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Country Report: Australia

Country Report: Australia. Keith Baldry Director Radiation Protection South Australian Environment Protection Authority. RAS/9/042 IAEA/RCA Regional Meeting to Establish a Regional ALARA Network Steering Committee 3 – 5 December 2007 Deajeon, Republic of Korea. Keith Baldry.

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Country Report: Australia

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  1. Country Report: Australia Keith Baldry Director Radiation Protection South Australian Environment Protection Authority RAS/9/042 IAEA/RCA Regional Meeting to Establish a Regional ALARA Network Steering Committee 3 – 5 December 2007 Deajeon, Republic of Korea

  2. Keith Baldry • 18 years in radiation safety • Current work: • Uranium mining • Radioactive sources • Medical imaging and radiotherapy • Radioactive waste • Policy • Previous experience: • Nuclear fuel handling and reprocessing • Reactor decommissioning • Plutonium and uranium fuel manufacture • Site remediation • BSc (Hons) Physics, Manchester UK • Director Radiation Protection, EPA South Australia • Chair, national Radiation Regulators Forum • Contact details • PO Box 721Kent Town, SA 5071Australia • +61 8 8130 0701 • www.epa.sa.gov.au/radiation • keith.baldry@epa.sa.gov.au

  3. Nine jurisdictions in Australia

  4. Legislation ICRP 60 IAEA BSS ALARA principle National Directory National Standard 9 Authorities 9 Radiation Protection Acts Regulations Licences ALARA requirement Codes of Practice

  5. Codes and Standards • www.arpansa.gov.au • RPS 1 National Standard (2002) • RPS 2 Transport (2001) • RPS 3 Radio Frequency Fields (2002) • RPS 4 Discharge of Patients (2002) • RPS 5 Portable Density/Moisture Gauges (2004) • RPS 6 NATIONAL DIRECTORY FOR RADIATION PROTECTION (2004) • RPS 7 Intervention in Emergency Situations (2004) • RPS 8 Exposure of Humans for Research Purposes (2005) • RPS 9 Mining and Mineral Processing (2005) • RPS 10 Dentistry (2005) • RPS 11 Security of Sources (2007) • RPS 12 Occupational Exposure to Ultraviolet Radiation (2006) • RPS 13 Fixed Radiation Gauges (2007)

  6. Codes and Standards – Draft • www.arpansa.gov.au • Medical Uses of Radiation • Radiology • Radiotherapy • Nuclear Medicine • Veterinary • Lasers in the Entertainment Industry • X-ray Analysis Equipment • Limiting Exposure to Extremely Low Frequency Electric and Magnetic Fields ( 0 Hz – 3 kHz) • Pre-disposal Management of Radioactive Waste. • Radioactive Waste Management Facilities • Cabinet X-ray Equipment • Decontamination after a Radiological Incident • Optimisation of Radiation Exposure

  7. Coordination • National Directory for Radiation Protection • Radiation Health Committee • Radiation Regulators Forum

  8. ALARA in the work place • Constraints used during design and construction • Radiation Safety Officers • Regulators encouraging good practice • Regulatory licensing, inspection and enforcement

  9. Training • Competency criteria • Licences to use radiation • Investigating National Qualifications and Accreditation

  10. ALARA initiatives • Optimisation Working Group • Industry initiatives • Outcome based regulation with Key Performance Indicators • Australian Radiation Incidents Register

  11. Australian Radiation Incidents Register • Highlight hazards to regulators and users • Sharing advice on incidents and accidents • Feedback and guidance to users • Data to analyse trends

  12. Ranger Olympic Dam Beverley Australia’s uranium

  13. Olympic Dam uranium mine

  14. Olympic Dam uranium mine

  15. HIFAR: Closed 30 Jan 2007

  16. OPAL: Opened 20 April 2007

  17. Expectations (hopes) from ARAN • Opportunities for wider experience and skills • Spreading best practice • International trade issues • Equipment design and manufacture • Uranium and source shipment • Qualifications and accreditation • Influence within IAEA to highlight regional issues • Making it relevant at the local level

  18. Web site • Goal: primary ALARA resource • Useful at the local level • Interactive • Forum to allow discussion • ‘Wiki’ style to allow direct contribution • Structured by topic, and searchable

  19. Thank you

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