Conclusions and main activities for future

The job supervisors at the facilities play the major role for the stabilisation of the system inside the country, only then the State can improve the situation by its well-developed supervision system. To achieve this goal any reasonable actions must be taken to develop the Safety Culture at the top level in the state. Regulatory bodies have to use all available methods to transmit and explain information about potential impact of the "lose of control over the radiation sources". This task is of utmost importance for the states in transition to a market economy, because Parliaments and Governments of these states have specific priorities in this period, but the past experience is not adequate with the present situation. A state with stable political and economic situation may find it much easier to increase the financial and manpower resources to prevent illicit trafficking for relatively short period of time. Moreover usually the private business facilities already have established the necessary security procedures and State institutions have sufficient power for the enforcement measures.

7. References

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IAEA-CN-70/64 XA9848216 ETAT ACTUEL ET PROGRAMME DE MISE A NIVEAU DES MECANISMES DE SURETE DES SOURCES EN TUNISIE

N. CHAHED*, H. MAHJOUBI*, A. BEN SALEM**, L. BEN OMRANE*,S. MTIMET*

*Centre National de Radio-Protection - Tunis, TUNISIE Telecopie : 216 1 571697

** Ministere de la Sante Publique - Direction Juridique et du Contentieux - Tunis, TUNISIE Abstract

In Tunisia there is no research nor power reactor programme. All the equipment and sources of ionizing radiation are imported.

In order to ensure the radiation protection and sources safety, a legal infrastructure and a regulatory authority have been implemented since 1981.

The National centre of radiation Protection (CNRP) is entitled to authorize and inspect ionizing radiation practices and facilities.

A guidelines book is available to provide the administrative and technical procedures concerning licenses and controls of sources.

A central collection data related to equipment, users and intervening parties of ionizing radiation is available and updated.

The review of the radiation safety programme leads us up to complete it by adoption of new regulation in relation to new recommendations of ICRP, radioactive transport and waste management.

For the guarantee of safety prescriptions, a continuous training must be developed and culture of safety and radiological protection for the staff and the users must be introduced.

The estimate of this safety infrastructure should be regular.

Resume

La Tunisie ne possedant ni reacteur de puissance ni reacteur de recherche, importe de I 'etranger tous les equipements et sources emettant des rayonnements ionisants.

Afin d'assurer la protection radiologique et la surete des sources, un dispositif juridique et un cadre institutionnel ont ete mis en place depuis 1981.

Le Centre National de Radio-Protection (CNRP) autorise et inspecte les activites mettant en ceuvre les rayonnements ionisants. Les procedures administratives et techniques concernant les autorisations et les controles sont consignees defacon claire dans un manuel deprocedures et dans un guide de bonnes pratiques.

La centralisation de toutes les donnees relatives aux equipements comme aux institutions utilisatrices et aux personnes intervenantes dans le domaine permet d'avoir une base de donnees continuellement reactualisee.

La revue de notre systeme montre qu 'il y a lieu de le completer par I 'adoption de nouveaux textes reglementaires actuellement en cours d'elaboration (nouvelles normes, transport, dechets).

La garantie du respect des prescriptions necessite un effort continue de formation, d'information et de sensibilisation selon la population cible.

L 'evaluation de ce systeme de surete doit etrefaite defacon periodique.

Aux fins de I 'application des Normes Fondamentales Internationales, nous avons ete amenes afaire I 'analyse de notre systeme de protection radiologique et de surete des sources.

Nous présentons cette analyse dans le cadre de la Conférence Internationale sur la sûreté radiologique des sources et de la sécurité des matières radioactives.

La Tunisie ne possède actuellement ni réacteur de puissance, ni réacteur de recherche.

Cependant, différents domaines : médical, industriel, agricole, et celui de la recherche ont recours aux sources de rayonnements ionisants qui, toutes, sont importées.