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PGEC Part IV

The International System of Radiation Protection and the Regulatory Framework

Module IV.1 .1 The role of International organizations in Radiation Protection – overview & IAEA

Postgraduate Educational Course in Radiation Protection and the Safety of Radiation Sources

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This module will discuss the role of the following organisations: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP)

International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU)

United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR)

International Labour Organisation (ILO)

World Health Organization (WHO)

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (OECD/NEA)

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

….and briefly discuss a few others

Overview of Module IV.1

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The IAEA is the world's centre of cooperation in the nuclear field. It was set up in 1957 as the world's "Atoms for Peace" organization within the United Nations family. Three main areas of work underpin the IAEA's mission:

• Safety and Security;

• Science and Technology; and

• Safeguards and Verification

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Headquarters

Board of Governors

General Conference

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IAEA Objective

The Agency shall seek to accelerate and enlarge the contribution of atomic energy to peace, health and prosperity throughout the world.

It shall ensure, so far as it is able, that assistance provided by it or at its request or under its supervision or control is not used in such a way as to further any military purpose.

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IAEA Function

One function of the IAEA is:

to establish or adopt, in consultation and, where appropriate, in collaboration with the competent organs of the United Nations and with the specialized agencies concerned, standards of safety for protection of health and minimization of danger to life and property (including such standards for labour conditions),

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IAEA Function

Function of the IAEA (cont):

to provide for the application of these standards to its own operations as well as to the operations making use of materials, services, equipment, facilities, and information made available by the Agency or at its request or under its control or supervision;

to provide for the application of these standards, at the request of the parties, to operations under any bilateral or multilateral arrangement, or at the request of a State, to any of the State*s activities in the field of atomic energy

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IAEA Function

Moreover, with respect to any IAEA project, or other arrangement where the IAEA is requested by the parties concerned to apply safeguards, the IAEA has the right and responsibility:

to require the observance of any health and safety measure prescribed by the Agency

to send into the territory of the recipient State or States inspectors ... to determine whether there is compliance with [such] health and safety measures

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IAEA Function

IAEA develops Safety Standards and, based on these standards, promotes the achievement and maintenance of high levels of safety in applications of nuclear energy, as well as the protection of human health and the environment against ionizing radiation;

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IAEA Profile

IAEA serves as the world's foremost intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical co‑operation in the peaceful use of nuclear technology.

The Agency's broad spectrum of services, programmes, and activities is based on the needs of its 152 Member States

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Nuclear Safety & Security

Vision To provide strong, sustainable, and visible nuclear

safety and security framework, working to protect people, society and the environment from the harmful effects of ionizing radiation

Objective To protect people and the environment whether the

cause is an unsafe act or security breach, IAEA enhances efforts in both areas to avoid the same consequences

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Nuclear Safety & Security

Strategy

To support Member States in their national efforts though an Integrated Safety Approach while also establishing and improving security

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Basic Safety Standards

To establish basic requirements for protection against the risks associated with exposure to ionizing radiation and for the safety of radiation sources that may deliver such exposure, seven organizations (Euratom, FAO, IAEA, ILO, OECD/NEA, PAHO, WHO) jointly developed the International Basic Safety Standards for Protection against Radiation and for the Safety of Radiation Sources (BSS)

An interim version of the BSS was published in November 2011 as GSR Part 3 (interim) – replaces Safety Series 115 published by the IAEA in 1994

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IAEA Safety Standards and other Documents

SafetyGuides

SafetyReports

TECDOCs

TechnicalReports

SafetyFundamentals and

Requirements

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Safety Standards Committees

Commission on Safety Standards - a standing body of senior government officials holding national responsibilities for establishing standards and other regulatory documents relevant to nuclear, radiation, transport and waste safety. Has overview role re IAEA safety standards, and provides advice to the Director General on the overall programme on regulatory aspects of safety

Nuclear Safety Standards Committee Radiation Safety Standards Committee Transport Safety Standards Committee Waste Safety Standards Committee

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Where to Get More Information

TRAINING COURSES SERIES No. 18  Postgraduate Educational Course in Radiation Protection and the Safety of Radiation Sources Standard Syllabus

http://www-ns.iaea.org/