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Procedure Name

Approval of Import of Radioactive Material / Sources or Equipment containing Radioactive Material / Sources (To be filled only by importers who have not registered with the Council)

Description

Category

Import approval

Responsible Agency

Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Regulatory Council

Address: No. 977/18, Kandy Road, Bulugaha Junction, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka

Phone: +94 11 2987860

Email: officialmail@aerc.gov.lk

Legal base of the Procedure

Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Act no 40 of 2014

Processing time

10 days

Fee

Total Activity less than 3700 GBq (100 Ci)	Fee without Tax Semi Government & Private Institutions	Fee without TAX Fully Government Instituitions
Less than 01 month	Rs. 6000/=	Rs. 3000/=
Less than 03 month	Rs. 9000/=	Rs. 4500/=
Less than 01 year	Rs. 12000/=	Rs. 6000/=

Total Activity more than 3700 GBq (100 Ci)	Fee without Tax Semi Government & Private Institutions	Fee without TAX Fully Government Instituitions
Less than 01 month	Rs. 8000/=	Rs. 4000/=
Less than 03 month	Rs. 12000/=	Rs. 6000/=
Less than 01 year	Rs. 16000/=	Rs. 8000/=

Required Documents

No.	Type of documents
1	Copy / ies of licence/s issued to the user / s
2	A letter from each user. (If radioactive materials / radiation sources are imported for use under Department of Health, a letter from Director General of Health Services should be attached).
3	If a sealed source is imported, letters from the user, supplier / manufacturer and the agent stating that they undertake to return back the source to manufacturer for disposal should be attached. Name of the party which is responsible to bare the expenses in connection with sending the source back to supplier should also be mentioned.
4	A copy of the plan approved by the Council along with a letter from the Head of the Institute stating that the construction of the room is completed as per the approved plan and the source to be imported, will be installed in the approved plan.
5	If the sources to be imported are already available, explain why the sources already available cannot be used for the intended purpose. (Applicable for long lived sealed & unsealed sources: ie. half-lives> 5 years)
6	A copy of proforma invoice
7	Copy of the Business Registration Certificate of importer (This will not applicable to Government Institutes)
8	If the radioactive material / source to be imported associated with an equipment / machine, Type approval certificate or similar document acceptable to the Council of the equipment containing radioactive material / source issued by the competent authority of the country of manufacture. Operation & technical manual of the machine / equipment issued by the competent authority / manufacturer / responsible organization of the country of origin. Details on safety features provided to the equipment / machine to optimize radiation safety of personnel. (Both patients & workers for if equipment / machine is for medical use).

Process Steps

Step 1	Applicant should submit a duly filled application form together with aforesaid required documentation and forward it addressed to the Director General of Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Regulatory Council.
Step 2	Atomic Energy Regulatory Council reviews application and if it’s not complete informs applicant .
Step 3	Decision taken by Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Regulatory Council on the application is conveyed to the applicant within 10 working days on receipt of all requested information to assess the application.