National report of the Republic of Uzbekistan

1. National report of the Republic of Uzbekistan HolbayHalilov Head of atomic inspection State inspectorate on safety industry & mining of Uzbekistan Regional meeting, IAEA, 19-20 March 2009

2. Main activity in the field of the radiation safety • Up to now we have two research reactors, uranium industry and more than 2000 users, using radiation sources and nuclear materials (x – ray facilities, neutron generators and different radiation sources Co-60, Cs-137, Am-241, Ir-192, Sc-90, I-125, I-131, Tc-99m and so on) in industry, mining, agriculture, medicine and research.

3. Main legislation of the field nuclear & radiation protection 1. Sanitary Supervision, 1992. 2. Radiation Safety Law, 31 August 2000. 3. Licensing of separate kind of activities, 25 May 2000 4.The Wastes, 5 April 2002. 5.Code of conduct safety & security of the radioactive sources, 2005 6.Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management 11. 12. 2008.

4. Aaccording to the Laws of Radiation Safety & Wastes, the Cabinet of ministers and other authorised conduct the state regulation in the field of radiation safety. The under Laws we have four State authorities, each responsible for radiation safety in the field own activities. Cabinet of ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan State customs commi- tee State inspecto- rate on safety in industry Ministry of health State committee for protec tion of nature

5. State Inspectorate on Safety in Industry and Mining • Main State Authority responsible for all activities in the field of nuclear safety and radiation safety for supervision, inspection, authorization and safety management of the radioactive waste. • The SISIM as Regulatory Body and Contact Point with IAEA and responsibility for is state control and account of the nuclear and radioactive materials.

6. The ministry of health of Republic of Uzbekistan The ministry of health Uzbekistan carries out state sanitary supervision of observance of the established sanitary norms and rules in the field of radiation safety, at the manipulation with waste and responsible for dose assessment, control public exposure and individual dosimeteric services for workers and patients.

7. State Committee for Protection of Nature State committee of Republic of Uzbekistan on protection of a nature coordinates activity of the specially authorized state bodies in the field of the management with waste and carries out the state control of observance of the requirements of the legislation about the manipulation with waste. The customs committee is responsible for the border control by Illicit trafficking of radiation and nuclear materials.

8. Norms and rules in the field of the control of public exposures 1.The radiation safety norms (NRB-2006) 2.The basic sanitary rules for radiation protection safety (OSP-2006),

9. Rules of the organizations of the state systems of account and control on the sources of ionizing radiation The present Rules according to the laws of Republic of Uzbekistan determine the order of organization of system of the state account and control on the sources of ionizing radiation, nuclear materials, radioactive substances, radioactive sources and waste of radioactive

10. The program of actions on protection the environments of the Republic of Uzbekistan, for 2008-2012 years • The Program is developed with the purposes of realization of a complex of measures on protection of an environment, maintenance of ecological safety, realization of complex system of ecological monitoring, forecast and development of an ecological science and also increase of ecological culture.

11. Notification - Authorization – Licensing - Inspections The atomic inspection division of SISIM is the technical body for implementing the regulatory functions, including the registry of sources (is used RASOD v1.3.2) the preparation of regulations norms on the field of radiation & nuclear safety and inspection of radiation facilities. Unfortunately, we have limited staff for independent activities (8 staff), therefore, we closely co-operate with other authorities for involve to control of all users (SCPN, SCC, MoH, General Prosecutor, MoFA, MoIA).

12. From 2004 year we started licensing procedures for all users of the sources of ionizing radiation under new Cabinet of Ministers Decree № 111, 06 March 2004. After finished, we’ll be correct number of users. N On the today have received about 90 organizations, which users of radioactive sources. Licensing of separate kind of activities

13. Inspection and Enforcement Each year we prepare Inspection Plane, adopted by Cabinet of Ministers Commission and carry out inspection activities. • During inspection, we inspect safety and security of all radioactive sources and facilities, their physical protection, because under art.22 of radiation Safety law our inspectorate is responsible for safety and security of radiation sources and nuclear materials.

14. Management System • In spite of the fact that the legislative base (Laws “About radiating safety”, “About a waste”) defines powers of self-government institutions, the rights and a duty of citizens in the decision of the given problems in Republic is not present. •  No quality managements system

15. The missions of the experts IAEA • International nuclear security advisory service mission (INSServ) -2003 • The international physical protection advisory service (IPPAS)-in 2007 • Radiation safety & security of radioactive sources appraisal (RaSSIA)-2008

16. Needs • Regional workshop authorization and inspection to include notification and enforcement. • Expert mission in the field QC/QA • In view of absence in Republic of necessary means of calibration, laboratory test problems at carrying out of checking of dosimetric devices