During 2021, “Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center” CJSC has successfully carried out the identification and searching of disused and orphan radioactive sources used in the following organizations: Institute of Physical Research of NAS RA, Institute of Ecologonospheric Research of NAS RA, Cardiology Research Institute, National Polytechnic University of Armenia, National Institute of Metrology Found sources in Institute of Physical Research of NAS RA and Institute of Ecologonospheric Research of NAS RA were recovered and securely transported to “Rendering Harmless of Radioactive Waste” CJSC for safe storage. In total, more than 80 radioactive sources from the above-mentioned organizations were identified and recovered.
During 2021, “Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center” CJSC has successfully carried out the identification of disused and orphan radioactive sources used in the following organizations: Institute of Physical Research of NAS RA, Institute of Ecologonospheric Research of NAS RA, Cardiology Research Institute, National Polytechnic University of Armenia, National Institute of Metrology Found radioactive sources of National Institute of Metrology were recovered and securely transported to “Rendering Harmless of Radioactive Waste” CJSC for safe storage. In total, more than 80 radioactive sources from the above-mentioned organizations were identified and recovered.
2021թ․ ընթացքում «Միջուկային և ռադիացիոն անվտանգության գիտատեխնիկական կենտրոն» ՓԲԸ-ն հաջողությամբ իրականացրել է «Գյումրու ուռուցքաբանական դիսպանսեր» ՊՓԲԸ-ում հեռահար ճառագայթային թերապիայի և բրախիթերապիայի համար օգտագործված և այլևս այդ նպատակների համար ոչ պիտանի բարձր ակտիվությամբ Co60 ռադիոիակտիվ աղբյուրների վնասազերծում՝ դրանք անվտանգ տեսքի բերելով և ռադիոակտիվ թափոնների պահեստարան փոխադրելով։
“Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center” CJSC continues to actively participate in the process of raising the level of radiation safety in Armenia. For this purpose, it is continuously implemented: recovery of disused radioactive sources, identification and recovery of radioactive sources that are exempted from regulatory control, design of environmental radiation monitoring network in Armenia, installation and commissioning of monitoring stations.
Representatives of radiological laboratory group of NRSC participated in TC Workshop on “Development of the safety case and safety assessment of geological disposal facilities and activities for the safe management of RW”, organized by IAEA in Vienna. The aim of the workshop was to exchange information and experience on development of the safety case and safety assessment(s) for geological disposal of radioactive waste.
NRSC experts participated in the training course on approximation of RA national legislation with the EU legislation on 27 September. The objective of the meeting was to support local policy developers and experts involved in the legislation development and harmonization of RA legislation with the EU legislation within CEPA agreement. Following topics were interactively discussed: EU legislation and institutes, approximation approaches, development of policies and legislation.
NRSC stuff member participated in the International Conference on the Management of Spent Fuel from Nuclear Power Reactors and presented results of research devoted to safe storage and transportation of the WWER spent fuel assemblies. Conference discussed experience of IAEA member states in safe management of nuclear fuel, particularly addressing national strategies, aging management of storage systems, challenges of direct disposal of spent fuel inventory and progress made in reprocessing of spent fuel assemblies allowing recycle of Uranium and Plutonium.
September 13th, 2018 — The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (USNRC) Radiation Sources Regulatory Partnership (RSRP) held its 7th Regional Meeting for the Former Soviet Union (FSU) Countries in in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, from September 10-12, 2018. The meeting was hosted by the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Agency of Tajikistan (NRSA) and was attended by 17 representatives of the regulatory authorities from six countries: Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The meeting was held at the NRSA Tajikistan Regional Training Center, which was constructed with RSRP assistance. The RSRP is an NRC-funded program that assists member country partners with efforts to strengthen regulatory control over the use of radiation sources. The program has been very active with FSU countries for more than 14 years. Qi Tech, LLC. with assistance from its subcontractor Advanced Systems Technology and Management, Inc (AdSTM), provides the technical and training expertise for the RSRP. AdSTM conducted this meeting. Representatives of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and the Lithuanian Radiation Protection Center (RSC) participated and contributed to the success of the meeting. The meeting included an overview of RSRP activities and accomplishments in the FSU and other regions. The RSRP partner country representatives presented the status of their regulatory program, discussed recent accomplishments, including completion of tasks under RSRP, and presented current regulatory gaps and challenges. RSRP experts provided an overview of the Advanced Regulatory Information System (ARIS) software (developed under NRC sponsorship) and its capabilities for supporting a regulatory program, discussed recent improvements in ARIS version 2.5 and the development status and capabilities of the OCCUDOSE module designed for tracking occupational exposure. During the discussions, suggestions for improvement of ARIS were proposed, and potential implementation of those suggestions was discussed with users and the developer, the Armenian Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center (NRSC). The IAEA expert discussed planned activities for regulatory development in FSU countries through the Regulatory Infrastructure Development Program (RIDP). The representative of the Lithuanian RSC made a presentation on incorporating EURATOM Directives and IAEA guidance including that in GSR Part 3 into national legislation. The Director of the Tajikistan NRSA discussed the results of a recent meeting of the Steering Committee of the European Union and Central Asia (EuCAS) Network and discussed opportunities for future cooperation of that organization with regulatory bodies. The DOE representative presented the role of DOE in supporting regulations related to nuclear and radiological security in partner countries. NRC, supported by AdSTM, conducted bilateral meetings with each participating country and identified country specific needs. The needs will be analyzed and placed into the RSRP FSU Master Plan for activities to be conducted over the next 24 months. Source: http://www.rsrp-online.org/news/seventh-rsrp-regional-meeting-fsu-countries-2018 [metaslider id=”1735″]
2018թ․ հունիսի 5-8-ը ք․ Թբիլիսիում կայացել է “SEEE Regional Radiological Detection Exercise – LIONSHIELD 2018” տարածաշրջանային վարժանքը, որին ՀՀ թիմն Ալբանիայից ժամանած թիմի հետ միասին մասնակցել է «Ցամաքային անցակետում ռադիոակտիվ աղբյուրի անլեգալ փոխադրում մետաղի ջարդոններ տեղափոխող բեռնատարով» սցենարին: Վարժանքի նախապատրաստական աշխատանքներ և սցենարների քննարկում Վարժանքի մասնակիցները Վարժանքի շրջանակներում կազմակերպված ռադիոակտիվ աղբյուրի որոնողական աշխատանքներ
NRSC specialist Maro Aghazarian participated in the third meeting of the NEA/WGAMA task group on “CFD for Verification, Validation, Uncertainty Quantification and Benchmarking” which took place at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris, France from June 13-14. The document Requirements for CFD-Grade Experiments for Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics was discussed during the meeting. The status and data of Pressurized Thermal Shock (PTS) benchmark experiment performed at Texas A&M was discussed in detail, as well as details of the benchmark modeling organized by OECD/NEA. Uncertainty quantification methods were discussed. Future benchmark experiments and meetings were proposed and discussed in further detail.
