Technical exchange seminar on the topic: «Analysis of concrete examples of actions / Vulnerability assessment for response forces»

Technical exchange seminar on the topic: «Analysis of concrete examples of actions / Vulnerability assessment for response forces»

The Office of International Nuclear Safety (INS) of the National Nuclear Safety Administration (DOE/NNSA) of the U.S. Department of Energy together with the Committee for Atomic and Energy Supervision and Control of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter – Committee) within the framework of cooperation on strengthening nuclear physical security, from
аugust 22 to 26, 2022, a technical exchange seminar on the topic «Analysis of concrete examples of actions / Vulnerability assessment for response forces» was held at the Nuclear Safety Training Center of the RSE at the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The purpose of this seminar is to establish cooperation and permanent relations between stakeholders in the field of nuclear security in Kazakhstan, to unite stakeholders, to build capacity and to identify strengths and possible gaps in the field of nuclear security.

Organizational arrangements for this seminar were carried out by the Northwest Pacific National Laboratory (PNNL) and the Scientific and Technical Center for Nuclear Technology Safety.

Specialists of state bodies and specialists of organizations dealing with issues in the field of nuclear physical security were invited to participate in this event, namely:

  1. Committee;
  2. National Guard of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
  3. RSE on REM «National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan» of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
  4. RSE on REM «Institute of Nuclear Physics» of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
  5. JSC «Ulba Metallurgical Plant»;
  6. «MAEK-Kazatomprom» LLP;
  7. Branch of the «Institute of Atomic Energy» RSE at the National Nuclear Center of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

According to the results of the event, participants were provided with an international certificate confirming the completion of the above-mentioned training course.