Department of Radiation Practices

Duties, Authorities, and Responsibilities

The duties and powers of the Department of Radiation Practices are as follows:

a) To carry out the necessary works and procedures regarding notification and authorization for the implementation of regulatory control in order to ensure safety and security related to the production, use, possession, maintenance and repair activities of radiation sources

b) To carry out the necessary works and procedures regarding notification, authorization and approval for the implementation of regulatory control in order to ensure safety in radiation facilities

c) To follow up the fulfillment of the obligations regarding special accounts

ç) To carry out the works and procedures regarding the authorization of the personnel to work in the duties determined by the Authority, in the matters falling within its scope of duty and authority

d) To establish, operate and develop the national radiation sources registration system, to keep and maintain records related to radiation sources in coordination with the relevant service units

e) To carry out the works and procedures related to the release from regulatory control in matters falling within its scope of duty and authority

f) To carry out a safety assessment regarding the findings that are not positively closed by the Department of Inspection in matters falling within its scope of duty and authority, to identify the non-conformities and to carry out the works and procedures related to these

g) To determine the issues that may require administrative sanctions in matters falling within its scope of duty and authority, to carry out the works and procedures related to administrative sanctions in coordination with the Department of Legal Services

ğ) To perform other duties assigned by the President