[en] As a developing country, Jamaica does not have the capability or the resources to necessary to secure all its assets and must prioritize its allocation of resources. To date the incidents of terrorism and sabotage have been few to non-existent. Jamaica needs to set up units to focus on the potential threat to key facilities and to complement them with scientists who have expert knowledge. Such a group could examine issues such as reducing vulnerability, developing guidelines and rules for responses, and planning for the aftermath of terrorist attacks. (author)

[en] The present works this destined one to expose the experiences accumulated in the field nucleonic instruments in the Cuban Republic

[en] The tendency of growth year after year of the half temperature of the planet in correspondence with the increase of the concentrations of gases of greenhouse effect in the atmosphere, is an unequivocal sign that the greenhouse effect and its consequence, the one global heating, is a threat that hangs on the Earth. At national level and international conscience of this situation is won and the actions are increased directed to to mitigate it. The contribution of the energy sector to these emissions is considerable. The work it analyzes the contribution from Cuba to the global climatic change

[en] INCASoy-36 variety was obtained after irradiating seeds from INCASoy-15 at doses of 240 Gy ⁶⁰Co gamma rays. This variety is adapted to summer and winter seedings; however, it can also be used in spring. Besides, its yields can reach up to 3,5-4,0 t.ha-1 grains in summer and spring seedings. It is tolerant to the main pests and diseases; it is especially resistant to Meloidogyne incognita attacks. During the adverse spring season, seeds have been damage tolerant. It can assure high productions with low inputs; therefore, it is feasible to Cuban agriculture. (Author)

[en] The regulatory activity in the country is carried out by the National Center for Nuclear Safety (CNSN) according to the international recommendations. To develop this, CNSN is supported by the Center for Radiation Protection and Hygiene (CPHR) which it's in charged of guaranteeing the technical scientific support for this activity. These centers have been working in the last years in the design and development of a computing tool that allows the management of all important information, which should be controlled by the Regulatory Authority. The authorization processes of the practices and the inspection program require the use, register and evaluation of an important volume of information that grows as the number of practices and facilities are increases. Consequently the systematizing of this information needs an automated management system. The objective of this work is to show the level of automation reached by the National Regulatory Authority using RASSYN program. This program allows an efficient management of the information related to the radiation sources nationwide, the practices ascribed to these sources, the personnel involved in these practices and the dose received, the equipment measuring and detecting of radiations, the generated waste, the occurred radiological incidents, the conditions and requisites of the granted authorizations and the results of the inspection program, among others. The possibilities of RASSYN system to process the information given by the users and the ones produced by the regulatory authority are described. The automatic generation of the annual inspections plan, according to the previously defined criteria and the system of alerts on the state of fulfillment of radiological protection requirements make RASSYN a useful tool to optimize the functioning of the regulatory system. The versatility of the statistical reports allows to guarantees not only the requirements of the regulatory authority but also the expectations coming from stakeholders. (author)

[en] The National Network of Environmental Radiological Surveillance of the Republic of Cuba (CPHR) has strengthened its detection and answer capacity regarding its constant monitoring of the National atmospheric means. 4 type A posts of that network measure the gamma dose rate and the data are being received in real time. The CPHR as head Center receives the information of the remaining posts at a relatively short time, for a series of computer tools, has been developed for that purpose. It was developed a first version of the software that allows the downloading of the data automatically from the gamma probe to the computer according to the fixed pre-set time. This software creates a text file and shows the information in a graphic way too. The software could send a fax or mail with the data information according to the fixed pre-set time interval or when reaches the pre-set alarm level too. Furthermore there was designed and elaborated an automatic meteorological system as complement of radiological system. The speed and direction of wind were automated in the radiological post of our Center, and the information about them is obtained in real time. It will allow us to study the existent relationship between these variables and the gamma dose rate. Basically for the monitoring automation there were used sensors, acquisition electronics and an intelligent unit, the last one performs the digitalization and communication with the PC. Once the signals from sensors has been properly amplified and conditioned as well, they are digitalized by the intelligent unit and sent toward the PC through an interface RS -232 in order to be registered for further analyze of the behavior of the variables in the computer. Using the developing Kit 535, on the basis of the micro controller (SAB80C515) as intelligent unit, there are carried out among other functions, the digital conversion and orderly transmission of the information to the computer. This powerful controller features among other abilities the conversion of 8 bits digital signals and analog signals ranging up to 5V. The kit 535 was programmed using a development system based on the Language Standard C. The computer, using an application program AutoClima, designed specially for this purpose, carries out the information registration, visualization and analysis. The program was developed in LABVIEW and it is structured in three blocks. The first one is the interfaces the PC with the kit 535. The second block performs the visualization of the information on the PC screen and the third one guarantees the record of the information in a file text every 1-minute. Initially through the RS-232 a command is sent toward the kit in order to read wind speed and direction values. The kit 535 responds with the digitized data about the monitored meteorological variables. Afterward, in the visualization block, the received data from the kit are first calibrated and then represented either in a graph of time versus wind speed or in a graphic of time versus wind direction (in grades) according with the received values. (author)

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[en] The paper presents the main results of a study carried out in or country in order to evaluate the safety culture within the work of the regulatory body

[en] The work tries to offer a panoramic of the legal framework required for the safe use of nuclear applications in the country, as well as their control and supervision, and it will lead to conclusions on the need to count on a harmonically and integrally conceived system of Nuclear regulation

[en] The employment in the Center of Radiation Protection and Hygiene (CRPH) of Cuba, of the standard 17025 for the administration of the quality of the calibration laboratories and test that offer services of radiological protection requires of a technical complement to really determine the technical competence. In the standard 17025, the specific requirements, are mentioned in the annex B (with informative character), where it points out that: ^The requirements specified in the standard 17025 are established in general terms and, although they can be applied to all the test laboratories and applications, they could be necessary applications^. In the CRPH these applications are translated in indispensable technical requirements to evaluate the performance of the services of radiological protection that offers, specifically those of personal monitoring, the calibration of instruments and the metrology of radionuclides. Although the standard 17025 is quite rigorous in the evaluation of technical requirements, to have specific materials not serves alone of tool to the laboratories, but also for the body of accreditation . In the CRPH the permanent employment of this tool has not constituted a practice, but had been good before our clients certain nonconformities to evaluate the performance of the laboratory and to achieve the recovery of the trust in its results. With this work we seek to expose some of these experiences. The experiences of the application of some of the technical requirements, in our case, they have been applied to the service of personal monitoring that offers the Laboratory of Personal Dosimetry. This laboratory is accredited by the National Accreditation Board of the Republic of Cuba (NABC) and besides fulfilling that settled down in 17025, the Approaches of Accreditation for test laboratories and calibration and it should also implant that settled down as specific technical requirements for the recognition of technical competence. (Author) 5 refs