Regional Overview of National Reports on Implementation of the Code of Conduct on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources: Asia

The paper aims to summarize the national reports on the experiences and lessons learned in implementing the Code of Conduct on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources (Code) and the Guidance on the Import and Export of Radioactive Sources (Guidance) submitted by States from the Asia region. The national reports briefly describe the current status in the country with regard to the topics described in the succeeding section. It will also discuss on main progress and achievements and main challenges or difficulties encountered over the last three years in the region. This conference is very timely because it is the tenth year of implementation of the Code since it was approved by the IAEA Board of Governors on 8 September 2003. It will also host or will serve as the third open ended meeting of technical and legal experts to share information on States' implementation of the Code and its supplementary Guidance. (author)