Question & AnswerQ&A (PNRI ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 1, S. 2004)
The primary purpose is to adopt IAEA-TECDOC-1344 for the categorization of radioactive sources to ensure the protection of health and safety of radiation workers and the public and to regulate controls commensurate with radiological risks.
PNRI derives its authority from Republic Act No. 2067, as amended, and Republic Act No. 5207, as amended.
PNRI has adopted the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Safety Standard 115 (IAEA S.S. 115) for protection against exposure to ionizing radiation and for the safety and security of radiation sources.
Because a wide variety of uses and activities involve radioactive sources, the categorization system ensures that regulations and controls applied are proportional to the radiological risks posed by the sources.
Radioactive sources are widely used in medicine, industries, research, agriculture, and education.
It adopts the IAEA-TECDOC-1344 entitled 'Categorization of Radioactive Sources'.
The order takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of national circulation.
The order was signed by Alumanda M. Dela Rosa, Ph.D., Director of PNRI.
Section 4 of Republic Act No. 5207, as amended, and Section 16-1 of Republic Act No. 2067, as amended.
Categorization is important to apply controls on radioactive sources according to their potential radiological risk, ensuring the protection of workers and the public from ionizing radiation.