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2.2.4 Disposal of Disused Radioactive Sources The committees also recommend issuance of
licence for operation or issuance of Type Approval,
The radiation sources are either procured from based on their review. The committees consist of experts
Indian supplier or imported from other counties. All in the field from the industry, medicine and academic
the radioactive sources must be safely disposed of once institutions apart from the experts from BARC, BRIT
they reach the end of their useful life or not in use for and AERB.
intended purpose. As per the terms and condition of
the licence and policy, these disused sources need to be 2.2.6 Approval of Radiological Safety Officers
send back to the original manufacturer/supplier for its
safe management. While the built-in safety of the equipment and
institution’s operational preparedness towards safety are
During the year about 348 approvals were issued ensured by adhering to requirements specified by AERB in
for export of radioactive sources and 63 approvals for various safety documents, the implementation of radiation
return the sources to Indian supplier/disposal agency safety is carried out by AERB approved Radiological
for disposal of sources at authorised radioactive waste Safety Officers (RSO). The RSOs are thus not only acting
management sites in India. as extended arms of the regulatory body at every radiation
facility, but they are also the pivotal interface between the
2.2.5 Safety Committees for Radiation radiation facility and the regulatory body.
Facilities The number of RSO approvals/renewals issued for

The safety committees review the radiation safety different practices during the year are as given in Table 2.2.
aspects of medical, industrial and research institutions
which use radioactive sources/ radiation generating 2.2.7 Other Regulatory Activities
equipment. Number of meetings conducted by various (i) Approval of Classification Designation of
committees for safety review of radiation facilities and 106 Ru Eye Plaque
transport of radioactive material during the period is
106
given in Table 2.1. BRIT has indigenously developed Ru eye plaque
for brachytherapy treatment of eye cancers. BRIT

Table 2.1: Meetings of Safety Review Committees of Radiation Facilities

Name of Committee Number of Meetings
Safety Review Committee for Applications of Radiation (SARCAR) 3

Safety Review Committee for Radiation Processing Plants (SRC-RPP) 4
Committee on Safe Transport of Radioactive Material (COSTRAM) 2
Safety Committee for Hadron Therapy Facilities (SCHTF) 2
Accelerator and Laser Safety Committee (ALSC) 6
Committee for Investigation and Review of Exposure in Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Radiation 4
Facilities (CIRENURA)
Total 21

Table 2.2: Approval of Radiological Safety Officers in Radiation Facilities
Type of Practice Number Type of Practice Number
Radiotherapy 443 Radiation Processing Facilities 65
Nuclear Medicine 172 Industrial Radiography 449
Diagnostic X-ray 1911 Nucleonic Gauges & Well Logging 485

Research Centres 75 Consumer Product Manufacturer & Scanner Facilities 31

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