Procedure
Procedure for Registering Atomic Energy and Radiation Products
| Activity | Outcome | Valid For | Single Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Import | (1) The following classes of licence may be granted – (a) licences for the use of sources to search persons, or to detect the presence of any object or substance in the possession of a person for security or other similar purposes; No. 4835 Government Gazette 18 November 2011 11 (b) licences for the use by persons practising any health profession of x-rays to obtain images for diagnostic purposes; (c) licences for the use by persons practising any health profession of gamma rays or radionuclides to obtain images for diagnostic purposes; (d) licences for the use by persons practising any health profession of radionuclides, x-rays, or gamma rays for therapeutic purposes; (e) licences for the use of sealed sources for the purposes of density measurement, level detection, thickness control, moisture measurement and control, the examination of the quality of a component or product, and other similar industrial activities; (f) licencesfor minesthat produce mineralsthat contain radioactive materials or nuclear material; ( | 30 Days | No |
| Description: 18. Unless any exemptions have been prescribed, any licence holder must register every radiation source, every facility used in respect of such source and the location where such source is used and the location where such source is stored. 19. (1) An application for registration required in terms of section 18 must be submitted to the Director-General in the prescribed form. (2) Before the Director-General approves an application for a registration, he or she must conduct a pre-registration generic safety assessment of the design of facilities and equipment as well as of the related operating procedures, to ascertain compliance of the facility design and installations or practice with prescribed requirements. (3) The Director-General must approve an application for registration if he or she is satisfied that the application complies with the relevant regulations made under this Act. (4) The Director-General must record the information contained in the application referred to in subsection (I) in a register of the Authority for registrations, and the register may be open for inspection by the public. |
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Process Steps
| Name | Duration | Unit of Measure |
|---|---|---|
| Application for registration | 30 | Days |
| Application for registration | 30 | Days |
| An application for a licence contemplated in section 16(2) must be submitted to the Director-General in the prescribed form and must, in addition to the particulars stated in section l7( 1), contain | ||
| Particulars of any authorisations, registrations and licences which have been granted under this Act to the applicant as well as particulars of any applications for authorisations, registrations or licences that have been refused. | ||
| the prescribed particulars of the applicant; (c) a technical description of the practices for which the applicant requires a licence; (d) the planned time of commencement and completion of all the facilities relating to the practice concerned; (e) the name and qualifications of at least one person designated as a radiation safety officer; (f) all relevant information relating to the impact of the practice concerned on public interests; (g) the results of all assessments, including environmental impact assessments and studies that have been carried out in respect of the practice concerned as well as reports of those assessments and studies when the application is for disposal of radioactive waste or storage of radioactive sources for long periods; (h) particulars of the impact of the practice concerned on private interests, including the interests of affected landowners and holders of other rights and interests in landcopies of consents and permits required under any other law or of the relevant applications if such consents or permits have not yet been granted. | ||
| Before the Director-General approves an application for a licence, he or she must conduct a pre-licensing generic safety assessment of a particular design of facilities and equipment as well as the related operating procedures of the applicant, to ascertain compliance of the undertaking or the practice with the standards and any other requirements that may be necessary to fulfil the objects of this Act | ||
| The Director-General must within 30 days after receipt of the application, inform the applicant, in writing, whether or not the application is complete and whether additional information is required before the application can be considered. | 30 | Days |
| The Director-General must, within 90 days after informing the applicant as contemplated in subsection (3) if no further infon11ation is required, or after the information required in terms of that subsection has been provided, grant or refuse to grant a licence for an application made under subsection (1) | 90 | Days |
| The Director-General must record the information contained in the application referred to in subsection (1) in a register of the authority for licences. |
Required Documents
| Name | Description | Attachment |
|---|---|---|
| APPLICATION FORM FOR NATIONAL RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY | Pursuant to Sections 17(1), 19(1), 21(1) of the Atomic Energy & Radiation Protection Act this form is submitted in support of an application for: Initial Licensing and License Renewal. | APPLICATION FORM NRPA_AG-02 (2).pdf |
Applicable Fees
No fees defined for this procedure.