roRadiation Safety & Radioactive Waste Management Project

Newsletter No.19March 2024
Issued & Edited by Malaysian Nuclear Agency and FNCA Secretariat of Japan

Workshop on Radiation Safety & Radioactive Waste Management
held on November 7-9, 2023, Malaysia
Overview
The FNCA 2023 Workshop on Radiation Safety andRadioactive Waste Management (RS&RWM) was held inBangi, Malaysia from 7 to 9 November 2023. The workshop
was co-hosted by the Malaysian Nuclear Agency and theMinistry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology (MEXT) of Japan. It was attended byrepresentatives from nine (9) FNCA member countries,
namely Australia, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia,Mongolia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. Theworkshop was officiated by Dr. Rosli Darmawan, Director
General of Malaysian Nuclear Agency and Mr. WadaTomoaki, FNCA Advisor of Japan, who delivered awelcoming and opening remarks, respectively. Both remarks
emphasized the importance of Radioactive Waste

Management in the member countries and its success.
The workshop began with a presentation by Mr. Wada on
activities of FNCA projects. This is followed by apresentation from Dr. Muhammad Rawi Mohamed Zin,
Deputy Director General of Malaysian Nuclear Agency andFNCA Coordinator of Malaysia, on Malaysia’sachievements and project progress in FNCA activities, aswell as introduced National Nuclear Technology Policy
2030 which was launched in September 2023. Prof. Kosako
Toshiso, Project Leader of Japan, provided basic
information and overview of the FNCA project and gave abriefing about consolidated report on NORM andTENORM, which is the main subject throughout theworkshop.

1A photo of all the workshop participants in front of Blok 11 at the Malaysian Nuclear Agency, Bangi

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Presentation on Country Report of NORM/TENORM &Environmental Radiation and Radioactivity
All nine FNCA member countries reported on the progress,
management, regulatory framework, and issues of NORM
and TENORM in their respective countries. Subsequently,
Prof. Kosako delivered a presentation on environmental
radiation and radioactivity. The subject matter was proposed
to be part of the forthcoming phase of the FNCA Project.

Forum at Blok 11, Malaysian Nuclear Agency
A Forum was held on 8 November 2023, attended by theparticipants and the staffs at the Malaysian Nuclear Agency.
Four presentations were delivered in the Forum. The firstspeaker was Mr. Obata Ryoji of MEXT, who gave apresentation on the FNCA activities of the MEXT andFNCA framework. The second speaker was Mr. Wada, whopresented on recent development of FNCA’s eight projects.
The third speaker was Dr. Yubonmhat, Project leader ofThailand, who delivered a presentation on the issue of Cs137-contaminated electric arc furnace dust found inThailand. The last speaker was Mr. Nazran Harun fromMalaysian Nuclear Agency, who presented on theimplementation of borehole disposal facility for DSRS
Categories 3-5 in Malaysia.

Group Discussion on Consolidated Report and Threeyear Evaluation
A group discussion session was carried out in which
participants discussed the status of the NORM/ TENORM
in the Consolidated Report. Afterwards, Prof. Kosako had
led a discussion with the participants that was geared
towards the completion of activities in the current phase andthe completion of the final project report, given that 2023 is
the final year (2021-2023) and mark the 7th phase of Project.
Outcomes from the discussion will be recorded in a threeyear evaluation document.
Poster Session
Three countries presented posters on their significant topics.
Malaysia presented two posters, titled “Borehole Disposal
Facility for Disused Sealed Radioactive Sources (DSRS)”,as well as a poster to introduce the “Waste Technology
Development center (WasTeC)” at the Malaysian Nuclear
Agency. The Philippines presented a poster titled “Radonconcentration inside the caves of Bohol Island, Philippines”.
Finally, Thailand presented a poster with the title “Leaching
Behavior of Cs 137 from Cement Solidified Electric Arc
Furnace Dust”.

