Decree No. 315 / 2002 Coll.

Decree of the State Office for Nuclear Safety amending Decree No. 146 / 1997 Coll., laying down activities having an immediate impact on nuclear safety, and activities of particular importance in terms of radiation protection, qualification and training requirements, method of verification of specific competence and authorisation of selected personnel and method of carrying out approved documentation for authorisation in the preparation of selected personnel

Valid Order Effective from 16.07.2002
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DECLARATION
State Office for Nuclear Security
of 13 June 2002
amending Decree No. 146 / 1997 of the State Office for Nuclear Safety Coll., laying down activities having an immediate impact on nuclear safety, and activities of particular importance in terms of radiation protection, requirements for qualifications and training, the method of verification of specific competence and the granting of authorisations to selected staff and the method of carrying out approved documentation for the authorisation to prepare selected personnel
The State Nuclear Safety Authority provides, pursuant to § 47 (7), for the implementation of § 13 (3) (d) and § 18 (2) (b), § 4 and 5 of Act No. 18 / 1997 Coll., on the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy and Ionising Radiation (Atomic Act) and amending and supplementing certain laws, as amended by Act No. 13 / 2002 Coll., hereinafter referred to as "the Act":
Čl. I
Decree No. 146 / 1997 Coll., laying down activities having an immediate impact on nuclear safety and activities of particular importance in terms of radiation protection, requirements for qualifications and training, the method of verification of specific competence and the authorisation of selected personnel and the method of carrying out approved documentation for the authorisation of selected personnel shall be amended as follows:
1. in § 3 (1) (b) (2):
"2. handling of the control, control and control of the operation of the reactor, control and control of the operation of the reactor, control and control of fuel handling in the reactor active zone, and control and control of shift activity, ';
2. in Paragraph 3 (2), including footnote 1):
"(2) Activities of particular importance in terms of radiation protection shall mean:
(a) carrying out continuous surveillance [Paragraph 18 (1) (i) of the Act] of compliance with radiation protection requirements,
1. supervised persons at workplaces operated under a permit pursuant to § 9 (1) (d) of the Act or where sources of ionising radiation are treated under a permit under § 9 (1) (i) of the Act;
2. persons with direct responsibility for providing radiation protection for medical exposure at workplaces II and above, as specified in the quality assurance programme;
3. other persons with direct responsibility for providing radiation protection in the pursuit of radiation activities other than those referred to in point 2, on the basis of the authorisation referred to in Article 9 (1) (d), (i), (j), (s) or (r) of the Act, as specified in the quality assurance programme;
(b) an assessment of the properties of sources of ionising radiation carried out on the basis of a permit for the treatment of sources of ionising radiation pursuant to Article 9 (1) (i) of the Act by the management and performance of tests provided for in a specific legislation, 1)
(c) the management of services on the basis of a permit pursuant to § 9 (1) (r) of the Act, namely:
1. personal dosimetry, including for the purposes of § 6 (3) (b) of the Act,
2. monitoring according to the monitoring programme at the III and IV workplaces, with the exception of the activity of the authorisation holder under the provisions of Section 9 (1) (d) of the Act;
3. measurement and evaluation of the occurrence of radon and radon conversion products in construction sites and determination of the radon index of land;
4. measuring and evaluating the content of natural radionuclides in building materials, in water intended for public supply of drinking water and in bottled water.
1) Decree No. 307 / 2002 Coll., on Radiation Protection. '.
