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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
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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
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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
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Nine jurisdictions in Australia
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Legislation
ICRP 60
National Directory
9 Radiation Protection Acts
Regulations
Licences
Codes of Practice
ALARA principle
National Standard
IAEA BSS
ALARA requirement
9 Authorities
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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)
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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
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Coordination
• National Directory for Radiation Protection• Radiation Health Committee• Radiation Regulators Forum
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ALARA in the work place
• Constraints used during design and construction
• Radiation Safety Officers• Regulators encouraging good practice• Regulatory licensing, inspection and
enforcement
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Training
• Competency criteria• Licences to use radiation• Investigating National Qualifications and
Accreditation
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ALARA initiatives
• Optimisation Working Group• Industry initiatives• Outcome based regulation with Key
Performance Indicators• Australian Radiation Incidents Register
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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
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Australia’s uranium
Ranger
Olympic Dam Beverley
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Olympic Dam uranium mine
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Olympic Dam uranium mine
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HIFAR: Closed 30 Jan 2007
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OPAL: Opened 20 April 2007
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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
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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
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Thank you