Notice: License Expiration Extension.
RPAZ would like to advise all licensees that the validity of authorizations which were set to expire on 31 December 2019 have been extended to 31 January 2020. This is due to administrative reviews within the licensing system.
Please refer to the official communication attached below, Thank you.
The Radiation Protection Authority of Zimbabwe (RPAZ) is a statutory body established under the Radiation Protection Act [Chapter 15:15] of 2004 with a mandate to protect people and the environment against effects of radiation.
The Authority is hereby reminding all users of ionising radiation and radiation related equipment to start processing their licence renewals for 2019 in line with the provisions of Statutory Instrument 134 of 2011. The renewal for the year 2019 licenses is now open as from October 1, 2018.
A provision has been made for users to make flexible payments towards the licence fees between now and December 31, 2018.
Users are encouraged to use the Electronic Licensing Application Management (eLAM) system for swift application and processing of authorizations on: elam.rpaz.co.zw . A guide on the eLAM is available for download here.
All authorisations issued by RPAZ in line with the Radiation Protection Act [Chapter 15:15] expire on the 31st of December of each year and all licensees must be renewed on or before. Any application for renewal submitted after this date shall attract a 30% penalty fee charged in accordance with Statutory Instrument 106 of 2011.
It is illegal to operate radiation emitting devices without a licence from the Radiation Protection Authority of Zimbabwe and all such entities are required to regularise their operations with the Authority with immediate effect.
The fee schedule is available for download here.
For further information, please contact us on the details given below:
RPAZ Offices
1 McCaw Drive/King George Road
Avondale
Box A1710, Avondale, Harare
Telephone: 263-242-335627/83 or 263-242-304978
The Radiation Protection Authority of Zimbabwe advises all entities involved in practices and activities listed below to conduct NORM assessments and submit findings to the Authority by 31 December 2018 in fulfillment of the Radiation Protection (Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material) Regulations (Statutory Instrument 99 of 2013).
(Mining and mineral processing, Industrial and Mining Laboratories, Refractories, Refurbishers, Water Treatment and Purification , Facilities involved in production and processing of Ceramics and Building Materials, quarry mining, Scrap Processors and Smelters, Fertilizers Producers, Thermal power stations, boilers and coking coal producers . )
Entities are further advised that assessments should only be conducted by persons and radiochemical analysis laboratories accredited by the Authority and according to specific guidance issued by the Authority.
The Radiation Protection Authority of Zimbabwe (RPAZ) is a statutory body established under the Radiation Protection Act [Chapter 15:15] of 2004 with a mandate to protect people, both current and future generations and the environment against effects of radiation.
The official document can be found here.
For further inquiries please contact us at 1 McCaw Drive, Avondale, Harare, and Phone number 0242335627, 0242335683, 0242304982, 0242308006
The Radiation Protection Authority of Zimbabwe (RPAZ) takes part in a movement to embrace a cancer-free world. RPAZ has addressed its role in reducing cancer in Zimbabwe and embracing a cancer-free generation at large. Just as cancer affects everyone in different ways, all people have the power to take various actions to reduce the impact that cancer has on individuals, families and communities.
“WE CAN. I CAN”
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The Radiation Protection Authority of Zimbabwe is in the process of revising SI 62 of 2011 in order to address the provisions of the international safety standards.
As our valued stakeholders, you are kindly requested to consider and to make comments to the document downloadable below.
Revision of the Radiation Protection (Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources) Regulations
Comments should be submitted to kndinde@rpaz.co.zw by 20 September 2017
The Board, Management and Staff of The Radiation Protection Authority of Zimbabwe (RPAZ) would like to congratulate The Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Reward Severa, for being the 1st runner-up Winner of the prestigious 2017 Megafest Award for Thought Leader of the year. Through your able and innovative stewardship, RPAZ has become an international hub of excellence in the Nuclear Scientific field, and we continue to strive towards attaining our vision of being an internationally acclaimed regulator in the field of radiation protection by 2025.
Congratulations, Makorokoto, Amhlope.
