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For the 16th time in a row the IAEAs Radiation Safety Technical Services RSTS Laboratory received recognition of the highest level of quality of its radiation monitoring through compliance accreditation with ISOIEC 170252017.The Laboratory which operates in the Vienna International Centre and Seibersdorf in Austria is responsible for providing radiation monitoring services to individuals including IAEA workers experts trainees and visitors who may be exposed to radiation during IAEA activities. The RSTS Laboratory annually conducts over 70 000 measurements annually which covers the measurement of samples and quality controls to ensure the continuous control of the methods and the validity of the results provided to the internal customers. An external and independent assessment by Akkreditierung Austria certified that the assessment undertaken was successfully passed and served as confirmation of the technical competence of the RSTS Laboratory and the compliance of its Quality Management System QMS with the international standards which recognises a laboratory meeting high standards said Rodolfo Cruz Suarez Deputy Technical Manager of the RSTS Laboratory and Head of IAEA RSTS Unit.Accreditation enhances the IAEAs mission to serve as a model for its member countries to establish and maintain a quality management system of a testing laboratory for radiation protection services including individual and workplace monitoring. In March 2021 the RSTS Laboratory took an active role in an Annual Safety Review of the Safeguards and Nuclear Application Laboratories at Seibersdorf conducted by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action Environment Energy Mobility Innovation and Technology BMK. The excellence of the RSTS was recognized by Austrian Radiation Protection Expert Christian Katzlberger who in his remarks highlighted The outstanding quality of the services provided by the radiation protection services RSTSU merits special commendation.
