ProcedureEdit
Apply In-Person
- Submit a written request to the Director of the Radiation Protection Inspectorate stating why your organization needs to contract the Inspectorate to conduct a radiological inspection(s) and your contact information. The request should be addressed as follows:
- Director
- Radiation Protection Inspectorate
- Ministry of Infrastructure, Science and Technology
- Private Bag B 01 Bontleng
- Gaborone,
- Botswana
- After the request letter has been received by the Director of the Radiation Protection Inspectorate and verify.
- If the director is satisfied that the request letter has complied with all the requirements detail as set for the inspection request you will contact you by phone to schedule a date and time for the inspection(s) within 2 weeks.
- You will then be issued an invoice for payment of the required fees, please note that the inspection will only be conducted by the department upon payment of the fees.
Required DocumentsEdit
A written request to the Director of the Radiation Protection Inspectorate
Office Locations & ContactsEdit
Ministry of Infrastructure, Science and Technology
Director
Radiation Protection Inspectorate
Plot 132, Unit B, Gaborone International Finance Park
Private Bag BO 1 Bontleng
Gaborone
Botswana
Tel. (267) 318 8388
Fax. (267) 395 7025
Email. [email protected]
Opening hours are from 07:30 to 12:45 and 13:45 to 16:30, Monday to Friday, except public holidays.
EligibilityEdit
Facilities that are in possession of radiation sources in Botswana
FeesEdit
This schedule is reviewed annually
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The fees, payable by cash, cheque, or adjustment voucher paid to the Radiation Protection Inspectorate are stipulated in the radiation protection regulation 2008
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Processing TimeEdit
- After the request letter has been received by the Director of the Radiation Protection Inspectorate you will receive a response within two weeks.
- The inspections themselves vary from two hours in length to a week depending on the number of radiation sources to be inspected and the complexity of the tests to be performed
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InstructionsEdit
It is the responsibility of individual organizations to contract experts to conduct routine radiological safety inspections. In locations where expert contractors are not available the Radiation Protection Inspectorate can provide routine radiological inspections on a consultancy basis.
Required InformationEdit
- Particulars of the facility (location, postal address, telephone number, e-mail address)
- Particulars of the applicant (name, email address, telephone and mobile number)
- Reasons for the request of the inspection
Need for the DocumentEdit
The Radiation Protection Regulations, 2008, state that the Radiological safety inspections should be carried out to any facility(s) dealing with radioactive and nuclear material to ensure the protection of workers, the public and the environment from the adverse effects of ionizing radiation.
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