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Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
RER/9/096 RER/9/096 Regional Planning MeetingRegional Planning Meeting“Strengthening National “Strengthening National
Infrastructures for the Control of Infrastructures for the Control of Radiation Sources”Radiation Sources” (TSA-1), (Phase II)
Vienna, 19-20 March 2009
IntroductionIntroduction
• Regulatory infrastructure for radiation and nuclear safety was on the entities level till november 2007.
• The entity regulatory bodies ware not effectively independent. They were departments of their Ministries of Health.
• The lack of effective independence limits the regulatory bodies’ ability for direct communication and cooperation.
• The organizational structures and sizes of the regulatory bodies were not commensurate with the extent and nature of the facilities and activities that they regulate.
LegislationLegislation
• Law on Radiation and Nuclear Safety (November, 2007)
• Regulations from Entities are not into force
• Drafts of basic Regulations are prepared
RegulatorRegulatory body y body
• State Regulatory Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety is established with the purpose of performing administrative and professional operations in the field of ionizing radiation
• The Agency is an independent administrative organization, under direct supervision of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
• The Agency is independent form other governmental and nongovernmental agencies and legal persons involved in promotion of radiation technologies.
• The Seat of the Agency is in Sarajevo and as a part of the Agency regional offices are in the Republic of Srpska Entity (Banja Luka), and in the Federation of B&H (Mostar).
RegulatorRegulatory body y body
• The Agency shall be financed from the Budget of Bosnia and Herzegovina institutions
• Financing shall be executed directly to the Agency and shall not depend on the amount of fee collected from authorizations, inspection, or from fines.
• Total number of staff based on Document about Internal Organization of Agency is 33
• Open competition for Director and Deputies of Director is announced and parallel process of hiring (transfer) staff from Entities RB is in progress
• Training for new staff is essential
Notification - Authorization – Licensing - Notification - Authorization – Licensing - InspectionsInspections
• Regulation on notification and authorization of the activities with the ionizing radiation sources is not into force
• Licenses issued by Entities RB’s are still valid
• Licenses for Technical Services are going to be temporary extended
PlansPlans
• To have fully operated RB till the end of May (15 people)
• Define priorities (short term)–IAEA Expert mission
• Announced completion for new staff• Prepare and Issue basic Regulations (regulations
on radiation safety and nuclear safety, radioactive waste management, and on safe transportation of radioactive substances)
• Training
Inventory of radiation sourcesInventory of radiation sources - - medicinemedicine
Practice RS FB&H Total B&H
Radiotherapy
Co-60 2 2
LDR Brachtheraphy Cs-137 1 1
HDR Brachytheraphy Ir-192 1 1
Linac 2 2
Diagnostic radiology
Simple X-ray 151 227 378
Interventional 2 6 8
Mammograms 13 17 30
Dental 75 52 127
CT 15 17 32
Nuclear medicine
Diagnostic (TC-99m, I-131) 1 4 5
Therapeutic (I-131 30mCi) 1 1 2
Therapeutic (I-131 200mCi) 1 1
Inventory of radiation sourcesInventory of radiation sources - - industryindustry
Practice RS FB&H Total B&H
Industrial radiography
Mobile Gamma-Projector
14 9 25
Mobile X-ray unit 2 6 8
Gauges Co-60, Cs-137, Am-141...
41 54 95
Lightning rods
Co-60, Eu-152/154 156 218 374
Luggage X-ray units 6 9 15
Calibration facility
Co-60, Cs-137 14 14
Sr-90 (etalon sources, very small activity)
337 337
X-ray 1 1
Inventory of radiation sourcesInventory of radiation sources – –storage storage
Place No of sources
Central Waste storage Sarajevo, FB&H
RA-226 2 drums
Eu-152, Co-60, Cs-137, Am-141, Am-Be
70
Temporary storage in Zenica
Co-60, Cs-137, Am-Be 47
Temporary storage at Univ. Clinical Centre Sarajevo
Co-60, Cs-137, RA-226 54
Temporary Storage Rudi Cajavec, RS
Eu-152, Cs-137, Am-Be
44
Temporary Storage Omarska
Co-60, Cs-137 35
Temporary Storage Birac Co-60, Cs-137 28