Title: Circular 08/2010/TT-BKHCN Guiding the declaration and licensing of radiation jobs, and grant of radiation employee's certificates

Type: Circular

Issuing Agency: Ministry of Science and Technology

Responsible Agency: Ministry of Science and Technology

Issuing Date: 22-07-2010

 

Scope of regulation This Circular guides:

1. The declaration of radioactive substances, radioactive waste, source nuclear materials, nuclear materials, radiation devices and nuclear devices.

2. The grant, extension, modification and re-grant of licenses for the following radiation jobs:

a/ Operating irradiation devices;

b/ Using radiation devices;

c/ Using radioactive substances;

d/ Producing radioactive substances;

e/ Processing radioactive substances;

f/ Storing radioactive substances;

g/ Treating and storing radioactive waste and spent radioactive sources;

h/ Exporting radioactive substances, source nuclear materials, nuclear materials and nuclear devices;

i/ Importing radioactive substances, source nuclear materials, nuclear materials and nuclear devices;

j/ Packing and transporting radioactive substances, source nuclear materials and nuclear materials;

k/ Transporting radioactive substances, source nuclear materials and nuclear materials in transit via the Vietnamese territory;

l/ Building radiation facilities;

m/ Changing the sizes and operation scopes of radiation facilities;

n/ Terminating the operation of radiation facilities.

3. The grant of certificates to radiation employees who perform the jobs specified in Clause 1. Article 28 of the Law on Atomic Energy.

Declaration

1. Within 7 working days after possessing radioactive substances, radioactive waste and radiation devices ineligible for declaration exemption or source nuclear materials, nuclear materials and nuclear devices, organizations and individuals shall declare them to competent agencies defined in Article 8 of this Circular.

2. Organizations and individuals that apply for licenses in order to perform radiation jobs within the time limit specified in Clause 1 of this Article are exempt from carrying out declaration procedures.

3. When receiving radioactive waste or spent radioactive sources, operators of national radioactive waste repositories or radioactive waste and spent radioactive source treatment and storage service establishments shall declare them to competent agencies under Clause 1 of this Article.

Licensing of radiation jobs

1. Before performing radiation jobs specified in Clause 2. Article 1 of this Circular, organizations and individuals shall carry out procedures to apply for licenses.

2. If organizations and individuals fail to use radioactive substances or to transfer radioactive substances to other organizations or individuals, within one month after possessing them, they shall carry out procedures to apply for licenses to store radioactive substances.

3. After completing the construction or changing the sizes and operation scopes of radiation facilities, organizations and individuals shall, before putting such facilities into operation, carry out procedures to apply for licenses to perform radiation jobs.

4. Organizations and individuals that possess spent radioactive sources in licensed radiation jobs shall carry out procedures to apply for licenses to treat and store spent radioactive sources before doing so. This provision is not applicable to national radioactive substance repositories and radioactive waste and spent radioactive source treatment and storage service establishments.

5. An applicant for permission to simultaneously perform different radiation jobs or use different radiation sources may be granted a common license-

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