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Introduction

The Radioactive Facilities Division undertakes tasks related to the operation of radioactive facilities.

It covers the processes of authorization, advice and control of facilities in different fields: Industry, Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy, Research and Teaching Laboratories, etc.

Within these functions are also included the conditioning and characterization of radioactive waste, as well as support tasks for ENRESA and decontamination tasks. Depending on the type of installation, different services are offered.

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Radioactive
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Specialized in:

Advise client facilities on Radiological Protection (RP) matters. It affects both the RP of exposed workers and the general population.

Nuclear Medicine

Radiotherapy

Laboratories

Industrial facilities

Radioactive waste

Nuclear Medicine

Advice and preparation of technical documentation for the application for operating authorization of a new facility or in modifications and decommissioning processes. The design phase includes an adequate distribution of the units and the determination of the necessary shielding.

Radiological controls: radiation levels, contamination levels, leak tests for sealed sources, …

General advice on Radiation Protection, including both technical and administrative aspects.

Conditioning and characterization of radioactive waste, with the application, if applicable, of the clearance process.

Development of the Nuclear Medicine Quality Assurance ProgrammeRoyal Decree 673/2023).

Quality Controls in Nuclear Medicine (Spanish Protocol for Quality Control in Nuclear Medicine);

Patient dose estimation form: pdf format / MSWord format..

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Radiotherapy

Radiological controls: radiation levels (both photonic and neutronic) and leak test for sealed sources.

General advice on Radiation Protection, including both technical and administrative aspects.

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Laboratories

Radiological controls: contamination, leak test for sealed sources and radiation level controls.

General advice on Radiation Protection, including both technical and administrative aspects.

Conditioning and characterization of radioactive waste, with the application, if applicable, of the clearance process.

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Industrial facilities

Radiological controls: leak tests, radiation level measurements and safety system operation tests. It also includes specific tests for equipment subject to type approval.

General advice on Radiological Protection, including both technical and administrative aspects, including support tasks for the supervision of radioactive facilities.

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