Egypt - Obtain Radioactive Material Or Radiation Devices Possess or Use License

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Obtain Radioactive Material or Radiation Devices Possess or Use License in person, the applicant has to approach the Egypt Radio and Television Union (ERTU) Contact link.
2. Information related to the respective authority can be obtained from the “Office locations and contacts” section of this page.
3. Applicant must obtain the application form from the relevant department.
4. Applicant has to enter all the information in the application form.
5. The applicant has to make sure that he or she has all the required documents that are required for this process to be successful and they can be found under the "Required Documents" section of this page.
6. Applicant should attach photocopies of documents (whichever is necessary) along with the applicant form while submitting it at the office.
7. Now, complete the application form with appropriate information under relevant sections, with respect to the type of license the applicant need. Attest it with the applicant’s signature once completed.
8. Once completed filling the application form, submit it in person to the relevant authority at the office.
9. Pay the necessary application fees and licensing fees for obtaining a Radiation Protection Board License.
10. After submission, the application and other documents will be forwarded for assessment by relevant authorities.
11. An inspection will be conducted at the Board premises to be registered by the technical officers of the Regulatory.
12. Once the review of the Inspection Report is over, if the application is approved, the officials will proceed to take required steps to issue the license.
13. When the document is ready to be collected, the applicant will receive a formal notification from the office and the applicant can collect it by any applicable means.
14. The processing time for this procedure is within one month.

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Required Documents

• Application form
• Radiation Safety survey and quality assurance tests of the irradiating device or radioactive material
• Identification documents (ID/Passport)
• Technical specifications of device or material
• Proof of cost of irradiation device or material
• Architectural drawings of the irradiation premises
• Business Registration Certificate
• Acceptance certificate
• Radiation Safety survey and quality assurance tests of the irradiating device or radioactive material report.
• Any supporting document (as required)

Office Locations & Contacts

Egypt Radio and Television Union (ERTU),
Building Korniche El Nil St.
Maspero, Cairo, Egypt
Tel: +20 2 574 6881.
Email Address:[email protected]
Website Link
Contact link

Eligibility

• Persons / Individuals who want to Possess or use irradiating device/radioactive material.

Fees

License fees

• Low risk level devices /material license EGP. 2000
• Medium risk level devices /material license EGP. 4000
• High risk level devices /material license EGP.8000

Validity

• Validity for the license is one year.

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

The processing time for this procedure is within one month.

Related Videos

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.gIn the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

Instructions

Low risk devices/ material include

• Simple Dental X-Ray
• Mammography
• Low energy X-Ray goods scanner
• Veterinary Diagnostic X-Ray
• X-Ray Fluorescence analylizer (XRF)
• Point/Check sourc
• Lightning preventer;
• Any other practice whose occupational exposure is unlikely to exceed the dose limit in two running years under normal licence operating conditions
• Any radioactive material that qualifies as Category 5 under current IAEA classification of sources and practice

Medium risk devices/ material include

• Tomography X-Ra
• General Fluoroscopy;
• Ortho Pan tomography (OPG
• Bone densitometer;
• Medium General Medical Radiograph
• 4,000 Low Dose Rate Brach therapy
• Moisture/Density/Level/Thickness gauge
• Well logging gauge
• Any other practice whose occupational exposure is unlikely to exceed the dose limit in one running year under normal licence operating conditions
• Any radioactive material that qualifies as Category 3 or 4 under current IAEA classification of sources and practice.

High risk devices/ material include

• Nuclear Medicine
• Interventional Radiology
• Teletherapy
• High/Medium Dose Rate Brach therapy
• High energy X-Ray goods scanner
• Irradiator
• Industrial radiography
• 8,000 Open radioactive source
• Any other practice whose occupational exposure is unlikely to exceed the dose limit in 6 running months under normal licence operating conditions, or Any radioactive material that qualifies as Category 1 or 2 under current IAEA classification of sources and practice

Required Information

• Name / Postal/ Physical Address / Tel / Fax / E-mail of applicant
• Business Registration Number.
• Type of Radiation facility under application
• Is this a New/Renewal application?
• Describe the purpose for which the irradiating device or radioactive material will be used (e.g. medical, scientific, industrial, e.t.c.)
• Brief description of the irradiating device or radioactive material
• Name and contact of supplier
• Cost of the irradiating device
• Name and contact of service engineer
• Brief description of the irradiation premises (e.g. open, enclosed, building material used location of irradiating device or radioactive material in the building, e.t.c.)
• Radiation Safety Officer Name / Radiation Protection Board Registration No/Radiation Protection Board Licence No/Designation /Alternative contact address.
• Names of operators/users /Name Registration Number. /Licence Number.

Need for the Document

• The purpose of the radioactive material or radiation devices possess or use license is to protect the public, radiation workers and the environment from dangers arising from use of ionising radiation.

Information which might help

The following activities related to nuclear or radiation facilities require authorization:

• Site preparation for a nuclear or radiation facility
• Construction of a nuclear and radiation facility
• Possession of a nuclear facility, radiation facility, nuclear material or radiation source
• Operating of nuclear or radiation facility
• Use of radiation source or nuclear material
• Decommissioning of nuclear or radiation facilities.
• Activities related to radioactive waste management and disposal Import/export of nuclear materials, radiation sources
• Transport of nuclear materials or radiation sources
• Mining and milling of uranium, thorium or radioactive materials.
• Manufacturing and production of nuclear or radioactive materials
• Selling and installation of radiation sources
• Offering Radiation Protection Services to licenses

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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