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 January 2012)
• REGULATORY GUIDE: Applying for Source Licence: PDF 80 kb | RTF 554 kb
  (updated June 2011)
• The Source Inventory Workbook: EXCEL 236 kb

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: DOC 232 kb
  (updated July 2011)
• REGULATORY GUIDE: Applying for a facility licence for a Prescribed Radiation Facility:
  PDF 88 kb | RTF 553 kb
  (updated July 2011)
• Source Inventory Workbook: EXCEL (236 kb)

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 303 kb
• REGULATORY GUIDE: Applying for a facility licence for a Nuclear Installation: PDF 122 kb
• Source Inventory Workbook: EXCEL 236 kb

The Source Inventory Workbook forms part of the licence application.

Related Guidance Documents

• REGULATORY GUIDE: Plans and Arrangements for Managing Safety
  PDF 440kb | RTF 866kb (updated October 2011)
  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 (PDF 274kb)
  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 (PDF 582kb)
  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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