Mahmoud H

Head of Radiation Facilities & Sources Safety Sector

ENRRA • Fulltime

Oct 2020 - Present • 6 yrs

Responsible for professional and regulatory activities related to the safety of radiation facilities and practices, including assessment, inspection, licensing, regulatory review, and radiation protection requirements. • Oversight and assessment of radiation facilities and radiation practices (medical &industrial). • Review of radiation safety arrangements and radiation protection measures. • Technical and regulatory evaluation of radiation facilities and activities. • Development and review of radiation safety requirements, procedures, and regulatory documentation. • Assessment and licensing of personnel working with ionizing radiation. • Assessment of radiation protection programs and safety-related documentation. • Participation in regulatory inspections and evaluation of compliance with applicable requirements. • Issuing of import, export, re-export, and customs release permits for all radioactive sources and X-ray devices, • Assessment and control of the transportation of sealed and unsealed radioactive sources. • Review of radiation emergency preparedness and response arrangements. • Technical evaluation of radioactive sources and radioactive material management. • Contribution to national and international activities related to radiation safety and regulatory infrastructure. • Participation in technical cooperation and professional activities involving the IAEA. • Supervision and coordination of technical activities within the Radiation Facilities Safety Sector. • Assessment of the necessary enforcement actions in case of non-compliance with national regulations and requirements. • Regulatory requirements for radioactive waste management. • Review of radioactive waste management documentation. • Application of international safety principles to radioactive waste management.

SENIOR RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT

EAEA • Fulltime

Jun 1995 - Oct 2020 • 25 yrs 4 mos

• More than 26 years’ experience combined academic, technical, and practical experience in the field of radiation protection, radioactive waste management and waste safety at Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority. • Highly trained and experienced, with extensive knowledge of modern tools and techniques in radioactive waste management including spent radioactive sealed sources: dismantling, compaction, incineration, solidification, transportation, storage and disposal. • Certified radiation protection training courses (Rad Worker I & Rad Worker II) for handling of radioactive materials at SNL National Laboratories, USA, 2003. • Certified training courses domestically and abroad (USA, Belgium, South Africa, Vienna, Malaysia, Slovenia and France). • Certified safeguard training course at the Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, 2009. • Participated in dismantling more than 600 SRSS from their original shields at Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority. • Participated in preparing the Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) report for Egypt. • Participated in emergency first response team at Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority. • Co-coordinator for the international cooperation project between Egypt and USA, IMPRSS project, (Integrated Management Program for Radioactive Sealed Sources) including: Tracking, Awareness, Security, Regulations, Recovery, Transportation, Storage, Recycling, Conditioning, Disposal, and Emergency Response: 2004-2008 • Co-coordinator for an American- Egyptian project “Amnesty Recovery Program for Radioactive Sealed Sources in Egypt, ARPRSS”: 2008-2020. • Participated in upgrading the old national regulatory Body (The Executive Office for Radiation Protection, EORP) through the IMPRSS project: equipment, training, computers, RAIS data base for registration of RSS and security & safety systems. • Egyptian counterpart for IAEA AFRA Projects RAF- 9051, RAF-9045, RAF- 9063, RAF-9065, RAF -9069 & RAF-9070 projects. • Participated in a project for radionuclides