Advisory missions for the Radiation Safety

and Nuclear Security regulatory

infrastructure, from AMRAS to RISS

Ronald Pacheco

Control of Radiation Sources Unit – NSRW

Alessia Maria Rodriguez y Baena

Radioactive Material Security Unit – NSNS

Department of Nuclear Safety and Security

Technical Meeting on

Peer Reviews and Advisory Services in the Areas of Nuclear Safety

and Security

29-30 June 2020

Content

1. Overview

2. Authorities involved

3. Basis of the service

4. Recent missions and requests

5. Improvements since last TM in 2017

AMRAS

RISS

1. Overview

2. Objectives

3. Scope

4. Process

5. Summary

AMRAS

Advisory Missions Relating to

National Regulatory Infrastructure for

Radiation Safety

AMRAS Mission

• Advisory Mission on Regulatory Infrastructure

for Radiation Safety (AMRAS) provides

advice to the host country on actions to be

taken to establish or strengthen its national

regulatory infrastructure for radiation safety

while recognizing the ultimate responsibility of

the State in this area

• Established in 2014, 56 missions have taken

place to Countries of Africa, Asia and the

Pacific, Europe and Latin America and the

Caribbean

https://www.iaea.org/publica

tions/13476/advisory-mission-on-regulatory-

infrastructure-for-radiation-

safety-guidelines

AMRAS Objectives

The objectives are:

➢ To provide advice on the current status of the National

Regulatory Infrastructure for Radiation Safety. The advice

provided is based on the IAEA safety standards, the Code

of Conduct on the Safety and Security of Radioactive

Sources and Supplementary Guidance

➢ To provide advice in accordance to any identified needs for

improvement

➢ To prepare a comprehensive report that includes findings,

conclusions, recommendations and an action plan.

Scope

The three Areas, consistent with GSR Part 1, TSA 1 : The 3 modules are:

1. Responsibilities and Functions of the Government• Legislative framework for safety

• Establishment of a regulatory body• Funding of the regulatory body

• National Coordination

2. Global Safety Regime• International Obligations for International Cooperation

• Sharing of regulatory experience

3. Responsibilities, Organization and Functions of the Regulatory Body.• Regulations and guidance

• National inventory of radiation sources• Staffing and competence of the regulatory body

• Authorization and review and assessment • Inspection

• Enforcement• Management system of the regulatory body

Target Member States for an Advisory

Mission

• Member States at the very early stages of developing a national regulatory infrastructure for radiation safety and nuclear security. An advisory mission is mainly focussed on creating awareness at the political and technical level about the need to establish such an infrastructure

• Member States with a partially established national regulatory infrastructure for radiation safety and security of radioactive material that need advice on improving the performance of their regulatory activities

• IRRS are more suitable for Member States with a more advanced level of development of their national regulatory infrastructure for radiation safety and nuclear security

… from AMRAS to RISS

“Advisory Mission on Regulatory

Infrastructure for Radiation Safety and

Security of Radioactive Material”

What is RISS?

A mission to raise awareness and provide high-

level advice to States on the need to establish or

strengthen regulatory infrastructure for radiation

safety and security of radioactive material

Duration

Typically three to five days

Six pilot missions

Costa Rica, The Gambia, Liberia, Paraguay,

Uruguay (2018) and Central African Republic

(2019)

RISS Overview

• Review the regulatory infrastructure for radiation safety

and security of radioactive material based on IAEA

Safety Standards: GSR Part 1 (Rev 1) and GSR Part 3;

Nuclear Security Guidance: NSS 20 and NSS 14;

and Code of Conduct on the Safety and Security of

Radioactive Sources and its Supplementary Guidance

• Provide advice on any identified needs for improvement

• Raise awareness among high-level government

officials on the importance of radiation safety and

nuclear security

• Prepare a report with findings, conclusions and

recommendations, and an agreed an action plan

RISS Objectives

Area I. Responsibilities and functions of the Government

I.1 National policy and strategy (safety and security)

I.2 Legal framework (safety and security)

I.3 Governmental framework (identification and assessment of threats)

I.4 Interface of safety with nuclear security

Area II. Global safety regimeII.1 International instruments for safety and security

II.2 Sharing of regulatory experience for safety and security

Area III. Responsibilities and functions of the regulatory body (safety & security)

III.1 Organization and management system of the regulatory body

III.2 Effective independence in the performance of the regulatory functions

III.3 Staffing and competence of the regulatory body

III.4 National inventory of radiation sources

III.5 Authorization and review and assessment

III.6 Inspection

III.7 Enforcement

III.8 Regulations and guides.

GSR part 1

(rev 1)

NSS 14

RISS Scope

RISS Process

• Planned Advisory Mission to raise awareness and provide

high-level advice to States on the need to establish or

strengthen regulatory infrastructure for radiation safety and

security of radioactive material, in line with IAEA documents

• Mainly for States at the very early stages of developing a

national regulatory infrastructure for radiation safety and

security of radioactive material

• Six pilot missions in 2018 and 2019, very well received

• Three Consultancy Meetings to develop Guidelines in 2019

and 2020

RISS Summary

Thank you