2014-15 Annual Report - Appendix 7 ARPANSA licensing activities

Appendix 7: ARPANSA licensing activities

Details of any breach of licence conditions by a licensee during the financial year of which the CEO is aware

Breaches with significant safety implications

One breach with significant safety implications was recorded during the year. On 9 April 2015, ARPANSA found ANSTO LifeSciences at Camperdown in breach of Regulation 44 for failing to take reasonably practicable steps to prevent the override of a safety interlock on a hot cell at the facility.

Breaches with no or minor safety implications

Three breaches with no or minor safety implications were recorded during the year:

• The first breach occurred when a licence holder failed to follow a standard operating procedure which resulted in a breach of section 30(2) of the ARPANS Act. The breach was assessed to have no safety implications and appropriate corrective actions were undertaken by the licence holder.
• A licensee failed to follow its plans and arrangements as required by Regulation 49. The breach was assessed to have minor safety implications and appropriate corrective actions were undertaken by the licence holder.
• The third breach was due to a failure by a licence holder to comply with an operational limit and condition requiring a fire suppression system for a filtration system to be functional on the duty filter. The breach was assessed to have minor safety implications.