«The Transport Nuclear Security» Training Course

Within the framework of the Kazakh-American Energy Partnership, the Radiological Safety Office of the National Nuclear Safety Administration of the US Department of Energy and the Committee for Atomic and Energy Supervision and Control of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan organized and conducted a training course "Physical safety during transportation of radioactive materials" in Almaty from April 4-7, 2022.

The purpose of the course was to introduce the key elements of the physical protection of the radioactive material’s transportation, planning process, development and implementation of security plan for transportation of radioactive materials.

The course was intended for specialists of the state authorities and atomic energy enterprises responsible for ensuring compliance with security measures for radioactive sources transportation. In the framework of the training, US and Kazakhstan instructors conducted theoretical and practical exercises. US DOE Oak Ridge National Laboratory instructors participated online using the ZOOM information platform.

As a result of the training, 18 Kazakhstan specialists were presented certificates of successful completion of the course.