S.L. 585.1 Art. 114Requirements for control of high- activity sealed sources.

(1) Undertakings shall obtain a prior license from the

Secretariat for any practice involving a high activity source, including taking possession of a source.

(2) The Commission shall require that adequate provision, by way of a financial security or any other equivalent means appropriate to the source in question, having been made for the safe management of the holder becomes insolvent or goes out of business

(3) The radiation protection progamme shall address the following issues, which are in addition to the general licensing requirements set out in Part V, shall be provided to the Commission when applying for a license:

(a) the safe and secure management of sources;

(b) disused sources, including agreements regarding the transfer, if appropriate, of disused sources to a supplier, another licensee;

(c) assignment of responsibilities within the undertaking;

(d) provision of minimum staff competencies, including information and training;

(e) obtaining the minimum source, source container and additional equipment performance criteria;

(f) emergency procedures and communication links;

(g) work procedures to be followed;

(h) maintenance of equipment, sources and containers;

(i) adequate management of disused sources, including agreements regarding the transfer, if appropriate, of disused sources to a supplier, another authorised holder or a recognised installation;

(j) developed a security plan or assessment including measures to detect and delay the unauthorised access to, or the theft, loss or unauthorised use or removal of radioactive sources during all stages of management. The degree of security required, shall be dependent on the security level as laid out in the three columns of Table 1 of the Second Schedule. Security measures for the different security levels are given in Table 1 in the Fourteenth Schedule. The security plan or assessment shall be periodically reviewed and records of such reviews kept;

(k) minimum performance criteria and maintenance requirements for equipment and systems used to ensure the safety and security of radioactive sources;

(l) measures to determine, as appropriate, the trustworthiness of individuals involved in the management of radioactive sources; and security of sources;

(n) any other specific requirement that the Commission may require.

(4) Each undertaking in possession of high activity sealed sources shall:

(a) ensure that suitable tests, such as leak tests based on international standards, are undertaken every 14 months in order to check and maintain the integrity of each source;

(b) carry out verification that each source and, where relevant, the equipment containing the source, is still present and in apparently good condition at its place of use or of storage. Verification frequency shall be as listed in Table 1 in the Fourteenth Schedule;

(c) ensure that each fixed and mobile source is subject to adequate documented measures, such as written protocols and procedures, aimed at preventing unauthorised access to or loss or theft of the source or its damage by fire;

(d) promptly notify the Secretariat of any loss, leakage, theft or unauthorised use of a source, arrange for a check on the integrity of each source after any event, including fire, that may have damaged the source and, if appropriate, inform the Board thereof and of the measures taken;

(e) return each disused source to the supplier or place it in a facility for long term storage or disposal or transfer it to another authorised undertaking unless otherwise agreed by the Commission, without undue delay after termination of the use;

(f) ascertain that, before a transfer is made, the recipient holds appropriate license;

(g) promptly notify the Secretariat of any incident or accident resulting in unintentional exposure of a worker or a member of the public.

(5) Each undertaking in possession of high activity sealed sources shall in connection for training and information ensure:

(a) includes specific requirements for the safety and security of the management of sources;

(b) contain specific information on possible consequences of the loss of adequate control of sources;

(c) repeated at regular intervals and documented, with a view to preparing the relevant workers adequately for such events, be

(6) The Commission shall review the radiation protection programme at the authorisation stage and may impose specific conditions involving the use of high activity sources in any licence that may be issued.