October 27-28, 2005
Radiation Safety at ISAC EURISOL Workshop SACLAY, Oct.27-28, 2005
L. Moritz TRIUMF 4004 Wesbrook Mall Vancouver, B.C. V6T2A3
[email protected]
October 27-28, 2005
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Canadian CanadianRegulatory RegulatoryEnvironment Environment Short Shortdescription descriptionof ofISAC ISAC Shielding Shielding(tools (toolsand andverification) verification) Activation Activation(yields (yieldsand anddistribution) distribution) Target Targethandling handling Contamination Contaminationcontrol control Actinide ActinideTargets Targets
October 27-28, 2005
Canadian Regulatory Environment Nuclear NuclearSafety Safetyand andControl ControlAct Act
An Act of Parliament (Bill C-23)
Canadian CanadianNuclear NuclearSafety SafetyCommission Commission (CNSC) (CNSC) Nuclear NuclearSafety Safetyand andControl ControlRegulations: Regulations: 1.1. General General 2.2. Radiation RadiationProtection Protection 3.3. Class ClassI INuclear NuclearFacilities Facilities 4.4. Class ClassIIIINuclear NuclearFacilities Facilities 5.5. Nuclear NuclearSubstances Substancesand andRadiation RadiationDevices Devices 6.6. Packaging Packagingand andTransport Transport 7.7. Import Importand andExport Export 8.8. Nuclear Security Nuclear Security 9.9. Uranium Uranium
October 27-28, 2005
Class I Nuclear Facility: 123456789975 7
Class Class IA: IA: Class Class I:I: Class Class IB: IB:
a) a) Nuclear NuclearFission Fissionor orFusion FusionReactors Reactors b) b) Vehicles VehiclesEquipped Equippedwith withReactors Reactors a) a) b) b) c)c) d) d)
Particle ParticleAccelerators Accelerators(E (EBB>50MeV) >50MeV) U,Th U,Thor orPu PuProcessing ProcessingPlants Plants U,Th, U,Th,or orPu PuManufacturing ManufacturingPlants Plants Facilities Facilitiesfor forProcessing ProcessingRadioactivity, Radioactivity, A>1000TBq A>1000TBqper peryear year e) Nuclear Waste Disposal e) Nuclear Waste DisposalFacilities Facilitieswith with Inventory InventoryA>1000TBq A>1000TBq f)f) DD2 or D2OOProduction ProductionPlants Plants 2 or D 2
October 27-28, 2005
Class II Nuclear Facility & Prescribed Equipment:
TRIUMF TR13 MDS NORDION TR30
Class Class IIII Facility: Facility:
a) a) Particle ParticleAccelerator Accelerator(E (EBB1000TBq) Irradiator Irradiator(dH/dt>1cGy/min) (dH/dt>1cGy/min) Teletherapy TeletherapyMachine Machine(Source) (Source) Particle Accelerator (E Particle Accelerator (EBB
