[en] Radiation Protection Commission was established in the Ministry of Health and Environment as Regulatory Authority, organizes and supervises all activities related with radiation protection, as the license, inspection, dosemetric personal control, medical examination, radioactive waste management, etc. Actually in our country are exerting some activities, which intend to covert the principal tasks in the field of radiation protection. Such activities are dosemetric personnel control based on TLD, radioactive environmental monitoring, radioactive waste management, calibration of dosemetric equipment's, etc. This paper describes the realization of personnel monitoring by thermoluminescent dosemeters TLD - 100 chips and cards were furnished by IAEA some years ago. Various experiments to determine the dependence of the response of dosemeters versus dose and versus orientation, the fading and lower detectable dose. The personnel monitoring of workers that work in ionizing radiation field were in charge of Institute of Nuclear Physics (INP). Actually in Albania was established the personnel monitoring service for employers of INP, Oncological Centre, Nuclear Medicine Centre and some other nuclear units in Tirana city. On the near future year exists the possibility to extend personnel monitoring for all physicians and technicians of rontgendiagnostic units of Durres, Shkodra, Elbasan cities. (author). 4 refs, 2 tabs

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[en] The use of radium and other radiation sources in Albania in the area of medicine and industry is outlined. The efforts and current activities undertaken by the Institute of Nuclear Physics to safely manage disused radiation sources in Albania are described. (author)

[en] Chernobyl accident caused a rather high level of territory contamination, especially in the east and north-east area of Albania. That's why for the radioprotection scope of population, during and after the accident a great number of environmental samples are measured. An important type of samples were those of the fresh and powder milk. Except the ¹³¹I and ¹³⁷Cs radioactivity concentration measurements, ⁹⁰Sr level in milk determination was performed. The tracing method by stable strontium was used for the chemical separation ratio determination. The ⁹⁰Sr activity concentration in milk was evaluated by ⁹⁰Y in equilibrium activity measurement. The dynamics of the ⁹⁰Sr in milk for a period of some months, just after the accident and some daily measurements carried-out during the 'hot' period are given in this paper (author). tab. 2, refs. 6

[en] The policy and strategy of radioactive waste management as well the existing practices in the country are presented in this paper. A new facility is constructed for radwaste management in accordance with accepted criteria. The operational procedures development is done based in the IAEA publication as well in the daily practice. The safety assessment of the facility is performed considering its impact in the workers, in the public and into environment. Disposal of radioactive waste of low and intermediary level is discussed, considering the country specific features. (author)

[en] In our paper we have presented two basic methods for control of the staff realized in the Institute of Nuclear Physics, Tirana during the last decade and especially for 1999 as well as the advantages and disadvantages of both film and TLD-100 card methods. (author)

[en] Aspects of treatment and management of radioactive wastes resulting from the use of radiation sources and radioisotopes in research, medicine and industry, are described. The methods applied for the conditioning of low-level radioactive wastes and spent radiation sources are simple. Solid radioactive wastes with low-level activity, after accumulation, minimization, segregation and measurement, are burned or compressed in a simple compactor of the PGS type. Spent radiation sources are placed into 200 l drums, are cemented and conditioned. Conditioned drums from the Radiation Protection Division of the Institute of Nuclear Physics (INP), which is the responsible Institution for the treatment and management of radioactive wastes in Albania, are transported to the interim storage building of the Institute of Nuclear Physics in Tirana. Work to construct a new building for treatment and management of radioactive wastes and spent radiation sources within the territory of INP is underway. Funds have been allocated accordingly: based on the Law No. 8025 of 25.11.1995, it is the Albanian Government's responsibility to finance activities concerned with the treatment and management of radioactive wastes generating from the use of ionizing radiation in science, medicine and industry in the country. (author)

[en] Radioactive waste has been generated in Albania during the last forty years, mainly with low and intermediate level radioactivity, which has arisen from the use of radioactive material in research, medicine, industry, agriculture and education applications. The old interim storage facility constructed outside of the Institute of Nuclear Physics (INP) site 1970, has been a simple premise on the ground surface, and consisted of concrete and bricks. The decommissioning process of the old Interim Storage Facility began in 1999, when private houses were within 10 meters of this building. For that reason, the Radioactive Waste management Laboratory's staff, had transferred all plastic bags, lead containers and 200 litter drums with ²²⁶Ra, ¹³⁷Cs, ⁶⁰Co, etc., into the Radioactive Waste management laboratory areas, within INP site. The actions of decontamination and decommissioning (D and D) had passed in two essential phases, which are described in this paper, including briefly the types and classification of radioactive waste, as well as their treatment methods. These actions are financially supported by Albanian Radiation Protection Commission (ARPC) funds, based in the Radiation Protection Act. Based on the existing regulation for the safe management of radioactive waste, the INP is in charge of the management of radioactive waste on national level. (author)

[en] Chernobyl accident caused a rather high level of the territory contamination, especially in the east and north - east areas of Albania. Except the I-131 radioactivity concentration measurements, Sr-90 and Cs-137 level in milk determination was performed. The dynamic of the Sr-90 and Cs-137 in milk for a period of some months, just after the accident period are given in this paper. (author)

[en] The submitted paper aims to represent the efforts of the national competent authorities for providing a safe transport of radioactive materials in the country. Based on the IAEA publications and national experience, last year a draft regulations was prepared by Albanian specialists in co-operation with foreign experts. The main articles of the draft and the actual practice of the transport are described in the paper. This draft is foreseen to be approved by the National Radiation Protection Commission in the first half of this year. (author)