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Country Report: Australia. Keith Baldry Director Radiation Protection South Australian Environment Protection Authority. RAS/9/042 IAEA/RCA Regional Meeting to Establish a Regional ALARA Network Steering Committee 3 – 5 December 2007 Deajeon, Republic of Korea. Keith Baldry. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Country Report: Australia
Keith BaldryDirector Radiation Protection
South Australian Environment Protection Authority
RAS/9/042 IAEA/RCA Regional Meeting to Establish a Regional ALARA Network Steering Committee
3 – 5 December 2007Deajeon, Republic of Korea
Keith Baldry
• BSc (Hons) Physics, Manchester UK
• Director Radiation Protection, EPA South Australia
• Chair, national Radiation Regulators Forum
• Contact details– PO Box 721
Kent Town, SA 5071Australia
– +61 8 8130 0701– www.epa.sa.gov.au/radiation– [email protected]
• 18 years in radiation safety• Current work:
– Uranium mining– Radioactive sources– Medical imaging and
radiotherapy– Radioactive waste– Policy
• Previous experience:– Nuclear fuel handling and
reprocessing– Reactor decommissioning– Plutonium and uranium
fuel manufacture– Site remediation
Nine jurisdictions in Australia
Legislation
ICRP 60
National Directory
9 Radiation Protection Acts
Regulations
Licences
Codes of Practice
ALARA principle
National Standard
IAEA BSS
ALARA requirement
9 Authorities
Codes and Standards
• www.arpansa.gov.au– RPS 1 National Standard (2002)– RPS 2 Transport (2001)– RPS 3 Radio Frequency Fields (2002)– RPS 4 Discharge of Patients (2002)– RPS 5 Portable Density/Moisture Gauges (2004) – RPS 6 NATIONAL DIRECTORY FOR RADIATION PROTECTION
(2004)– RPS 7 Intervention in Emergency Situations (2004)– RPS 8 Exposure of Humans for Research Purposes (2005)– RPS 9 Mining and Mineral Processing (2005)– RPS 10 Dentistry (2005)– RPS 11 Security of Sources (2007)– RPS 12 Occupational Exposure to Ultraviolet Radiation
(2006)– RPS 13 Fixed Radiation Gauges (2007)
Codes and Standards – Draft
• www.arpansa.gov.au– Medical Uses of Radiation
• Radiology• Radiotherapy• Nuclear Medicine
– Veterinary – Lasers in the Entertainment Industry– X-ray Analysis Equipment– Limiting Exposure to Extremely Low Frequency Electric and
Magnetic Fields ( 0 Hz – 3 kHz)– Pre-disposal Management of Radioactive Waste.– Radioactive Waste Management Facilities– Cabinet X-ray Equipment– Decontamination after a Radiological Incident– Optimisation of Radiation Exposure
Coordination
• National Directory for Radiation Protection• Radiation Health Committee• Radiation Regulators Forum
ALARA in the work place
• Constraints used during design and construction
• Radiation Safety Officers• Regulators encouraging good practice• Regulatory licensing, inspection and
enforcement
Training
• Competency criteria• Licences to use radiation• Investigating National Qualifications and
Accreditation
ALARA initiatives
• Optimisation Working Group• Industry initiatives• Outcome based regulation with Key
Performance Indicators• Australian Radiation Incidents Register
Australian Radiation Incidents Register
• Highlight hazards to regulators and users• Sharing advice on incidents and accidents• Feedback and guidance to users • Data to analyse trends
Australia’s uranium
Ranger
Olympic Dam Beverley
Olympic Dam uranium mine
Olympic Dam uranium mine
HIFAR: Closed 30 Jan 2007
OPAL: Opened 20 April 2007
Expectations (hopes) from ARAN
• Opportunities for wider experience and skills• Spreading best practice• International trade issues
– Equipment design and manufacture– Uranium and source shipment
• Qualifications and accreditation• Influence within IAEA to highlight regional issues• Making it relevant at the local level
Web site
• Goal: primary ALARA resource• Useful at the local level• Interactive
– Forum to allow discussion– ‘Wiki’ style to allow direct contribution
• Structured by topic, and searchable
Thank you