3. Paragraph 4 (4), including footnote 2, reads:
"(4) Qualification of selected staff with sources of ionising radiation means:
(a) for the activities of persons referred to in Article 3 (2) (a) (1), at least the Bachelor's education of the relevant direction, if it is the continuous supervision of very important sources of ionising radiation or of significant sources of ionising radiation intended for medical exposure; in the other cases referred to in Paragraph 3 (2) (a) (1), at least the full secondary vocational training of the relevant direction;
(b) for the activities referred to in Article 3 (2) (a) (2), fitness to pursue the medical profession, 2)
(c) for the activities referred to in Article 3 (2) (a) (3), at least full secondary vocational training in the relevant direction;
(d) for the management and performance of tests in the assessment of sources of ionising radiation, as referred to in Article 3 (2) (b), at least the full secondary training of the relevant direction and for the control of tests in the assessment of significant sources of ionising radiation intended for medical exposure, at least the Bachelor's education of the relevant direction;
(e) for the activities referred to in Article 3 (2) (c) (1) and (2), at least the Bachelor's education in the relevant direction;
(f) for the activities referred to in § 3 (2) (c) (3) and (4), at least the full secondary vocational training of the relevant direction.
2) Decree No 77 / 1981 Coll., on health professionals and other health professionals. '
4. In Article 5 (1), the words "and maintenance 'shall be inserted after the words" acquisition'.
5. in Article 5 (3), points (c) to (e) are deleted;
6. in Article 6 (1) (b) and (c):
"(b) 1 year of experience
1. the treatment of the corresponding sources of ionising radiation for the pursuit of the activities referred to in Article 3 (2) (a), except for stable industrial measuring equipment containing simple sources of ionising radiation;
2. when carrying out tests with the holder of the relevant authorisation, with the manufacturer of the corresponding sources or with the service organisation, for carrying out the activities referred to in § 3 (2) (b) for sources intended for medical exposure, provided that such tests must be carried out by staff with at least Bachelor's education under § 4 (4) (d);
3. when performing services and tests with the holder of the relevant authorisation, with the manufacturer or with the service organisation, for carrying out other activities referred to in Article 3 (2), except those referred to in Article 6 (1) (c),
(c) two years of experience in carrying out tests with the holder of the relevant authorisation, with the manufacturer of the corresponding resources or with the service organisation, in carrying out the activities referred to in Article 3 (2) (b) for sources intended for medical exposure, provided that such tests may be carried out by staff with secondary education under Article 4 (4) (d). "
7. in Article 6 (1), the following point (d) is added:
"(d) from further training (course) carried out by the authorisation holder [Paragraph 9 (1) (n) of the Act] for selected personnel carrying out activities under § 3 (2) (a) at the workplaces where the controlled zone is defined and under § 3 (2) (b) and (c)."
8. In Section 7, the words "their individual parts and 'shall be inserted after the words" assessment of tests and'.
9. Paragraph 8 (1) reads as follows:
"(1) Verification of the specific competence of selected nuclear personnel shall take the form of an examination before the State Examination Board."
10. In Article 8, the following paragraphs 2 and 3 are inserted after paragraph 1:
"(2) The test shall consist of:
(a) full-scale simulator tests for the activities referred to in § 3 (1) (a) (1) to (4);
(b) written parts of the test;
(c) oral parts of the test;
(d) practical parts of the test.
(3) In the case of re-authorisation, the State Examination Committee may decide to waive the practical part of the examination. ';
Paragraphs 2 to 4 shall be renumbered paragraphs 4 to 6.
11. in Paragraph 8 (4) (b), the words "birth number" are replaced by the words "date of birth."
12. in Article 8 (4) (f):
"(f) confirmation of compliance under § 17 (1) (i) of the Act, '.
13. in Paragraph 9 (3) (a), the words "birth number" are replaced by the words "date of birth."
14. in Paragraph 9 (1), the words "under § 3 (2) (b) and (c)," shall be replaced by "under § 3 (2)."
