Radioactive materials and associated facilities WG 3 Radioactive

Radioactive materials and associated facilities WG 3

Radioactive materials and associated facilities Technical Elements Challenges Opportunities Good practices Recommendations Regulatory staff Lack of cross training between regulatory staff in safety and security Can use already developed training packages for safety and security as a baseline Encourage awareness of safety and security aspects for both regulators Develop and provide cross training courses in both safety & security for regulators

Radioactive materials and associated facilities Technical Elements Advisory and peer review services Challenges Opportunities Do not all include safety and security interface (SSI) Services already in place by the Agency Good practices Recommendations Harmonize advisory and peer review services that includes SSI Prepare module for SSI and include experts from the other field in missions

Radioactive materials and associated facilities Technical Elements Challenges Opportunities Good practices Regulatory framework Facility access Notifications Authorization Inspections Source registration/da tabase Regulations Maintenance Lack of arbitration process to resolve conflicts Establish an arbitration process Develop internal committees for safety and security with good experiences Recommendations Develop recommendations for management to resolve conflicts in the decision making process

Radioactive materials and associated facilities Technical Elements Operators (licensee) Challenges Lack of cross training between safety and security for operators/licens ees Confidential Balancing ity issues transparency and confidentiality concerns Opportunities Good practices Recommendations Training exists and can be incorporated into national training programs Establish an arbitration process Incorporate SSI training into both security and safety training programs Develop internal committees for safety and security with good experiences Develop and provide cross training courses in both safety & security for operator/licensee Develop recommendations for management to resolve conflicts that affect confidentiality issues

Technical Elements Challenges Lack of coherence between Transporta national tion* transportation security regulations and the internationally harmonized dangerous goods regulations Opportunities Good practices Recommendations Include SSI Update UNOB to in e-learning reflect modules INFCIRC/225/Rev. 5 Investigate other, non. Take nuclear legal advantage requirements, to of regional identify gaps or transportati conflicts for resolution on safety Continue TECDOC networks development on SSI that already Defer to NSGC to exist determine if additional changes to guideline documents are Share best practices required at multilateral fora. Agency already developing TECDOC on SSI and workshop and exercise materials for implementation of the TECDOC, NSS 13 and 14 being reviewed to include additional guidance on SSI, e-module being developed on SSI. Radioactive materials and associated facilities