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APPROVAL APPLICATION
•What are the activities that need approvals
from AELB although the license to deal with the board has been
approved?
•What are the general requirements for
approval application?
•What type of approval requires an application form?
•What are the procedures to import
or export radioactive materials?
•What are the procedures to import or export irradiating
apparatus?
•What are the procedures and the
requirements to loan the radiation worker?
•What are the procedures and the
requirements to loan the radioactive materials?
•What are the procedures and the
requirements to loan the irradiating apparatus?
•What are the procedures that need to be adhering when dealing
with radiography equipments in public area?
•What are the procedures to terminate the radiation worker?
• What are the procedures to dispose
the radioactive materials?
•What are the procedures to dispose
the irradiating apparatus?
•What are the procedures to change or appointment OBTL?
Define the procedures in building the storage place for the
radiation materials.
•Can I use the storage area which has been given permission to
build once the construction completed?
NOTIFICATION
List and clarify the matter or information that needs to be
informed to AELB.
OTHER INFORMATION
•Who can be appointed as ARMP?
•How is the medical record being updated?
•What should be done if a worker stops working immediately
without doing any medical examination?
•Is newly brought survey meter and has been calibrated by
factory owner need to be recalibrated at MINT?
•I was given a letter to stop the operation because the RPO
already overdue but I still have a supervisor, How could this
happen?
•What are the conditions to reclassify the working area from
control area to supervise area and what are the methods?
•Does the import and export of irradiating apparatus tube need
an application letter?
•Can I dispose the irradiating apparatus tube? Do I have to get
approval from AELB?
•What are the procedures to transit nuclear materials in
Malaysia?
•What are the definitions of public area?
•What are the procedures to dispose the radioactive lightning
arrester?
•What are forms 49 and where can we get the form?
•Can I use the storage area of other company?
•Can we share the storage area?
APPROVAL APPLICATION
What are the activities that need approvals
from AELB although the license to deal with the board has been
approved?
Although license to deal with the board has been approved, the
licensee has to get an approval from AELB to proceed activity
such as:
Approval that requires an application form:
a. Approval application of the radioactive materials
import/export/movement activity.
b. Approval application of the irradiating apparatus
import/export activity.
c. Approval application of the radiation worker loan
d. Approval application of the radioactive materials loan
e. Approval application of the irradiating apparatus loan
f. Approval application for radiography work in public area
g. Approval application of the irradiating apparatus install /
commission / maintenance
Approval that needs a letter of intend:
Exchange/recruitment/termination of the OBTL, Radiation
protection officer, supervisor, or radiation worker.
Construction of the storage room
Use the storage room
Disposal of the radioactive materials
Disposal of the irradiating apparatus
Relocation of irradiating apparatus
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GENERAL REQUIREMENT FOR APPROVAL
APPLICATION
What are the general requirements for approval
application?
a. License still valid
b. Radiation Protection officer recognition period is still
valid.
c. Radioactive materials or irradiating apparatus (include all
related item) has been licensed and not exceed the licensed
limit.
d. Licensee or worker is not in AELB investigation (To Whom It
May Concern)
e. Application form should be completed (if using form)
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IMPORT/EXPORT/MOVEMENT OF
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
What are the procedures to import or export
radioactive materials?
a. Obtain approval application form for import/export/movement
of radioactive materials activity from AELB or print out form
from AELB website at http://www.aelb.gov.my
b. Include 3 copies of application letters inclusive RM20.00 fee
for every application letter no later than 14 days before
commencing activity.
c. Upon receiving approval and start-up the activity, present
related information such as in Attachment A which include
approved application letter.
d. Approval (if qualified) will only be given for this period,
whichever is shorter:-
i. 3 months from approval date; or
ii. Until license valid date; or
iii. until RPO certificate valid date.
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IMPORT/EXPORT OF IRRADIATING APPARATUS
a. Obtain approval application form for import/export/movement
of radioactive materials activity from AELB or print out form
from AELB website at http://www.aelb.gov.my
b. Include 3 copies of application letters inclusive RM20.00 fee
for every application letter no later than 14 days before
commencing activity.
c. Upon receiving approval and start-up the activity, present
related information such as in Attachment A which include
approved application letter.
d. Approval (if qualified) will only be given for this period,
whichever is shorter:-
i. 3 months from approval date; or
ii. Until license valid date; or
iii. until RPO certificate valid date.
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RADIATION WORKER LOAN
What are the procedures and the requirements
to loan the radiation worker?
a. Requirements of loaning radiation worker are:
b. Valid license from AELB for borrower and lender.
c. Radiation Protection Officer still within approval limit.
d. Radiation worker involve:
i) Obtain recognition as radiation worker
ii) Recognition period still valid
iii) Not a Radiation Protection Officer
iv) Not within AELB investigation
v) Not in the period of suspension
vi) Not receive accumulated dose (for current year) exceed
operation limit.
e. Lender is not in the period of suspension of
license/operation.
f. Obtain approval application for leaning radiation worker form
from AELB at the price of RM 1.00.
g. Form should be given not less than 14 days from lending date.
h. Approval (if qualified) will only be given for this period;
whichever is shorter:
i) Application period; or
ii) until lender license approved valid period; or
iii) Until borrower license approved valid period; or
iv) Until RPO lender recognized valid period; or
v) Until RPO borrower recognized valid period; or
vi) Until worker approved recognized valid period
Approval requirement is stated at the back side of the
application form.
