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Annual Report 2017-2018 ANNUAL REPORT 2017/2018 ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL Mandate: “To regulate peaceful applications of ionizing radiation in Uganda for the protection and safety of the public and the environment from the dangers resulting from ionizing radiation”. FOREWORD This financial year marks ten years since the Atomic Energy Act no. 24 of 2008 (AEA) was enacted into law. It has been ten years of great successes and challenges for Uganda in establishing a regulatory framework for the control of sources of ionizing radiation in the country. The Atomic Energy Council (AEC) has been in existence for seven years from the time it started operations in 2011. It has registered tremendous progress in due course, from carrying out only two (2) inspections in the fiscal year 2010/2011 to over two hundred in the fiscal year 2017/2018. The number of licenses and permits issued has also increased five-fold from forty six (46) in 2011/2012 to two hundred thirteen (213) in 2017/2018. The regulatory framework has continued to grow with AEC currently playing a regulatory oversight role in 406 active facilities by the close of the financial year. In each of these facilities, the Council ensures the requirements for radiation protection; nuclear safety and security are in compliance with the respective requirements Atomic Energy Act No. 24 of 2008 and the Atomic Energy Regulations, 2012 and the International standards. Of particular interest in the 2017/ 2018 financial year, AEC actively participated in restoring the teletherapy services at the Uganda Cancer Institute. The licensing process for the radiotherapy facility was successfully completed. Also worth mentioning is that the master plan for developing AEC home at Mpoma in Mukono district were finalized. AEC has also initiated steps to fully implement its mandate through regulation of non-ionizing radiation. This has been a point of interest for the public and the government and active efforts have been made towards having a regulatory framework for non-ionizing radiation. A number of hurdles have stood in the way to hinder plain sailing. The main ones relate to the funding gaps, public and stakeholder awareness and limitations with the legal infrastructure. These are only a few of the success stories and challenges of AEC. The superb team at the secretariat is credited for the great success. I’m proud to be working with such a committed, devoted and dedicated team. I feel confident that the AEC is on track to achieve its vision of being a centre of excellence in regulating peaceful applications of ionizing radiation in Uganda. Dear readers, I’m honoured to present the annual report of AEC for the financial year 2017/2018. Akisophel Kisolo, PhD CHAIRMAN, ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL i | P a g e TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD ........................................................................................................................................................................ I TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................................................................... II LIST OF FIGURES ........................................................................................................................................................ IV LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................................................................................... VII LIST OF APPENDICES ................................................................................................................................................ VIII LIST OF ACRONYMS ...................................................................................................................................................... IX EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................................. X 1.0 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Mandate ................................................................................................................................................................................1 1.2 Mission ..................................................................................................................................................................................1 1.3 Vision .....................................................................................................................................................................................1 1.4 Core values ..........................................................................................................................................................................1 1.5 Regulatory Infrastructure ...............................................................................................................................................1 1.6 The Council .........................................................................................................................................................................2 1.6.1 Committees of Council ............................................................................................................................................................. 2 1.6.2 Meetings of the Council ........................................................................................................................................................... 2 1.7 The Secretariat ...................................................................................................................................................................3 1.7.1 Organisational Structure of the Secretariat ..................................................................................................................... 4 1.8 Strategic Objectives of AEC ............................................................................................................................................5 1.8.1 The AEC Strategic Plan 2015/16 – 2019/20..................................................................................................................... 6 1.8.2 AEC Strategic Plan (2015/16-2019/20) implementation review ............................................................................... 6 2.0 REGULATED ACTIVITIES AND CORE FUNCTIONS OF THE ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL .................... 7 2.1 Regulated Activities and Practices .................................................................................................................................7 2.2 Statutory Functions of the Council ................................................................................................................................7 2.3 Development of Regulations and Safety Guides .........................................................................................................8 2.4 Review and assessment of applications for authorisation ........................................................................................9 2.5 Authorisation of Practices involving the use of Radiation Sources .......................................................................9 2.6 Compliance Inspections ................................................................................................................................................. 10 2.7 Enforcement of regulatory requirements ................................................................................................................. 11 2.8 Registration of Facilities and Sources within facilities .......................................................................................... 13 2.9 Registration of Radiation Workers and Dosimetry Services ............................................................................... 14 3.0 OTHER ACTIVITIES OF AEC................................................................................................................................ 15 3.1 Establishment of Nuclear Security Regime .............................................................................................................. 15 3.1.1 Regional Training on Physical Protection and Security Management of Radioactive Sources, Kampala, 11-14 September, 2017 ......................................................................................................................................................... 15 3.1.2 Nuclear Security Upgrades at Uganda Cancer Institute and at the Interim Source Storage Facility ...... 16 3.1.3 International Conference on Physical Protection on Nuclear Material and Nuclear Facilities, Vienna- Austria, 13-17 November 2017 .......................................................................................................................................... 17 3.1.4 Expert mission to review the INSSP and the ITDB awareness workshop, Kampala, November 27, 2017 - December 1, 2017 ................................................................................................................................................................... 18 3.1.5 National Train-the-Trainers Workshop on Nuclear Security Systems for Major Public Events at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole, 5th -9th February, 2018.......................................................................... 20 3.1.6 Nuclear Security reinforcement during the Uganda Martyr’s day celebrations,
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