ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITYAEA SRI LANKA

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ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY(AEA)SRI LANKA
By H.M.N.R. Bandara Atomic Energy Authority, Sri
Lanka
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Brief Description about Sri Lanka

• Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
• Capital Large City Colombo
• Land Area 65,610 sq km
• Population (2007 est.) 20,926,315
• Growth Rate 1.0
• Infant Mortality rate 19.5/1000
• Life Expectancy 74.8 Years
• Literacy Rate 92
• Monetary Unit Sri Lanka Rupee
• Languages Sinhala 74 (Official and National),
  Tamil 18 (National), Other 8
• English is commonly used
• Religions Buddhist 70, Islam 8, Hindu 7,
  Christian 6

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Introduction to the AEA

• Establishment By AEA Act No 19 of 1969
• Functions under the purview of Ministry of
  Science and Technology
• Managed by a Board of Directors comprising of
  Seven Members.

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Vision of the AEA

• To be a center of excellence, with emphasis on
  national relevance and international recognition,
  for activities related to peaceful applications
  of nuclear technology with due consideration to
  safety.

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The Mission of the AEA

• Utilization of nuclear technology to its maximum
  potential with reference to quality and quantity
  in a cost effective manner, for socio-economic
  development of the country.
• Implementation of a regulatory programme
  conforming to international standards on
  radiation safety, to ensure protection of
  workers, public and the environment from
  potentially harmful effects of ionizing
  radiation.

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SWOT Analysis on AEA

• S -Strengths
• W -Weaknesses
• O -Opportunities
• T -Threats

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Strengths

• Well trained employees in various disciplines
• Availability of laboratory complex
• Self-reliance and sustainability.
• The introduction of commercial uses of nuclear
  technologies, such as gamma irradiation for
  industrial and agricultural products.
• Many nuclear based technologies are now well
  established in the AEA and there are clients
  obtaining services from these technologies.
• The Nuclear Analytical Techniques (NAT)
  laboratory of the AEA obtained national
  accreditation conforming to ISO/IEC 17025 in
  2007.
• Availability of instruments required for accurate
  measurement of radiation doses for radiation
  safety so that protection of workers and the
  general public can optimized.

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Weaknesses

• Limited opportunities for research and
  development in many areas of nuclear science due
  to non-availability of resources for such works.
• The available resources are not adequate to cope
  with the planned programmes and demands for
  services in radiation protection, non-destructive
  testing (NDT), repair and maintenance of nuclear
  instruments, environmental monitoring and
  emergency preparedness.
• Available equipments are now outdated or
  malfunctioning
• Inadequate publicity of services provided by AEA.
• Outdated Act
• Inability to compete with Private Sectors

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Opportunities

• Assistance and cooperation received from IAEA,
  JICA,KOICA, RCARO, MEXT etc.
• Availability of opportunities in development
  programmes in other sectors where nuclear
  technology could play a role.
• Potential to increase the client base for the
  services provided by AEA in existing technical
  areas.
• New opportunities arise due to multi disciplinary
  nature of nuclear technology.
• Budgetary allocation made by Government.
• Rules and regulations of Government. Eg.
  Disseminations of regulations for food
  preservation using ionizing radiation and for the
  marketing of irradiated food.

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Threats

• Lack of opportunities for staff to obtain
  postgraduate degrees in areas specific to their
  work.
• Inability to compensate staff for good
  performance and increased income generation by
  providing benefits and rewards.
• Inability to provide immediate relief to staff
  with regard to basic amenities such as transport,
  housing and social security.
• Confusing situation with regard to revision of
  salaries and other emoluments for staff.
• Fiscal measures adopted by the Government for
  curtailment of expenditure, resulting in
  inability to achieve the goals as planned.
• Nuclear Technology is expensive and it needs to
  compete with conventional methods in most areas.

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MAIN AREAS OF ACTIVITIES

• Coordination of the Programmes of International
  Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the Country
• Scientific Programmes
• Regulatory Programme
• Publicity Programmes
• Research and Development Programmes

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COORDINATION OF THE IAEA PROJECTS IN SRI
LANKA(Division of HRD International
Cooperation)

• Atomic Energy Authority (AEA) functions as the
  focal point of the IAEA activities in Sri Lanka
  and it co-ordinates the medical, agricultural,
  and industrial projects supported by the IAEA.
• It coordinates IAEA expert missions, equipment
  and fellowships awarded by the IAEA to Sri Lankan
  scientists, medical professionals etc.

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Projects

• TC Projects 2007 05
• TC Projects approved for 2009/11 05
• RCA Projects 2007/08
• Agriculture 03
• Health 05
• Industrial 03
• Environment 02
• Radiation Protection 02

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Scientific ProgrammesPerformed by Three
Scientific Divisions of AEA

• Non-Destructive Testing Programmes
• Gamma Irradiation Services for R D
• Gamma Spectroscopic Analysis
• Personnel Dosimetry
• Repair and Calibration of Nuclear
• Electronic Equipment
• Research Development Programmes -

Industrial Application Division
General Scientific Division
All Divisions
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Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Programmes(NDT
Section)

• NDT Section Functions under the Industrial
  Applications Division of which the Mission is to
  promote and utilize of Nuclear Technology for
  enhancement of Quality, Safety and Productivity
  in industrial sector.
• The Non Destructive Testing (NDT) Section of AEA
  trains NDT personnel and promotes Non Destructive
  Testing Technique in industry. Those who are
  trained can easily find employments in Sri Lanka
  as well as overseas.

