STARTING TO DRAFT THE REGULATION
The final objective of the in-country preparation segment of the School is to have School participants ready to start drafting the intended regulation independently well before the time when the in-person workshop of the School is held.
Drafting regulations normally requires the establishment of a team of experts appointed by the concerned organizations, with one individual responsible for coordinating the work of the team. The degree of preparation (background, knowledge, experience, training…) of individual team members depends on their specific role. Team members who are expected to contribute only with specific input may not need to have a substantive preparation; on the other hand, those who carry the highest responsibility for drafting and processing the regulation should be well informed of and involved in all areas discussed in relation to the in-country preparation segment of the School.
Countries intending to send candidates to participate in a in-person workshop of the School (segment 3) should consider that only a reduced number of candidates from the same country will be selected. This means that national authorities should be ready to send candidacies of those individuals who may have a larger contribution to drafting and processing the intended regulation and combining technical and legal expertise.
For the combined programme, normally only 3 participants are accepted for the presentation workshop, one with technical background in radiation safety; one with technical background in nuclear security and the other with knowledge and experience on legal and administrative processes (note: in justified cases, exceptionally more than 3 participants from the same country could be accepted).
Participants in the in-person workshop of the School are expected to come to the workshop with a first draft of the regulations. They are encouraged to share the first draft of the regulation with the School organizers some time before the commencement of the workshop since this will allow them to review the draft in advance and to provide the participants with well-informed advice to advance in the preparation of the draft and even to complete it along the workshop.
The IAEA has published TECDOC-1732 titled “Model Regulations for the Use of Radiation Sources and for the Management of the Associated Radioactive Waste", which is intended to provide advice on an appropriate set of regulations covering all aspects of the use of radiation sources and the safe management of the associated radioactive waste. Participants in the radiation safety programme of the School are encouraged to consult this document when starting the elaboration of new or revised regulations on radiation safety.
Good luck with your preparation and, if you're a registered participant in the School, we look forward to seeing you in the presentation workshop (segment 3) of the School.
