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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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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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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