ARPANSA - Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency

There are two types of licence in the ARPANS Act:

• a source licence which is required by Commonwealth entities (“controlled persons”) who deal with controlled material or controlled apparatus; and
• a facility licence which is required by Commonwealth entities (“controlled persons”) who are engaged in certain conducts in relation to a nuclear installation or a prescribed radiation facility.

Unless an exemption applies, either a Source Licence or a Facility Licence must be obtained by the controlled person.

Applying for a Source Licence

Commonwealth agencies and Commonwealth contractors who wish to apply for a source licence should complete the following application form in conjunction with the associated regulatory guide:

• Source Licence Application Form: PDF 212 kb | DOC 105 kb - updated March 2012
  
• REGULATORY GUIDE: Applying for Source Licence: see Regulatory Guides
  
• Source Inventory Workbook: see Regulatory Forms

The Source Inventory Workbook forms part of the licence application.

Applying for a facility licence for a Prescribed Radiation Facility

Commonwealth agencies and Commonwealth contractors who wish to apply for a facility licence for a prescribed radiation facility should complete the following application form in conjunction with the associated regulatory guide:

• Prescribed Radiation Facility Licence Application Form: PDF 263 kb | DOC 232 kb -
  updated March 2012
  
• REGULATORY GUIDE: Applying for a facility licence for a Prescribed Radiation Facility: see Regulatory Guides
  
• Source Inventory Workbook: see Regulatory Forms

The Source Inventory Workbook forms part of the licence application.

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Applying for a facility licence for a Nuclear Installation

Commonwealth agencies and Commonwealth contractors who wish to apply for a facility licence for a nuclear installation should complete the following application form in conjunction with the associated regulatory guide:

• Nuclear Installation Licence Application Form: DOC 111 kb - updated May 2012
• REGULATORY GUIDE: Applying for a facility licence for a Nuclear Installation: see Regulatory Guides
• Source Inventory Workbook: see Regulatory Forms

The Source Inventory Workbook forms part of the licence application.

Related Guidance Documents

• REGULATORY GUIDE: Plans and Arrangements for Managing Safety: see Regulatory Guides
  This regulatory guideline sets out the information requirements that should be satisfactorily demonstrated in an applicant’s or a licence holder’s plans and arrangements.

• Regulatory Assessment Principles for Controlled Facilities: see Regulatory Guides
  This document describes the assessment principles to be applied by the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) when assessing an application for a facility licence as well as approvals under licence for changes to facilities already the subject of a facility licence.

• Regulatory Guidance for Radioactive Waste Management Facilities: see Regulatory Guides
  This Guidance is intended to be used in relation to applications made under the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 for a facility licence to prepare a site for, to construct, or to operate radioactive waste management facilities, being a radioactive waste disposal facility (near surface), or a radioactive waste store.

Where to send completed applications

Completed applications, together with the application fee can be sent to:

Operations Services Branch
ARPANSA
PO Box 655
Miranda NSW 1490

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