Legal and Regulatory Provisions

Radiation Protection Authority of Zimbabwe | RPAZ

 Radiation Protection Act

• Any practice that use or generate radiation either in the form of

sources, NORM or radioactive waste is subject to the Act and its
provisions. Authorisation, inspection and enforcement.
 Radiation Protection Act
• Sole Act responsible for radiation safety and security matters
• Development of specific regulations thereof
Applicable Regulations
 SI 62 of 2011
• General Regulations that applies to all practices or activities
• Is complemented by practice specific regulations
• Initial stage is notification and Safety Assessments
 SI 62 of 2011
• Provisions for worker safety
• RSO duties for worker protection
 SI 62 of 2011
• Responsibility for assessments and monitoring
• Waste management, operations and discharge to environment
 SI 62 of 2011
• Waste Management critical to ensure materials being recycles,
reused or disposed are cleared
• Clearance during discharge into environment
 SI 99 of 2013
• Specific regulations on NORM Management
• Schedule of practices that fall under SI 99 of 2013 listed in SI 1 of
2021
 SI 99 of 2013
• Exemptions
 SI 99 of 2013
• General License
• Specific License
 SI 99 of 2013
• Radiation Protection Standards
 SI 99 of 2013
• Adequate Worker and Public Protection
 SI 99 of 2013
• Offenses and Appeals
 Waste Water and Dinking Water
Quality
• Portable Water, WHO Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality
• Safety Assessment and characterization of activities
• Limits exist for both waste water treatment (1 Bq/g, 1Bq/L) and
portable water (as per SI 62 of 2011 schedule summarized as α
0.5Bq/L and Gross β 1.0 Bq/L)
• For waste water treatment need to assess bio-waste and other
residues for possible contamination before release or disposal
• Continuous monitoring (minimum monitoring plans)
 Exemption
• Issued where there is low risk
• 3 year exemption, then review
• For activity concentrations below 0.3Bq/g
• Annual effective dose of 0.3mSv/a and 1mSv/a for public and
workers
 Annual Monitoring

• The level of radiation warrants monitoring. It is close to the limits.

• No detailed radiation protection measures expected
• Development of annual monitoring plan for monitoring at all sites
that have activity levels between exemption limit and licensing
limit
• The classification is reviewed to consider new findings, can be
downgraded to exemption or upgraded to licensing
• Facility to strengthen existing worker protective measures
 Licensing
• Where radiation levels are high and the risk to workers and the
public is significant to magnitudes referred by SI 99 0f 2013
• Radiation Protection Program to be put in place for worker and
public protection, annual inspections
• Management of discharges into the environment in line with
regulations
• Extensive monitoring at all sites to ensure management options
are developed, review of classification where necessary
• Appointment of Radiation Safety Officer as required by Section 16
of the Radiation Protection Act
• Enforcement of requirements
 Key Issues

• Facilities to familiarize with the Statutory Instruments

• Radiation Safety Officer appointment and capacity building
• Classification of the activities/practices
• Application of license process and associated
requirementsetc
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