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devicesbasedonradioactivesources ßQualitymanagementinthenuclear
in in medical and research centers promoting thus a a a a a constant reduction of risks At international level ORS has been working with over 80 countries to secure the radiological sources in in use use or or to to to stored to to to remove
disused sources and place them them in a a a a a secure storage location or or to to to to return them them to to to to their home country and to to to to encourage the the use of alternative technologies that do not contain radioactive isotopes instead of radiological sources if feasible from a a a a a a a a a technical and financial point of view The objective of of CNCAN: the safe deployment of of nuclear
activities The National Commission for Nuclear Activities Control
(CNCAN) an an an institution under the the authority of the the the Romanian Prime-Minister is is the the national authority regulating authorizing and controlling nuclear
activities In the the nearly 30 years since the the establishment of of CNCAN
– by taking over the the the assets and liabilities of of the the the State Inspection for the the Nuclear Nuclear Activity Control
and Nuclear Nuclear Quality Assurance - the institution acquired a a a a a a vast experience in in its area of competence Thus CNCAN
plays an an an important part in in ensuring strict compliance with the nuclear
safety and and radioprotection requirements in in in Romania
and and in in in ensuring compliance with the provisions of of Law no 111/1996
on on the safe deployment of of nuclear
activities with its subsequent additions According to the the law CNCAN
holds competences in in in the the the following areas: ßLegislation and regulations on on on the the safe deployment of nuclear
activities in Romania
ßNuclear safety ßProtection against radiations field ßNuclear safeguards ßEmergency plans and interventions in in the event of nuclear
or radiologic accident ßPhysical protection of nuclear
units and plants ß Civil liability in the event of nuclear
damage ßTransportation of radioactive materials materials nuclear
nuclear
materials materials and/
or or of of nuclear
nuclear
interest sources and and generators of of ionizing radiations ßRadioactive waste management ßAuthorization of of the operating staff ßImport/export of of radioactive materials materials nuclear
nuclear
materials materials and/
or or of of nuclear
nuclear
interest sources and and generators of of ionizing radiations ßRadioactive materials materials nuclear
nuclear
materials materials and/or of of nuclear
nuclear
interest sources and and generators of of ionizing radiations transiting the Romanian territory ßInternational treaties and conventions ßBilateral agreements in in the the field ßInterface with the the the international organizations and bodies in in the the field ßHarmonization of national legislation and regulations in the the the nuclear
field with the the the similar legislation and regulations of the the the European Union ßMeeting of of the the criteria for Romania’s accession to the the EU in in terms of of nuclear
nuclear
safety radioprotection and nuclear
nuclear
safeguards CNCAN
provides technical expertise and specialized interface in in in Romania’s relations with international bodies and organizations (AIEA EC EC WENRA OECD/NEA etc ) CNCAN
also ensures cooperation with the the similar authorities of other countries with a a a a a a view to implementing the the governmental agreements falling under the the the the competence of the the the the regulator for the the the the nuclear
sector At the the the the national level CNCAN
is responsible to to draft the the National Report for the the Nuclear Safety
Convention and to present it to to the international community as as well as as to to develop Romania’s Nuclear Safety
Strategy Decisional transparency a a a a a priority in the activity of CNCAN
CNCAN
is is is subject to the provisions of Law no 52/2003 regarding decisional transparency in in in public administration (republished) whose aim is is is to increase the the responsibility of public administration towards the the citizen as as beneficiary of administrative decision and to increase transparency across public administration In this context CNCAN
submitted
15 draft laws to the decisional transparency procedure during
2018 Of Of these 13 were approved and published in in in the the the Official Gazette of Romania
while the the remaining two draft laws were not yet approved at the the time when the the activity report on on decisional transparency was finalized Along with competence and seriousness transparency is one of of the the values of of CNCAN
as the the institution carries out its activity in in in an an open manner towards the public in in in which
free and unrestricted access to to information of of public interest is the the rule and a a a a a a a a limitation of of the the access to information can only be an an an exception subject to the law 91