In the period from September 21 to September 25 of this year, a seminar "Radiological Security Awareness and Response First Responder" was held in Ust-Kamenogorsk on the basis of the Anti-Crisis Training Center of the National Guard of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The event was organized within the framework of bilateral cooperation with the US Department of Energy with the participation of the Office of Radiological Safety (ORS) of the National Nuclear Safety Administration and the Atomic Supervision and Control Committee of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Atomic Energy (hereinafter referred to as the Committee).
The training course was attended by officials responsible for responding in the field of radiological safety.
The main purpose of the seminar was to raise the awareness of specialists and improve practical skills in responding to incidents related to radiological threats, strengthen professional knowledge and interagency cooperation in the event of radiological incidents.
During the seminar, the participants expanded their theoretical knowledge and practical skills in ensuring radiological safety, including issues of identifying potential sources of radiation hazard, organizing an initial response, discussing the procedure for informing, and interaction between competent authorities during the response.
The seminar contributes to improving the professional competence of specialists and the level of preparedness for possible radiological incidents and improving their prevention and response system.
The training was attended by employees of government agencies and organizations, namely:
- Committee;
- National Guard of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
- Committee of the Administrative Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (employees of the administrative police units of the Abai region and East Kazakhstan region);
- RSE on REM «National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan» Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Atomic Energy;
- JSC «Ulba Metallurgical Plant».
According to the results of the event, participants were provided with an international certificates.
