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A project by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Singapore is committed to maintaining and strengthening its regulatory framework for radiation protection. The team also noted room for further improvement, adding the status quo of a national policy and strategy for the protection and management of radioactive waste. .
The Integrated Standards Review Service (IRRS) team concluded a nine-day project in Singapore on 19 October. This is the first IRRS project in Singapore and was carried out at the request of the Government of Singapore and was organised through the National Environment Agency (NEA), the national regulator of radiological coverage.
Using IAEA protection criteria and more productive foreign practices, IRRS missions are designed for the effectiveness of national regulatory infrastructure, while detecting each country’s duty to ensure safe radiation protection.
The team, composed of 12 senior regulatory experts from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia and South Africa, as well as 3 IAEA staff members, reviewed regulatory oversight of services and activities. the use of radiation sources, in addition to waste control and dismantling, emergency preparedness and response, and occupational, medical and public exposure.
“The legal and regulatory formula is well established for the protection of radiation sources,” said Ritva Bly, IRRS team leader and senior advisor to the Finnish Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Authority. IAEA Protection Criteria and Extra-Regulatory Activities”.
Singapore has no nuclear power plants. It uses radioactive resources in medical, commercial and research applications. During the mission, the team accompanied NEA in its inspection and surveillance activities at commercial and medical facilities, and added the country’s largest hospital, Singapore General Hospital. The IRRS team also conducted interviews with the control and NEA and the Ministry of Health.
“We are pleased to welcome the IRRS project and gain advantages from foreign expertise. This radiation defence project is the first of its kind in Singapore and is vital in our ongoing efforts for the regulatory framework. Contributions from the project will help consultants strengthen radiation coverage practices,” said Luke Goh, executive director of NEA.
The IRRS team learned about a number of smart functionality spaces that can serve as a style for implementation in other countries, such as:
The IRRS team concluded several recommendations and advice on the regulatory formula and effectiveness of regulatory purposes in accordance with IAEA protection standards.
Recommendations and advice for Singapore include:
Recommendations and advice for NEA include:
The final project report will be submitted to the NEA in approximately 3 months. Singapore plans to make the report public.
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General data on IRRS missions can be found on the IAEA website. IRRS are used to advise Member States on how to improve the effectiveness of national regulatory frameworks for nuclear, radiological, radioactive waste and maritime transport protection, while recognizing the ultimate duty of each State to ensure some protection in these areas.
The IAEA protection criteria provide a robust physical framework of basic principles, requirements and safety guidance. They reflect a foreign consensus and are a world reference for the coverage of other people and the environment against the destructive effects of ionizing radiation.