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