Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 233 in Riga in 2005 (April 5. 19. § 17) the rules on the movement of goods and vehicles to the country of control of the radiometric border Issued in accordance with the law "on radiation safety and nuclear safety" 9. in the second paragraph of article i. General questions 1. determines the order in which the State border, in cooperation with the Customs authorities, the food and veterinary service and the radiation Security Center checks to the State border of the Republic of Latvia (which is outside the European economic area in the border) to ensure that across the border is moved only cargo, in which radioactive substances does not exceed the permissible norms, as well as not being imported and exported undocumented sources. 2. measurement of ionising radiation (hereinafter referred to as the radiometric control) road, the international sea port, airport and railway station and robežkon control at border crossing points (border inspection post) or other movable assets (hereinafter referred to as the product) and the national border guard of the vehicle. 3. State border guard officials conducted radiometric control, training and continuing training of radiation security agenda and nuclear safety in the national border guard Chief in cooperation with radiation safety Centre (hereinafter referred to as the Centre). 4. Training and further training of the pro am of the national border guard staff are persons include: 4.1 theoretical instruction on the laws and requirements of radiation safety;
4.2. information on the possible health hazards, precautions and protection against ionizing radiation;
4.3. the theoretical instruction and practical training for the transport of goods and means of radiometric monitoring;
4.4. information on measures being taken, finding undeclared source item or vehicle or elevated gamma radiation background level. 5. Customs officials will go to control the clouded border, continuing training in nuclear safety and radiation safety to ensure appropriate service management. 6. food and veterinary service staff involved in the controls on the country's borders, training in nuclear safety and radiation safety provides the Department of management, in cooperation with the Center. 7. Continuing training in customs officials and the food and veterinary service experts include: 7.1 the theoretical instruction on the laws and requirements of radiation safety;
7.2. information on the possible health hazards, precautions and protection against ionizing radiation;
7.3. information on measures being taken, finding undeclared source item or vehicle or elevated gamma radiation background level. 8. State border guard, customs authorities and the food and veterinary service (hereinafter referred to as the border control services) officials that service management not less frequently than once every two years, organised by the aptitude test for radiometric control, protection against ionizing radiation and other radiation safety and nuclear safety measures. 9. Extraordinary training and aptitude test are organized, if substantial amendments made to the legislation governing radiation safety and nuclear security issues, changes in border control officials of the duties or introduced another type of radiometer. II. Radiometric control 10. Radiometric measurements using a calibrated meter portable radio or testing the stationary radiometer. Radiometer shall meet the following requirements: 10.1 to 60 keV, MeV energy range 1.5;
10.2. the ability to detect such sources of gamma radiation: 10.2.1. starting with 0.05/µSv h-portable radiometer;
10.2.2. starting with a 0.1 µSv/h stationary radiometer;
10.3. ensure that mistakenly open source shall not exceed 0.01% of the total detected undeclared sources of ionising radiation. 11. the neutron detector shall disclose the neutron source, which produces a neutron flow 20000 neutrons per second. Radiometer sensitivity test using neutron radiation sources containing 300 grams of plutonium and in which the concentration of 93.3% 239P, or other sources of ionizing radiation, which causes the nei tron. 12. before portable radiometric control devices are measured in natural radiation background: 12.1. measuring natural gamma radiation background with a portable radiometer, radiometer recorder (probe) is located 1 m from the ground;
12.2. the measurement of the border inspection posts shall take place at least once a day out in the places where the goods or perform the radiometric control of vehicles;
12.3. the number and duration of measurement as appropriate radiometer manufacturer's technical parameters laid down in the documents. 13. the inspection of the goods and vehicles with stationary radiometer to observe the following requirements: 13.1 radiometer is continuously switched on;
13.2. the goods and the vehicle moving through the detector aisle at a steady speed that does not exceed the fixed radiometer technical signs the prescribed maximum speed;
13.3. If you exceed the fixed the warning threshold, the radiometer carried out a detailed examination by a portable radiometer. 14. goods and vehicle inspection with portable radiometer to observe the following requirements: 14.1. recording of the radiometer (probe) is located not further than 5 cm from the surface of the item or vehicle;
14.2. large dimensional product or vehicle, other than rail transport, checks the perimeter at different levels, each level at one point that the distance between the measuring points does not exceed 1 m; 14.3. railway composition checks each wagon around the perimeter on one level, but if the results of radiometric control instead of measuring a car about 50% higher than the natural background gamma radiation level, this wagon check around the perimeter at different levels, each level several points that the distance between the measuring points does not exceed 1 m 14.4. small item, if it is not packed, checked all the available surface. 15. State border guard officials conducting radiometric control, is responsible for: 15.1 radiometer operating rules;
15.2. radiometric measurement of quality;

