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Título del libro: Proceedings Of The Icem2007 - 11th International Conference On Environmental Remediation And Radioactive Waste Management
Título del capítulo: Radiation safety requirements for radioactive waste management in the framework of a quality management system

Autores UNAM:
JULIETA BENITEZ MALVIDO;
Autores externos:

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Año de publicación:
2009
Palabras clave:

ISO 9001; Management systems; National level; Nuclear application; Personal qualification; Quality management systems; Radiation safety; Record keeping; Regulatory bodies; Waste management facility; Environmental protection; Industrial waste treatment; Inspection; Laws and legislation; Pollution; Quality management; Radiation shielding; Radioactive waste transportation; Radioactive wastes; Radioactivity; Security systems; Waste management


Resumen:

The Center for Radiation Protection and Hygiene (CPHR) is the institution responsible for the management of radioactive wastes generated from nuclear applications in medicine, industry and research in Cuba. Radioactive Waste Management Service is provided at a national level and it includes the collection and transportation of radioactive wastes to the Centralized Waste Management Facilities, where they are characterized, segregated, treated, conditioned and stored. A Quality Management System, according to the ISO 9001 Standard has been implemented for the RWM Service at CPHR. The Management System includes the radiation safety requirements established for RWM in national regulations and in the License's conditions. The role of the Regulatory Body and the Radiation Protection Officer in the Quality Management System, the authorization of practices, training and personal qualification, record keeping, inspections of the Regulatory Body and internal inspection of the Radiation Protection Officer, among other aspects, are described in this paper. The Quality Management System has shown to be an efficient tool to demonstrate that adequate measures are in place to ensure the safety in radioactive waste management activities and their continual improvement. Copyright © 2007 by ASME.


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