15. in Article 9 (3) (d):
"(d) for selected workers who are or intend to be category A workers, a medical opinion,"
16. in Article 9 (3) (f), "§ 3 (2) (c) (5), (6) and (7)" shall be replaced by "§ 3 (2) (b) and (c)";
17. Paragraph 10 (1) reads:
"(1) Authorisations for the activities of selected nuclear plant personnel shall be granted by the Authority, upon application by the authorisation holder, the fulfilment of qualification requirements and the verification of specific competence by examination before the State Examination Board, for the activities referred to in points (a) (3) and (4) of Paragraph 3 (1) and (b) (4) for a period of two, maximum of four years, for other activities for two to eight years. ';
18. In Article 10, the following paragraph 3 is added:
"(3) Authorisations for the activities of selected staff shall be valid provided that:
(a) in Paragraph 3 (1) (a) (1) to (4) it has not been interrupted for more than six months;
(b) Paragraph 3 (1) (a) (5) and (6) shall not be suspended for more than 18 months;
(c) Paragraph 3 (1) (b) (1) to (4) has not been suspended for more than 12 months. "
19. in Article 11 (1), "§ 4 (7)" is replaced by "§ 4 (4)";
20. In Article 11 (3), the words "for a maximum period of five years, for other activities for a maximum period of ten years' are replaced by the words" two to eight years, for other activities for a period of one year to ten years'.
21. In Paragraph 11, the following sentence is added at the end of paragraph 3: "Authorisations of selected staff for activities referred to in Paragraph 3 (2) (a) (2) shall be granted for an indefinite period. '.
22. in Article 12, point (c) is deleted;
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(1) The validity of the authorisations of selected personnel to operate on nuclear installations issued in accordance with the existing rules expires on the expiry of the period for which they were issued.
(2) The validity of the authorisations provided for in Article 3 (2) (a), (b) and (c) (6) and (7) of Decree No 146 / 1997 Coll. issued in accordance with the existing rules expires on the expiry of the period for which they were issued, and
(a) the exercise of continuous supervision pursuant to § 3 (2) (b) of Decree No. 146 / 1997 Coll. is considered to be an activity of a supervising person pursuant to § 3 (2) (a) (1) according to a more detailed specification in the authorisation given (type of workplace, classification of resources, etc.),
(b) the management of works pursuant to § 3 (2) (a) of Decree No. 146 / 1997 Coll. is considered to be an activity under § 3 (2) (a) (2) and (3) of this Order according to the more detailed specification in the authorisation given (type of workplace, classification of resources, etc.),
(c) the management of tests and services pursuant to § 3 (2) (c) (6) and (7) of Decree No. 146 / 1997 Coll. shall be considered to be an activity under § 3 (2) (c) (3) and (4) of this Order according to the detailed specification in the authorisation given.
(3) The validity of the authorisation pursuant to § 3 (2) (c) (1) to (5) of Decree No 146 / 1997 Coll. issued before the entry into force of this Order expires on the expiry of the period for which it was issued but no later than 31 December 2008, and
(a) the management of tests and services pursuant to § 3 (2) (c) (1) to (4) of Decree No. 146 / 1997 Coll. shall be considered as the management and carrying out of tests on sources of ionising radiation pursuant to § 3 (2) (b) of that decree in accordance with the specific specification in the authorisation given (type of activity, type of workplace, classification of sources);
(b) the management of tests and services pursuant to § 3 (2) (c) (5) of Decree No. 146 / 1997 Coll. is considered to be the management of personal dosimetry services pursuant to § 3 (2) (c) (1) of this Order according to the detailed specification in the authorisation given.
Čl. III
This Decree shall take effect on the day of its publication, with the exception of the provisions of Paragraph 4 (4) (d) in the part concerning the condition establishing Bachelor's education, which shall take effect on 1 January 2006.
President:
Ing. Drábová v. r.

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CitationDecree of the State Office for Nuclear Safety No. 315 / 2002 Coll., amending Decree No. 146 / 1997 Coll., laying down activities having an immediate impact on nuclear safety, and activities of particular importance in terms of radiation protection, qualification and training requirements, the method of verification of specific competence and the authorisation of selected personnel, and the method of carrying out approved documentation for authorisation in the preparation of selected personnel
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CollectionCode of Laws
Date of Promulgation16.07.2002
Effective from16.07.2002
Effective until-
Status Valid
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