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RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS LOAN
What are the requirement and procedures to
loan the radioactive materials?
Loaning requirement of radioactive materials are:
a. total number to be loan and total number of existing that not
exceed the total number licensed.
b. Loan accumulated period (if ever make a loan application for
the same equipment) do not exceed one year.
c. Lender are not suspended from their license/operation
d. Obtain approval application form to loan radioactive material
from AELB at the price of RM 1.00
e. form should be handover not more than 14 days from the loan
date.
f. Approval (if qualified) will only be given for this period;
whichever is shorter:-
i) Period that is applied and cannot be extended; or
ii) 3 months for the first application; 6 months for second
application; 3 months for third application for the same
irradiating equipment; or
iii) Valid until license expired date; or
iv) Valid until RPO recognized valid period
g. Approval regulation is stated at the back side of application
form...
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IRRADIATING APPARATUS LOAN
What are the requirements and procedures to
loan irradiating apparatus?
Loaning requirements of irradiating apparatus:
a. Total number to be loan and total number of existing that not
exceed the total number licensed.
b. Loan accumulated period (if ever makes a loan application for
the same equipment) do not exceed one year.
c. Lender are not suspended from their license/operation
d. Obtain approval application form to loan irradiating
apparatus from AELB at the price of RM 1.00
e. Form should be hand over not more than 14 days from the loan
date.
f. Approval (if qualified) will only be given for this period;
whichever is shorter:-
i) Period that is applied and cannot be extended; or
ii) 3 months for the first application; 6 months for second
application; 3 months for third application for the same
irradiating equipment; or
iii) Valid until license expired date; or
iv) Valid until RPO recognized valid period
g. Approval regulation is stated at the back side of application
form.
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RADIOGRAPHY WORK AT PUBLIC AREA
What are the procedures to be followed to do
radiography work at public area?
a. obtain approval application letter for radiography work in
public area from AELB RM 1.00.
b. Form should be submitted not less than 14 days from working
days and should include listed information:-
i) The start and finish location of the radiography work should
be mark on the public area location map.
ii) Copy of approval letter/permit from local authority, police,
contractor and others (whichever applicable).
iii) Dose calculation and the safe distance for exposed
radiation not more than 2.5 µSv/hour.
iv) Define basis serial number, basis container and radiating
apparatus which is going to be used
c. Items should be taken under consideration:-
i) Form should be approved/sign by OBTL/RPO only.
ii) Site evaluation will be done if necessary.
iii) Irradiating safety measures should be done before, present,
and after radiography work done.
iv) Radioactive material should be started at storage area
approved/recognized by AELB (if related).
d. Radiography work at public area only permitted between 12.00
am until 5.00 pm the next day but it will depend on AELB
approval time by time.
e. approval requirement will attach when the approval was given.
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TERMINATION OF IRRADIATING WORKER
What are the procedures for termination of
irradiating workers?
a. Termination letter is handed 14 days before the termination
by including complete details as follows:-
i) A copy of Medical Check up Resignation Confirmation Letter,
page 16 LPTA/BM/5 section A.
ii) irradiating worker ID card (if applicable)
b. Medical Record Book LPTA/BM/5 Section A and LPTA/BM/5,
license holder will be given a choice either:
i) Keep for own possession and will be responsible to make sure
the record do not disappear [Regulation 45(5) P.U.(A)61] ; or
ii) Hand over to AELB to be kept.
c. if licensee terminate license, medical record should be hand
over to AELB [Regulation 45(6) P.U (A)61].
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RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL DISPOSAL
What are the procedures of radioactive?
a. Recognition letter should include all related documents: - :
i) Name of element and mass number, basis serial number and
basis activeness
ii) Disposal method
iii) Permitted disposal methods are:
iv) Disposal/export to original maker,
v) Disposal at MINT, Bangi
vi) Other methods permitted by AELB.
b. After getting disposal permission and after disposal has been
done, proposed the below information’s to AELB which are:
i) A copy of acceptance radioactive confirmation from the
disposal area
ii) Ownership Statement, LPTA/BM/3 (for user)
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DISPOSAL OF RADIATING APPARATUS
What are the disposals of radiating
apparatus procedures?
a. Proposed desired letter which contain full details such as:
i) Types and model of radiating apparatus
ii) Control panel serial number
iii) Disposal method
b. Disposal methods which are allowed:
i) contribution
ii) export / return to the original supplier
iii) Dismantle it to transform to old junk
iv) Other ways which are allowed
c. After get a disposal approval and disposal has been done,
proposed the below information to AELB:
i) A copy of acceptance radioactive confirmation from the
disposal area or export document (if it is being export)
ii) Photo shows apparatus has been dismantle (if it is being
dismantle)
iii) Ownership Statement, LPTA/BM/3 (for user)
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