Respect the Code of Conduct on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources of 2004.
Every State should have in place legislation and regulations that: (a) prescribe and assign governmental responsibilities to assure the safety and security of radioactive sources; (b) provide for the effective control of radioactive sources; (c) specify the requirements for protection against exposure to ionizing radiation; and (d) specify the requirements for the safety and security of radioactive sources and of the devices in which sources are incorporated.
Such legislation and/or regulations should provide for, in particular: (a) the establishment of a regulatory body whose regulatory functions are effectively independent of other functions with respect to radioactive sources, such as the management of radioactive sources or the promotion of the use of radioactive sources. This body should have the powers and characteristics listed in paragraphs 20 to 22; (b) measures to from the deleterious effects of ionizing radiation from radioactive sources; (c) administrative requirements relating to the authorization of the management of radioactive sources; (d) provisions for exemption, as appropriate, from the administrative requirements referred to in paragraph (c) above; (e) administrative requirements relating to notifications to the regulatory body of actions involved in the management of radioactive sources that may engender a significant risk to individuals, society or the environment; (f) managerial requirements relating in particular to the establishment of adequate policies, procedures and measures for the control of radioactive sources; (g) requirements for security measures to deter, detect and delay the unauthorized access to, or the theft, loss or unauthorized use or removal of radioactive sources during all stages of management; (h) requirements relating to the verification of the safety and security of radioactive sources, through safety and security assessments, monitoring and verification of compliance, and the maintenance of appropriate records; and (i) the capacity to take appropriate enforcement actions.
