State Nuclear Regulatory Committee of Ukraine

State Nuclear Regulatory Committee

of Ukraine

RER/9/096 Regional Planning Meeting

“Strengthening National Infrastructures
for the Control of Radiation Sources”
(TSA-1), (Phase II)

Country: UKRAINE
Olga Makarovska
Deputy Head of SNRC
State Nuclear Regulatory Committee of Ukraine

Nuclear Applications in Ukraine

WWER – 440
WWER – 1000 3804 users of RS
RBMK – 1000 2837 - medical use
RR
967 - non medical
RW
Uranium 549 use sealed RS.

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Legislation. Regulations and Guidance
occupational protection, public protection, medical exposure,
radioactive waste, and the transport of radioactive materials
• The nuclear legislative framework is governed by a set of laws;
• The main one is the Law on Use of Nuclear Energy and
Radiation Safety (Nuclear Law);
• The Nuclear Law sets out the main principles for nuclear safety
and radiation protection as in IAEA Safety Fundamentals.
• Nuclear law specify the main responsibilities of a regulatory
authority to ensure nuclear and radiation safety.

• Strength – comprehensive nuclear legislation

• Opportunities in the framework of RER9096 project – Ukraine
is ready to be host country to exchange experience in the field
of nuclear law preparation and improvement

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Legislation. Regulations and Guidance
occupational protection, public protection, medical exposure,
radioactive waste, and the transport of radioactive materials

– Law on Physical Protection of Nuclear Facilities, Nuclear Material, Radioactive

Waste, and Other Sources of Ionizing Radiation
– Law on Authorization Activity in Nuclear Energy Use
– Law on Human Protection against Impact of Ionizing Radiation
– Law on Radioactive Waste Management
– Law on Decision Making Procedure on Siting, Design, Construction of Nuclear
and RAW Facilities of National Importance
– Law on Uranium Mining and Milling
– Law on State Supervision
– Law on Environmental Protection, etc.

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Legislation. Regulations and Guidance
occupational protection, public protection, medical exposure,
radioactive waste, and the transport of radioactive materials

• Ukrainian regulations and guidance are prepared in compliance

with IAEA standards and the Code of Conduct on the Safety and
Security of Radioactive Sources
• During 2007-2009 For each field of regulation (including RS usage)
logical systematic analysis of regulations was provided:
• Legislation pyramid was built identifying gaps
• Strategic plan for regulations development was produced (for
RS usage plan includes development of activity specific
regulations review/development)
• Priorities for regulations elaboration were established

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Legislation. Regulations and Guidance
occupational protection, public protection, medical exposure,
radioactive waste, and the transport of radioactive materials

•Updates of 2008 – laws amendments, new regulations (e.g.

regulations for safety and security for radiotherapy and for
quality assurance for medical application of RS were
established).

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Legislation. Regulations and Guidance
occupational protection, public protection, medical exposure,
radioactive waste, and the transport of radioactive materials

Strength – comprehensive strategic planning, stable R&D financing

from state budget, plans are under implementation
Challenges:
• to prepare complete set of activity specific guides
• to review national regulations according with forthcoming new
BSS
Opportunities in the framework of RER9096 project:
• expert advice in preparation of RS activity specific guides is
needed
• involvement of national experts in BSS preparation
• training after new BSS approval is needed

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Legislation. Regulations and Guidance
occupational protection, public protection, medical exposure,
radioactive waste, and the transport of radioactive materials

A complete list of the current regulations that cover:

- General issues– mainly procedural in development and
establishment of regulatory requirements – 15;
- General nuclear safety - 18;
- Safety of nuclear installations – 71;
- Safety of sources of ionizing radiation – 30;
- Safety in transport – 16;
- Safety of RAW management – 22;
- Safety in mining and milling – 15;
- Non-proliferation and safeguards – 17;
- Physical protection – 12;
- Emergency preparedness and response – 23.

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Legislation. Regulations and Guidance

occupational protection, public protection, medical exposure, radioactive
waste, and the transport of radioactive materials
•State Nuclear Regulatory Committee of Ukraine is
Ukrainian regulatory authority that is competent, in
particular, for radioactive sources safety and security
regulation
•SNRCU is reporting to the Cabinet of Ministers
• SNRCU is responsible for coordination of all executive
authorities and institutions of local governing that have
competence in radiation safety and radiation protection
•SNRCU has memorandums with executive authorities
that have competence in radiation safety and radiation
protection (including MOH)

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CHAIRPERSON
of the State Nuclear
SNRCU STRUCTURE Regulatory Committee of
Ukraine

Deputy Chairperson –
Deputy Chief State Inspector
First Deputy Deputy
Chairperson on Nuclear and
Chairperson Chairperson Organizational –
Radiation Safety
Analytical
Support Division

Physical Radiation
Diplomatic Adviser Central
Protection Nuclear Technology
Inspection
Regulation Installations Safety
Department
Department Safety Internal Audit Department
Assessment Sector
Directorate RW Safeguards
Administrative Economics, Management Division
Service Sector Finance and and Decom-
Accounting missioning
Department State Inspections
Information Department
on Nuclear Safety
Performance Emergency at NPPs:
Department Personal and State Inspections
Control Occupation
Division on Nuclear and • Khmelnitsky
Safety Division Radiation Safety: • Rivno
Legal • South Ukraine
• Western
Division • Zaporizhya
• Crimean
• Chornobyl
• Southern
International • South-Eastern
Cooperation and • North
European • North-Western
Integration • Eastern
Division • Central

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SNRCU STRUCTURE. State Inspections on Nuclear and

Radiation Safety

7
6
5
1

8
4

State Inspections on Nuclear 3

and Radiation Safety:

1. Western
2. Crimean
3. Southern
4. South-Eastern 2
5. Northern
6. North-Western
7. Eastern
8. Central
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Regulatory Body Staffing and Training - SNRCU Staff

(1)
• List of staff members:
292 positions, including 189 state inspectors:
161 positions in the headquarter, 35 positions on the
NPP sites,
96 positions in regional inspections.
35
• 2007 - 2008: 30
25
Recruited 131 state inspectors 20
15 male
• Age / gender composition: 10 female
5
0
under 28-34
27 35-45 46-54
above
55

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SNRCU Technical Support Organizations

SNRCU has established three Technical Support Organizations:

– The State Scientific and Technical Centre for Nuclear and

Radiation Safety (SSTC NRS);

– The State Centre for Quality Regulation of Supplies and Services

(CERTATOM);

– The State Enterprise Information Technologies Center for Use of

Nuclear Energy (INFOATOM).