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has published its bulletin on Nuclear Security: Commitments and Actions. The IAEA’s mission is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and to help all countries — especially in the developing world — benefit from the peaceful, safe and secure use of nuclear science and technology. This edition of the IAEA Bulletin highlights the different areas of security where the IAEA’s work is making a real difference. An extract from this bulletin is its mission to The Republic of Zimbabwe to help strengthen the nuclear security detection architecture at the country’s points of entry and exit.
For more information, please download the following documents:
The Radiation Protection Authority of Zimbabwe (RPAZ) is a statutory body established under the Radiation Protection Act [Chapter 15:15] of 2004 with a mandate to protect people and the environment against effects of radiation.
The Authority hereby gives notification for the regularization of activities covered under the Radiation Protection (Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material) Regulations (Statutory Instrument 99 of 2013).
“Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material” or “NORM” means naturally occurring materials whose radionuclide concentrations have been increased by or as a result of human practices. NORM does not include the natural radioactivity of rocks or soils, or background radiation, but instead refers to materials whose radioactivity is enhanced by controllable practices (or by past human practices)”.
The following facilities are affected by the regulation;
According to this Statutory Instrument, the Radiation Protection Authority of Zimbabwe shall establish and maintain a register of licences of all facilities or persons for the above mentioned activities. Therefore, all such persons or facilities are required to regularise their activities by submitting to the Authority written notification of existing or of intention to carry out the practice(s) on the prescribed form by the 1st of January, 2017.
Application forms and applicable fee schedule are available for download here.
For further information please contact us.
To raise awareness about the role of medical physicists, The Radiation Protection Authority of Zimbabwe joins all Medical Physicists in celebrating the International Day of Medical Physics. joins the medical physics community to celebrate the International Day of Medical Physics (IDMP) on November 7, an important date for medical physics.
Medical Physics is the application of physics to medicine. It uses physics concepts and procedures in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease. Medical Physics fulfils an important role in medicine, in biological and medical research, and in the optimisation of certain health related activities. Medical Physics includes areas such as Radiotherapy physics, Diagnostic Radiology physics, Nuclear Medicine Physics, and Radiation Protection. Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine are often grouped in what is termed as “Diagnostic Imaging”, although there are therapeutic aspects of Nuclear Medicine associated with Radiation Therapy. Other areas of interest in Medical Physics include the measurement of ionising radiation, magnetic resonance imaging, and the application of lasers, ultrasound, and other technologies which utilise physics concepts as applied to medicine. The scope of duties of medical physicists covers a wide array of activities in modern hospitals where radiation technology is used. As part of a team of health professionals, medical physicists play a central role in assuring the safe and effective use of radiation in medicine. These goals of quality are achieved through the use of QA/QC protocols in the context of radiation-related technologies, radiation therapy dose planning and verification, diagnostic image optimization and dose reduction, and data management and analysis, all of which are based on an in depth understanding of radiation physics principles and radiation technology. The information presented here is aimed at providing the practicing medical physicist with a resource of practical material, as well as guidance for working in clinical situations. Furthermore, some of the materials are very useful in the support of teaching programs.
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In line with the national workshop to update the Concepts of Operations and Standard Operating Procedures for nuclear security detection which was conducted at the Elephant Hills Hotel in Victoria Falls from the 10th to the 14th of October 2016, the Government of Zimbabwe received nuclear security detection equipment from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) during the course of the workshop. The equipment is aimed at strengthening the nuclear security detection architecture in Zimbabwe and as part of the initial phase, the equipment will be installed at three national points of entry and exit which are two border posts [Beitbridge and Chirundu] and the Harare International Airport.
The Chairman of the National Nuclear Security Committee, Mr Justin Hugh Mupamhanga who is the Deputy Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet received the equipment on behalf of the Government of Zimbabwe. Mr Mupamhanga expressed his gratitude to the IAEA delegation and to the IAEA at large for taking such a great initiative to help combat illicit trafficking of nuclear and radioactive materials in Zimbabwe.
The Radiation Protection Authority of Zimbabwe (RPAZ) being the regulatory body in line with this project, will facilitate and oversee the installation of the nuclear security detection equipment and will support through the success of the project.
Photo Credits: courtesy of IAEA Photographer, Mr Dean Calma
