- Overview
- What we do for radiation protection
- Radiation protection of the public and the environment
- Protection against natural radiation
- Radiation protection of workers
- Licensing of facilities
- Supervision and control. Inspections
- Diplomas, licenses and accreditations
- Service entities
- Medical X-rays
- Plants in the decommissioning stage in Spain
- El Cabril radioactive waste disposal facility
- Control of radioactive sources
- Radiological surveillance of metallic materials and Megaport
- Transport of radioactive material
- Physical protection of radioactive facilities and materials
Control of radioactive sources
The Spanish Nuclear Safety Council (CSN) controls and periodically inspects (normally annually) radioactive sources in accordance with the Regulation on nuclear and radioactive facilities.
There are also specific regulations for the control of high-activity radioactive sources and orphan sources that set obligations for the CSN regarding their control, this organisation being responsible for creating and maintaining a national inventory of high-activity radioactive sources and their owners as well as setting up a system for monitoring and controlling the transfers of these sources from their entry into the country until its exit, at the end of their useful life, or their storage as radioactive waste in an authorised facility.
To manage these inventories and monitor their transfers, a standard inventory sheet must be sent to the CSN whenever a new source enters or its location changes. The regulations also include requirements for the periodic checking of the location and condition of these sources to prevent and avoid any loss, theft or unauthorised transfer of them.
