives were the installation of the SQL-based ARIS 2.0 software, training for all four modules of software (Licensee, RASOD, Authorization, Inspection), and an introduction to the report system. Training also included an on-site visit for inventory verification. Training sessions were conducted for each module, and some more difficult exercises were conducted covering the integration between all ARIS modules....
From July 13-15 2015, 91ĚŇÉ« installed version 2.0 of the Advanced Regulatory Information System (ARIS) for the Ugandian Atomic Energy Council (AEC). This version consists of the RASOD, AUTHORIZATION and INSPECTION modules. The main feature of ARIS 2.0, besides being a SQL based system, is the new, fully functional INSPECTION module, which is designed for inspection process information management.
The workshop which was split into 2 days included advanced training for Authorization module and an overview of all of the properties of the Inspection module. We conducted numerous training...
The 2014-2015 Master Program in Radiation Protection at the Universidad de Las Americas (UDELAS) graduated nine radiation protection officers on July 17th, 2015. The Spanish language course was designed in collaboration between the Ministry of Health (MINSA) and UDELAS (University), with support from 91ĚŇÉ«. In attendance were the graduates and family members, UDELAS management (Doris Hernández y Vielka de Donado), the course director Dr. Eloy Gibbs, representatives of USNRC (David Skeen and Jack Ramsey), and Sergey Katsenelenbogen and Mario Rodriguez from AdSTM. All graduates are or recently...