TENG IYU LIN

POLICY, CODE AND STANDARD DIVISION

Atomic Energy Licensing Board

Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI)

MALAYSIA

REGULATORY CONTROL OF NORM:

MALAYSIA

Ensuring Safety, Security & Safeguarding Peaceful Nuclear Activities

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CONTENT

AELB, ACT & REGULATIONS

TENORM IN MALAYSIA

REGULATORY CONTROL – ACT 304

LICENSING, 1986

BASIC SAFETY RADIATION PROTECTION, 2010

RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT, 2011

EXEMPTION – LOW LEVEL RADIOACTIVE MATERAIL & SMALL AMANG FACTORY

COP, OIL & GAS

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Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation

(General Secretary)

Minister of Science, Technology & Innovation

Director General AELB Department

Executive Secretary

Nuclear Installation

Division

Policy, Code & Standard Division

Technical Support Division

Licensing Division

Enforcement Division

Administrative Services Division

Standing Safety

Committee

Sub-standing

Safety Committee

The Board (5 Members)

AELB, ACT & REGULATIONS

Regulatory Body:

• Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB) was establish under Section 3 of the Act. 304

• Ensuring safety, security and safeguarding peaceful Nuclear Activities

Atomic Energy Licensing Act 1984

(Act 304)

• To provide for the regulation and control of atomic energy;

• For the establishment of standards on liability for nuclear damage; and

• For matters connected therewith or related thereto.

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• Regulations: provides more detailed

provisions entrusted by the Act.

Section 68 Act 304

• Provides guides, codes and standards

to comply with and achieve goal

impose in regulations

Hierarchy of Legal System

• Act: provides the basic law

concerning the development and

utilization of atomic energy and

safety regulations.

Orders and Conditions

of License

Guidelines, Codes and Standards

Atomic Energy Licensing Act (1984 ) (ACT 304)

Regulations

• Provides additional requirement which

not stated in the regulations or special

matters related to provisions entrusted

by the Act

Orders: Sec 69 Act 304

Licence conditions: Section 17 Act 304

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Scope of the Act 304

To control any :

radioactive materials,

nuclear materials,

prescribed substances, or

irradiating apparatus in

medical and non-medical

application.

Atomic Energy Licensing Act 1984

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TENORM IN MALAYSIA

NORM vs TENORM: - Milling of minerals containing naturally occurring radionuclides:

RAW MATERIAL – PROCESS PRODUCT + BY PRODUCT

(NORM) (TENORM)

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TENORM GYPSUM

IRON OXIDE

AMANG

TIN SLAG

OIL SLUDGE/ SCALE

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RADIATION PROTECTION

REGULATIONS (LICENSING) 1986

Explain the procedure and information needed to

obtain, renew and amend the license from the Board.

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CLASS A

ACTIVITY

-Manufacture

-Trade in

-Produce

-Process

-Purchase

-Own

-Possess

-Transfer

-Handle

-Sell

-Store

-Import

-Export

RADIOACTIVE

MATERIAL

CLASS B

NUCLEAR

MATERIAL

CLASS C

IRRADIATING

APPARATUS

CLASS D

TRANSPORTATION

CLASS E

IMPORT &

EXPORT

CLASS F

NUCLEAR

INSTALLATION

CLASS G

CLASS H

OTHERS DISPOSAL/STORAGE

RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL

BEFORE DISPOSE

ACTIVITY ACTIVITY ACTIVITY ACTIVITY ACTIVITY ACTIVITY ACTIVITY

-Same as

Class A

-Purchase

-Sell

-Trade in

-Transfer

-Import

-Export

-Possess

-Own

-Use

-Store

-Handle

-Transport -Import

-Export

-Same as

Class A

-Dispose

-Store

-Maintenance

-Leak test

REG 3:CLASSIFICATION OF LICENCE

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RADIATION PROTECTION

REGULATIONS (LICENSING) 1986

REGULATORY CONTROL:

LICENSE (CLASS A- milling, G- store/dispose, H-D&D

consultant)

ENFORCEMENT (inspection, environmental monitoring,

sampling, etc)

RELEASE FROM REGULATORY CONTROL - EXEMPTION

- RADIOACTIVE WASTE:

- OIL SLUDGE: TAC < 3.0 Bq/g

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Introduction

Atomic Energy Licensing (Basic Safety Radiation Protection)

Regulations 2010 [P.U.(A) 46] replaced the

[Radiation Protection (Basic Safety Standards) Regulations, 1988]

Come into operation on 15th February 2010; and

Describe the principles of radiation protection and safety such as, system of dose limitation (justification, optimization), medical exposure, operational radiation protection and role of licensee and radiation worker.

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Atomic Energy Licensing (Basic safety

Radiation Protection) Regulations 2010

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Dose limit for workers

8. (1) The limit on the effective dose for a worker shall be 20 millisieverts (mSv) in a calendar year, where the maximum effective dose on the worker averaged over a period of five consecutive years shall not exceed 20 mSv commencing from the time as specified by the appropriate authority.

Dose limit for members of the public

9. (1) The limit on effective dose for a member of the public shall be 1 mSv in a calendar year

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Atomic Energy Licensing (Basic safety

Radiation Protection) Regulations 2010

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ATOMIC ENERGY LICENSING (RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT) REGULATIONS, 2011

1. COMMENCEMENT:

REGULATIONS COME INTO OPERATION ON 16 AUGUST 2011

2. APPLICATION:

SHALL APPLY TO ALL ASPECTS OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE AND WASTE

MANAGEMENT ARISING FROM MEDICAL, INDUSTRY, RESEARCH &

ANY OTHER APPLICATION WHICH MAY BE SPECIFIED BY THE BOARD.

3. INTERPRETATION:

CLEARANCE LEVEL – THE VALUES ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD

AND EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION OR

TOTAL ACTIVITY, AT OR BELOW WHICH THE SOURCE OF RADIATION

MAY BE RELEASED FROM CONTROL (2nd SCHEDULE)

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EXEMPTION 1. ATOMIC ENERGY LICENSING (EXEMPTION) (LOW LEVEL

RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL) 2002 - CALIBRATION SOURCE, CHECK SOURCE,

2. ATOMIC ENERGY LICENSING (EXEMPTION) (SMALL AMANG FACTORY) 1994.

Small Amang Factory” means any factory processing amang which may cause exposure of ionizing radiation to the whole body of a worker not exceeding 50 milisieverts (mSv) per annum.

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CODE OF PRACTICE ON RADIATION PROTECTION RELATING TO TECHNICALLY ENHANCED NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL (TENORM) IN OIL AND GAS FACILITIES

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CONTROL LIMIT:

External dose rate 0.5 uSv/h

Contaminated materials:

External dose rate at 5 cm from surface 0.5 uSv/h

Waste categorization based on TAC:

Total Activity Concentration (TAC) 3.0 Bq/g (inclusive b/ground)

Waste disposal:

- Dose to critical group 0.3 mSv/y

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CODE OF PRACTICE ON RADIATION PROTECTION RELATING TO TECHNICALLY ENHANCED NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL (TENORM) IN OIL AND GAS FACILITIES

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APPENDIX 4:

WASTE MANAGEMENT DECISION PROCES

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IAEA: GSR PART 3

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3.4 EXPOSURE DUE TO NATURAL SOURCES IS IN GENERAL

CONSIDERED AN EXISTING EXPOSURE SITUATION AND IS SUBJECT TO

THE REQUIREMENTS STATED IN SECTION 5.

TABLE 1-3 LEVEL FOR CLEARANCE OF MATERIAL: ACTIVITY

CONCENTRATIONS OF RADIONUCLIDES OF NAUTRAL ORIGIN

Radionuclide Activity Concentration (Bq/g)

K-40 10

Each radionuclides in the uranium and thorium decay chains

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