27-10-2012, 11:28 AM
Integrated Management Program for Radioactive Sealed Sources in Egypt
ABSTRACT
The radioactive materials in ‘’public’’ locations are typically contained in small, stainless steel capsules known as sealed
radiation sources (RS). These capsules seal in the radioactive materials, but not the radiation, because it is the radiation that
is needed for a wide variety of applications at hospitals, medical clinics, manufacturing plants, universities, construction sites,
and other facilities in the public sector. Radiation sources are readily available, and worldwide there are hundreds of thousands
of RS. The IMPRSS Project is a cooperative development between the Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), Egyptian
Ministry of Health (MOH), Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), New Mexico Tech University (NMT), and Agriculture
Cooperative Development International (ACDI/VOCA). SNL will coordinate the work scope between the participant
organizations.