Key IAEA Publications related to:

Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources

IAEA Safety Series

• Categorization of Radioactive Sources,
  Safety Standards Series No. RS-G-1.9 (2005)

• Radiological Protection for Medical Exposure to Ionizing Radiation (2002). Co-sponsorship: PAHO, WHO,
  Safety Standards Series No. RS-G-1.5 (2002)

• Building Competence in Radiation Protection and the Safe Use of Radiation Sources: Safety Guide,
  Safety Standards Series No. RS-G-1.4 (2001)

• Training in Radiation Protection and the Safe Use of Radiation
  Sources, Safety Reports Series No. 20 (2001)

• Legal and Governmental Infrastructure for Nuclear, Radiation, Radioactive Waste and Transport Safety,
  Safety Standards Series No. GS-R-1 (2000)

• Radiation Protection & Safety in Industrial Radiography,
  Safety Reports Series No. 13 (1999)

• International Basic Safety Standards for Protection Against Ionizing Radiation and for the Safety of Radiation Sources,
  Safety Series No. 115 (1996)

• Radiation Protection and the Safety of Radiation Sources:
  A Safety Fundamental,
  Safety Series No. 120 (1996)

Technical Documents, Reports, and Conference Proceedings

• Strengthening Control Over Radioactive Sources in Authorized Use and Regaining Control Over Orphan Sources — National Strategies,
  IAEA-TECDOC 1388 (Feb. 2004)

• Management of Disused Long Lived Sealed Radioactive Sources (LLSRS),
  IAEA-TECDOC 1357 (2003)

• Safety Considerations in the Disposal of Disused Sealed Radioactive Sources in Borehole Facilities,
  IAEA-TECDOC 1368 (2003)

• Security of Radioactive Sources — Interim Guidance for Comment,
  IAEA-TECDOC-1355 (2003)

• Management of Spent High Activity Radioactive Sources (SHARS),
  IAEA-TECDOC 1301 (2002)

• Management for the Prevention of Accidents from Disused Sealed Radioactive Sources,
  IAEA-TECDOC-1205 (2001)

• Handling, Conditioning and Storage of Spent Sealed Radioactive Sources,
  IAEA-TECDOC-1145 (2000)

• Organization and Implementation of a National Regulatory Infrastructure Governing Protection Against Ionizing Radiation and the Safety of Radiation Sources. Interim report for comment,
  IAEA-TECDOC-1067 (1999)

• Safety Assessment Plans for Authorization and Inspection of Radiation Sources,
  IAEA-TECDOC-1113 (1999)

• Safety of Radiation Sources and Security of Radioactive Materials, Proceedings of 1998 IAEA international conference in Dijon, France (1999)

• The Safe Management of Sources of Radiation: Principles and Strategies — A Report by the International Nuclear Safety Advisory Group,
  INSAG Series No. 11 (1999)

• Management of Small Quantities of Radioactive Waste,
  IAEA TECDOC Series No. 1041 (1998)

• Methods to Identify and Locate Spent Radiation Sources,
  IAEA TECDOC-804 (1995)

• Nature and Magnitude of the Problem of Spent Radiation Sources,
  IAEA TECDOC-620 (1991)

Reports on Radiological Accidents

• The Radiological Accident in Gilan, Iran (2002)

• The Radiological Accident in Samut Prakarn, Thailand (2002)

• The Radiological Accident in Istanbul, Turkey (2000)

• The Radiological Accident in Yanango, Peru (2000)

• The Radiological Accident in Tammiku, Estonia (1994)

• The Radiological Accident in San Salvador, El Salvador (1990)

• The Radiological Accident in Goiania, Brazil (1988)

Other

• Guidance on the Import and Export of Radioactive Sources
  IAEA/CODEOC/IMP-EXP/2005

• Code of Conduct on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources, IAEA/CODEOC/2004

• Measures to Prevent, Intercept and Respond to Illict Uses of Nuclear Material and Radioactive Sources,
  C&S Papers Series No. 12 (2002)

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