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Regulatory Body Staffing and Training - SNRCU Staff

(2)
• Strength – comprehensive system for training and
professional and special knowledge assessment of
employees (initial and periodical qualification
attestation)
• Challenges:
– many newcomers that need additional training
– budget reducing of for training needs
• Opportunities in the framework of RER9096 project:
– Training courses for newcomers in radiation safety
regulation

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• Funding from State Budget steadily increased up to 2008

• In 2009 Budget is cut significantly, but there is a decision
to recover SNRCU Budget
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Notification - Authorization – Licensing - Inspections

• SNRCU operates all main regulatory instruments:

• establishment of regulatory requirements
• permissive activity,
• inspections and enforcement;
• Permissive activity includes registration in State
Register of Ionizing Radiation Sources and licensing of
radioactive sources;
• Procedures for regulatory activities are established by
legislation;
Example - inspections for RS in 2008 – 1003 inspections.

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Notification - Authorization – Licensing – Inspections.

State Register of Ionizing Radiation Sources
•Registration of RS is obligatory for all RS that are under regulatory
control.
•State Register of Ionizing Radiation Sources is unified tracing
computerized system of registration, accounting and control of RS
commissioned at 29.03.2007.
•The Register files data of all radiation sources in electronic form
and trace RS starting from the moment of their appearance at the
territory of Ukraine and till their removal from Ukraine or transfer to
special enterprise on radioactive waste management (disposal).
• About 10 000 radioactive sources and 14000 radiation generators
are registered and controlled.
•An enhanced version of the IAEA Regulatory Authority Information
System (RAIS) is used.
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Notification - Authorization – Licensing – Inspections.
Quality management
• Quality management system of SNRCU is certified for the
compliance with ISO-9000
• Quality management documents include:
– General Quality Management Manual (incorporates Policy
Statement);
– 3 quality management system Manuals for regulatory activities
(licensing, supervision and rule-making);
– 16 procedures for main processes of SNRCU functioning
(including planning and monitoring, corrective measures, continues
improvement, quantitative and qualitative indicators to assess
regulatory effectiveness);
– Detailed internal procedures and standards for reviewing and
assessing applications for authorization;
– Templates and checklists.
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State policy. Programs for vulnerable sources

• Preventive measures exist for spent RS and orphan

sources
– State Program “For Ensuring Safe and Secure
Storage of Spent Highly Active Ionizing Radiation
Sources”.
– Special campaign is now under realization for users
of spent radioactive sources that are bankrupt or
insolvent.

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State policy. RS Safety Improvement

• In 2008 SNRCU prepared State Policy for

improvement of radioactive sources safety in the form
of White and Green Books
• This Policy is under implementation now

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Notification - Authorization – Licensing - Inspections

Strength: comprehensive system of licensing and supervision

in the sphere of radioactive material use, state system for
inventory, registration and control of radiation sources - State
Register, State programs for gaining and regaining control over
vulnerable and orphan radioactive sources
Challenges: new technologies especially in medical use of RS,
lack of experience in the supervision of medical applications
Opportunities in the framework of RER9096 project:
• Fellowships for inspectors for safety regulation of modern
medical applications of RS (TC, accelerators, PET etc);
• Ukraine is ready to host events to exchange experience
(fellowships and scientific visits) in the field of safety
regulation of RS use.
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International cooperation

Strength – Action Plan approved by the Government for

2008-2012 based on IRRS2008 mission recommendations

Opportunities in the framework of RER9096 project:

• Promoting self-assessment and independent peer
reviews (including IRRS missions)

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Information management - communication with public

and media
• ANNUAL REPORT (printed publications are available in
Ukrainian, Russian and English, electronic version placed
on the SNRCU web-site)
• WEB-SITE (created in 2001, last upgrading in 2007)
• PUBLIC COUNCIL (created in August 2005)
• TELEPHONE LINES
• PERSONAL RECEPTION HOURS
• WORKSHOPS FOR PUBLIC
• EXHIBITIONS, PRESS-CONFERENCES, INTERVIEW, TV

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• What does SNRCU wish to achieve through RER9096?

– Training for newcomers based on IAEA safety
standards and best international practice;
– Regulatory experience exchange through workshops,
visits and on-job training;
– Further development of Codes of practice for specific
activities with radioactive sources (especially for new
technologies);
– Additional IAEA guidance and experience exchange for
prevention of accidents with spent and orphan sources.

• SNRCU is ready to host visits and fellowships to share

experience in appropriate form
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Thanks

• Thanks for Lithuanian RPC and personally for

Mr. Albinas Mastauskas and his staff members
for their long lasting since 1996 assistance in
Ukrainian inspectors training
• Thanks for Czech Republic Regulatory Body
SUJB for the assistance in Ukrainian
inspectors training
• Thanks for the IAEA officers for the assistance
in Ukrainian inspectors training

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WAITING FOR YOU IN UKRAINE!

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