The Federal Government and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are collaborating to build an online registry of people being monitored for exposure to ionizing radiation across the country.
Under the plan, the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA) and (IAEA) are to install the Online National Dose Registry (NDR) at the NNRA headquarters in Abuja.
According to the NNRA, a National Dose Registry is “a centralised record keeping system for occupational doses of all radiation workers in a country. It contains the dose records of individuals who are monitored for occupational exposures to ionizing radiation.
According to the NNRA, a National Dose Registry is “a centralised record keeping system for occupational doses of all radiation workers in a country. It contains the dose records of individuals who are monitored for occupational exposures to ionizing radiation.
NNRA says the initiative forms part of the IAEA’s RAF9070 Project : Enhancing Radiation Safety Infrastructure (AFRA), specifically occupational radiation protection in Africa, which aims to enhance radiation safety infrastructure in Africa.
The NDR records radiation doses of workers in industries and medical fields exposed to ionizing radiation as part of their jobs, ensuring improved occupational radiation protection for them, according to the Nigerian government agency.
Speaking on the development, Dr. Quanfu Sun, the IAEA expert, expressed enthusiasm about sharing visiting Nigeria and his willingness to share his expertise in radiation with Nigeria. “ We are willing to share China’s expertise in radiation protection and individual monitoring,” he says.
Farouq Ingawa, NNRA’s General Manager of Radiological Safety, representing the Director-General, thanked the IAEA for their support and urged staff to maximize the training opportunity. “Leverage the expertise and training offered during this mission to enhance radiation monitoring and ensure the highest level of protection for workers, patients, and the public,” Inagawa says.
The mission, which also involved visiting hospitals and dosimetry to observe and identify areas for improvement, makes Nigeria the first beneficiary of this technology, according to NNRA.
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