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NDT Programmea (Cont..)
Petroleum Corporation ( Oil Gas Pipelines and
Storage Tanks) Ship Building Industry
Aerospace Industry (Inspection of Air Crafts)
Industries engaged in Building and Fabricating
/ Steel Structures Power Industry (Ceylon
Electricity Board) NDT services are provided to
government and private institutes such as
Kalanitissa Power Station, Uni Livers,
Sapugaskanda Refinery etc. on regular basis
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Nuclear Analytical Testing (NAT) Section

• Mission of NAT is to provide quality Nuclear
  Analytical Testing services in compliance with
  international standards to fulfill customer
  satisfaction
• NAT laboratory of the AEA is the only laboratory
  in Sri Lanka for radioactivity measurements which
  has obtained national accreditation in compliance
  with ISO IEC 17025 from the National
  Accreditation Board of Sri Lanka

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Services Provided by the NAT Laboratory

• Radioactivity measurements in milk food and
  export products (Tea, Coconut etc.)
• Environmental radioactive assessments
• Measurements of heavy metal contamination in food
  and other materials

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A Scientist at work in the Nuclear Analytical
Laboratory
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NUMBER OF SAMPLES SCREENED FOR CONTAMINATION
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Radiation Processing Services(RP Section)

• Mission of RP Section is Utilization of radiation
  technology in a cost effective manner to develop
  value added products for socio economic
  development in Sri Lanka
• The Sri Lankan government has allocated funds for
  the establishment of a commercial scale Multi
  Purpose Gamma Irradiation Facility (MGIF). Once
  it is established it will cater to the medical
  product manufacturers, exporters of spices etc.
  and earn foreign exchange. It will also create
  employment.

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Multipurpose Gamma Irradiation Facility (MGIF)
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Application with MGIF

• Immediate applications
• Sterilization of surgical and medical products
• Decontamination of spices, seasonings and dried
  vegetables
• Decontamination of medical herbs, Ayurvedic
  products, health diet supplements
• Sterilization of food and pharmaceutical
  packaging
• Decontamination of dried pharmaceutical and
  cosmetic ingredients

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Beneficiaries

• Producers of rubber latex gloves and
• their employees
• Exporters of agricultural products
• including seafood
• Producers of new medical products
• and their employees
• Patients
• General public

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Calibration and Maintenance of Nuclear Electronic
Equipments

• Calibration and Maintenance of Nuclear Electronic
  Equipments are done by the General Scientific
  Division
• Mission of General Scientific Division is
  Provision of excellent support services in
  nuclear instrumentation for implementation of a
  sustainable nuclear technology program in the
  country. 

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A section of the Nuclear Electronic Laboratory
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Personal Monitoring Service

• General Scientific Division of AEA provides a
  personal monitoring service for about 1350
  radiation workers island-wide, using
  Thermoluminescent Dosimeters (TLDs). The
  monitoring period is two months and new TLDs are
  provided to the users at the end of each
  monitoring period

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Regulatory ProgrammesRadiation Protection
Division

• AEA functions as the National Regulatory
  Authority in the use of radiation and
  radioisotopes to ensure the protection of the
  workers, the public and the environment from
  potentially harmful effects of ionizing radiation

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Activities on Regulatory Programmes

• Preparing manuals on Radiological emergency
  response and planning was prepared, Radiation
  Safety, Quality Assurance in Diagnostic Radiology
  etc.
• Providing advisory services
• Radiation Protection Inspections etc.

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An Officer of AEA is inspecting an X-ray Machine
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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

• RADIATION PROCESSING OF NATURAL POLYMERS AS A
  WOUND DRESSING FOR BURNT PATIENTS
• MONITORING AIR-POLLUTION USING NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES
  

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Several Success Stories of the IAEA Projects

• 1.Human Tissue Bank (HTB) A HTB has been
  established by the Eye Donation Society in
  collaboration with the AEA Ministry under the
  technical cooperation programme of the IAEA.
• It provides Radiation Sterilized human tissues
  obtained from cadavers to be grafted to patients
  in hospitals.

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Processing of Human Tissues at HTB before
radiation sterilization for grafting
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Surgical operation in progress using radiation
sterilized tissues
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2. Monitoring of Chemical Residues Food Borne
Pathogens for Livestock Aquatic Products

• Project Site Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,
  University of Peradeniya

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3. Molecular Diagnosis of Dengue in Sri Lanka

• A novel rapid laboratory diagnostic assay has
  been found by University of Kelaniya, Faculty of
  Medicine
• It provides molecular diagnostic services to
  major infectious diseases.

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4. Mutation Breeding of Banana Plant

• A high yielding Banana Species has been found by
  the researchers of the University of Colombo.
  This project was coordinated by the AEA and
  supported by the IAEA

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MEMBERS OF THE NUCLEAR KNOWLEDGE BASE - ESTIMATED
NUMBERS in SRL 2006

• MEDICAL RADIOGRAPHERS 340
• DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGISTS AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
  SPECIALISTS 70
• ONCOLOGISTS 18
• MEDICAL PHYSICISTS 06
• AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 60
• UNIVERSITY STAFF 50
• INDUSTRY 600
• RADIATION SAFETY 50

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Thank you for your Attention