CNCAN 6
Enhancement of CNCAN capabilities in the field of ionizing radiation sources
Purpose:
Enhancement of CNCAN capability to cope with the control activities of ionizing radiation sources. development of CNCAN regulatory capabilities on the assessment and licensing of the new Extreme Light Infrastructure – Nuclear Physics facility, consisting mainly of the following two components: a very high intensity laser system (10÷30 PW) and a very intense gamma beam of up to 19 MeV generated via laser beam interaction with a bunched electron beam accelerated up to 600 MeV and other CNCAN needs.
Background:
The Regional Excellence Programme on Regulatory Capacity Building in Nuclear and Radiological Safety and Emergency Preparedness and Response in Romania in 2009-2014 is a continuation of the previously completed successful programme between NRPA and CNCAN on safe nuclear energy in 2004-2009. As a result of previous programme, two IAEA missions – IRRS and EPREV – were conducted with corresponding recommendations. With respect to the Enhancement of the Control of Ionizing Radiation Sources the following recommendations and suggestions were identified and selected for implementation in the course of the new grant programme in 2009-2014: a national policy and strategy to develop and implement the necessary training program for maintaining and enhancing the competence of a sufficient number of suitably qualified and experienced staff employed in the nuclear sector; improved procedures for review and assessment, including provisions for periodic verifications, and whether radiation risks are as low as reasonably achievable;. completed regulations for safety upon which regulatory judgements and actions are based; review ed and revised regulations and guides for completeness and consistency;. development of a new set of coherent Romanian regulations, in line with and
covering all the recommendations of the new basic safety standards; developmrnt of human resources through institutional cooperation, e.g. through the exchange of experience with NRPA Norway or other West- European radiation protection authorities. .
Results:
The programme will achieve its purpose described here above and in particular delivered:
- Final draft of CNCAN Radiological Safety and Radiation Protection Regulations revised in line with the new Basic Safety Standards;
- Final draft of the licensing process and guide for the Extreme Light Infrastructure Nuclear Physics Facility to be built in Bucuresti – Magurele;
