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Follow-up of Feedback received from qualication (OQ) and performance
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stakeholders during the 3 NCRI qualication (PQ) needs be addressed
appropriately in relevant regulatory safety
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The 3 National Conference on Regulatory documents (REGDOCs) pertaining to
Interface was held on December 24, 2019 at industrial accelerators used for radiation
Mumbai focusing on the following areas: processing.

v Regulation of Accelerator Facilities and For providing the above guidance on an
Feedback from Licensees accelerator facility, following documents are
made available;
v Regulation of Transport of Radio Active
Material (RAM) and Feedback from Ÿ ISO/ASTM 51649:2015(E): Standard Practice
Licensees for Dosimetry in an Electron Beam Facility
for Radiation Processing at Energies
These topics were meant to get insight into Between 300 keV and 25 MeV.
some of the current issues faced by AERB and
DAE utilities together and receive feedback on Ÿ ISO/ASTM 51608:2015(E):Standard Practice
important aspects. for Dosimetry in an X-Ray (Bremsstrahlung)
Facility for Radiation Processing at energies
(i) Regulation of Accelerator Facilities between 50 keV and 7.5 MeV.

There is a continual technological (ii) Regulation of Transport of Radioactive
advancement in the eld of accelerators. Material (RAM)
Considering wide variety of accelerators
from very-low to high hazard potential, Regulation on safe transport of radioactive
graded approach is required to implement material is dynamic and complex in nature
the regulatory requirements in regulating as there are multiple agencies involved in
accelerator facilities. Therefore, it becomes the transport of RAM. The IAEA revises
essential to disseminate the interpretation of regulations on transport of RAM
regulation and update the stakeholders with periodically. AERB regulation on transport
the changes in the regulation from time to of RAM is based on IAEA regulation with
time and at the same time obtain feedback on certain modications to suit the national
its implementation to improve regulatory requirements. To disseminate the
procedures. The NCRI-2019 was organized interpretation of regulation and update
for this very purpose also and the feedbacks the stakeholders with the changes in the
received, along with their resolution regulation from time to time and at the same
regarding establishing of guidance/ time obtaining feedback on its
requirements for use in radiation processing implementation to improve regulatory
facilities is given below: procedures. The NCRI-2019 was organized
and the feedbacks and their resolution are as
(a) Participants suggested that denition of given below.
various terms with respect to electron
beam energy should be incorporated (a) Development of Guidelines for Shipment
appropriately in relevant Safety documents under Special Arrangement
pertaining to RPFs.
The development of guidelines for shipment
As industrial accelerators installed in under special arrangement is taken as
radiation processing facilities are operated follow-up of NCRI-2019 feedback and the
in both the modes X-ray and Electron beam guidelines are under preparation and
as per the requirement. It was informed that expected to be completed soon.
the electron beam energy indicated in
relevant AERB Safety Guides depict (b) Development of Re-qualication criteria
nominal energy as quoted by most of the for approval of old design Casks
manufacturers in the trade.
The cask design shall meet the requirements
(b) It was requested that guidance on specied in the AERB Safety Code on “Safe
installation qualication (IQ), operation Transport of Radioactive Material (AERB/

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