The forum was moderated by Prof. Kosako and attended byparticipants and the staffs and the Malaysian NuclearAgency.

The Philippines presented a poster during the poster
session on 8 November 2023.

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Technical Visit to Radioactive Waste Management
Facilities in Malaysian Nuclear Agency
A technical visit to Radioactive Waste Management
Facilities in Malaysian Nuclear Agency was conducted on
November 9, 2023. Following the technical visit, theparticipants also went for a short trip to the Malaysia’s
administrative and judicial capital, Putrajaya.
Closing
The workshop was closed with the closing remarks from Dr.
Zaidi Ibrahim and Prof. Kosako.

Site visit to Mobile Tool Kit Facility (MTKF)

Visit to borehole disposal facility construction site.

Site visit to an interim storage facility for radioactive wastes

Group tour to Putrajaya

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Workshop Participants
Australia
Mr. Duncan Kemp
Technical Director, Radioactive Waste, ANSTO
Bangladesh
Dr. Khandoker Asaduzzaman (PL)
Chief Scientific Officer and unit Head, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology,
Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission
Indonesia
Dr. Syaiful Bakhri (PL)
Head of Research Centre for Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Radioactive Waste Technology,
The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN)
Malaysia
Dr. Rosli Darmawan
Director General
Malaysian Nuclear Agency
Dr. Muhammad Rawi Mohamed Zin (CD)
Deputy Director General, Malaysian Nuclear Agency
Dr. Mohd Zaidi bin Ibrahim (PL)Manager, Waste Technology Development Centre, Waste Technology and Environmental Division,
Malaysian Nuclear Agency
Mr. Rafizi Salihuddin
Research Officer, Waste Technology and Environment Division, Malaysian Nuclear Agency
Ms. Nurul Wahida Ahmad Khairuddin
Research Officer, Waste Technology and Environment Division, Malaysian Nuclear Agency
Ms. Rohyiza Ba'an
Research Officer, Waste Technology and Environment Division, Malaysian Nuclear Agency
Ms. Nurul Syazwani Yahaya
Research Officer, Waste Technology and Environment Division, Malaysian Nuclear Agency
Ms. Nurayu Ibrahim
Assistant Science Officer, Waste Technology and Environment Division, Malaysian Nuclear Agency
Mr. Mohd Zahiruddin Jaafar
Assistant Science Officer, Waste Technology and Environment Division, Malaysian Nuclear Agency

Mongolia
Ms. Ganbaatar Dolgormaa
Nuclear and radiation security state inspector, Department of Nuclear and Radiation Inspection,
Ministry of Education and Science government of Mongolia

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Philippines
Mr. Angelo Absalon Panlaqui
Science Research Specialist I, DOST－Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI)
ThailandDr. Klitsadee Yubonmhat (PL)
Nuclear Scientist, Radioactive Waste Management Center,
Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (Public Organization)
VietnamMr. Nguyen Thanh Thuy (PL)
Deputy Director Institute for Technology of Radioactive and Rare Elements (VINATOM)Japan
Mr. WADA Tomoaki
FNCA Advisor of Japan
Mr. OBATA Ryoji
Deputy Director
International Nuclear and Fusion Energy Affairs Division, Research and Development Bureau,
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
Prof. KOSAKO Toshiso (PL)Professor Emeritus,The University of Tokyo
Mr. SAITO Tatsuo
Principal Engineer, Disposal Project Planning Office, Radioactive Wastes Disposal Center,Decommissioning and Radioactive Waste Management Head Office, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)■ FNCA Secretariat
Ms. CHE Jong-ah
Nuclear Safety Research Association (NSRA)FNCA Activities in 2023
ActivityDate

2023 Study Panel & The 23rd Coordinators Meeting

June 20 to 21, 2023

Workshop on Radiation Safety and Radioactive
November 7 to 9, 2023
Waste Management
The 24th Ministerial Level Meeting

November 28, 2023

5VenueTokyo (hybrid)
Malaysia
Thailand (hybrid)