ARMS «Yantar» - automated radiation monitoring system

The rules for radiation control approved by the Order of the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated February 5, 2018 No. 121.

The Rules for conducting radiation control (hereinafter - the Rules) are developed in accordance with paragraph 4 of Article 402 of the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 26, 2017 "On Customs Regulation in the Republic of Kazakhstan" (hereinafter -the Code) and determine the procedure for conducting radiation control by state revenue bodies.

Radiation control of goods and vehicles is one of the types of customs control carried out at border crossings and other places of movement across the customs border of the Eurasian Economic Union, which aims at  radiation safety of the population in the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union and the Republic of Kazakhstan in accordance with the legislation of the Eurasian Economic Union and the Republic of Kazakhstan,  compliance  with international regime for non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and nuclear materials, prevention of violations of customs regulations when moving radioactive substances (hereinafter - RS), goods and vehicles with an increasing level of equivalent dose of gamma radiation, neutron, alpha, beta radiation flux density (hereinafter - ionizing radiation) at checkpoints at the customs border of the Eurasian Economic Union.

For radiation monitoring, state revenue agencies use stationary and portable radiation monitoring systems adapted to the terrain of the area of activity of the state revenue agency.

Since the beginning of this year, 4 facts of exceeding the radiation background have been revealed by means of the ARMS «Yantar» system.

 

Chief specialist of c/p «Bakhty» of SRD for the по EKR Sadykov N.А.