15.3. the accuracy of the information obtained. III. Action by finding elevated levels of ionising radiation or revealing undeclared source 16. If the results of radiometric control measurement site about 50% higher than the natural background gamma radiation level or neutron radiation is found from the goods or vehicle, the national border guard official shall draw up a report on the increased level of ionizing radiation detection (annex) and their customs without delay to Exchange senior. Senior Customs Exchange fills the cargo section of the message and sends the message to the Centre and the security police. A border inspection post, which is not a customs official, message centre and security police sent the National Guard to the change of senior. 17. where the Declaration of the source is not specified, but the radiometric control is detected neutron radiation from the vehicle or goods or ionizing radiation exposure dose level of capacity is greater than 0.20 mSv/h, the oldest customs of the Exchange (if not at the border inspection post, customs officials of the national border guard Exchange senior) decide on the goods or the parking of the place of storage and asked downtown to organize detailed goods and means of transport. 18. If you have received information that the item or vehicle is not declared in the source, at the border inspection post of the control services shall send notice to the Center and asked to organize detailed product and vehicle research. 19. the Centre shall assess the received message and information and opinion to the oldest customs of Exchange (Exchange of national border guard senior) on the required radiation safety and nuclear safety measures, further action (allow or disallow move goods and vehicle across State border) and arrangements will be made for additional research. 20. details of goods and vehicles research carried out by experts of the Centre, but, if it is determined a neutron radiation from the goods or means of transport or by checking the documents, suspected undeclared nuclear material or goods vehicle, the Center shall so inform the security police and the vehicle and the goods detailed studies shall be carried out in conjunction with the Customs and police experts. 21. the study of goods and vehicles, the Center's experts: 21.1. observes the radiation safety and nuclear safety requirements, as well as take precautions (including rentgencaurskat), before you open a container with radioactive contents if there is reasonable suspicion about its dangers;
21.2. the likelihood of exposure assessed border control services of employees and others who have been in contact with the product or vehicle, and determine: 21.2.1. gamma and neutron radiation dose;
21.2.2. goods and radioactive contamination;
21.3. preparing the description of sources using the Customs authorities data on cargo. 22. the Centre's experts, together with the customs or police officer, shall ensure the preservation of forensic evidence inspection, if undeclared sources. 23. Finding undeclared sources of goods or means of transport, the Centre's experts: 23.1. jointly with the border inspection post, customs Exchange senior (if not at the border inspection post customs officers-with the State border guard of the Exchange) removes the sources and arrange it to storage for further transportation;
23.2. independently or jointly with the management of hazardous waste the State agent staff prepares tour of ionizing radiation sources are transported to radiometrij or radioķīmij laboratory (laboratory) for further research or storage space;
23.3. organizes the ionizing radiation source transport to a laboratory or storage location. 24. the experts of the laboratory: 24.1. preserves evidence and analyses not packing material and radioactive traces on the packaging;
24.2. the sources of Visual inspection;
24.3. determine the ionizing radiation source;
15.2. checks the source properties (if necessary);
15.2. ionizing radiation source analysis to the extent that it would be possible to determine its origin, the intended use and the last owner. 25. If no laboratory in Latvia is unable to perform the necessary analysis, the Centre organizes the sources look ga to specialized laboratories abroad. 26. not later than 24 hours after an invalid klarēt the source of ionising radiation detection Center sends an initial communication on undeclared discovered the source of the International Atomic Energy Agency. If the additional information is received, the Centre shall prepare and transmit to the International Atomic Energy Agency to supplement the statement again. IV. Action by the undeclared sources of ionising radiation 27. Undeclared sources shall be returned to the national radiation safety and nuclear safety supervisory body, the source of the imported from Latvia. 28. Undeclared nuclear material in accordance with the July 1, 1968-the nuclear non-proliferation Treaty shall be returned to the country. If it is not possible to determine the sending country, undeclared nuclear material shall be returned to the country from which you imported it in Latvia. If the country has not acceded to the Nuclear non-proliferation Treaty, the question of the return of undeclared nuclear Center dealt with the International Atomic Energy Agency. 29. All the expenses resulting from these rules 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27 and 28 above, covers: 29.1. the consignor or the consignee of the goods, if not declared the source of ionising radiation has been good (moving in transit by rail-freight forwarder);
29.2. the goods carrier, if undeclared sources of ionising radiation has been trans portlīdzekl (moving in transit by rail-freight forwarder, if the cargo is shipped with the vehicle, which is in his possession or in the possession of legitimate). Informative reference to European Union directive rules included provisions deriving from Council of 22 December 2003 Directive 2003/122/Euratom on the high-activity sealed radioactive sources and orphan sources. Prime Minister a. Halloween Environment Minister r. vējonis annex to the Cabinet of Ministers of 5 April 2005, regulations no 233 Minister of environment r. vējonis