R8 Recommendation: The government should establish responsibility for institutional control and for procedures for the termination of the license. Suggestion: SSM may consider including public participation in a S5 formal way in all stages of its licensing and authorization process. Recommendation: The government should establish a national strategy 5. AUTHORIZATION and system for gaining and regaining control over orphan sources R9 including for providing rapid response when orphan sources are discovered. Suggestion: SSM should consider cross-checking information from S6 suppliers of radioactive source transfers to individual licensees against the information received from the licensees. Good Practice: The NPPs refurbishment program as required by SSM is GP6 a good practice. Recommendation: SSM should thoroughly review and assess if the safety of facilities and activities involving radiation sources comply with 6. REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT R10 regulatory requirements before granting a license. The review and assessment should be commensurate with radiation risks of the facilities and activities. Recommendation: SSM should carry out more inspections in the areas R11 of transport, industrial, medical and research radiation facilities. Recommendation: SSM should carry out more unannounced inspections R12 7. INSPECTION in all facilities. Recommendation: regulatory inspection should incorporate SSM’s R13 monitoring, measuring and direct observation of the on-site operations.
5. AUTHORIZATION R8 Recommendation: The government should establish responsibility for institutional control and for procedures for the termination of the license. S5 Suggestion: SSM may consider including public participation in a formal way in all stages of its licensing and authorization process. R9 Recommendation: The government should establish a national strategy and system for gaining and regaining control over orphan sources including for providing rapid response when orphan sources are discovered. S6 Suggestion: SSM should consider cross-checking information from suppliers of radioactive source transfers to individual licensees against the information received from the licensees. 6. REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT GP6 Good Practice: The NPPs refurbishment program as required by SSM is a good practice. R10 Recommendation: SSM should thoroughly review and assess if the safety of facilities and activities involving radiation sources comply with regulatory requirements before granting a license. The review and assessment should be commensurate with radiation risks of the facilities and activities. 7. INSPECTION R11 Recommendation: SSM should carry out more inspections in the areas of transport, industrial, medical and research radiation facilities. R12 Recommendation: SSM should carry out more unannounced inspections in all facilities. R13 Recommendation: SSM’s regulatory inspection should incorporate monitoring, measuring and direct observation of the on-site operations.
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