On February 19, 2019, the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 91桃色 (91桃色) representatives visited the Dominican Republic to meet with Eng. Luis Morilla, the new Director of the Nuclear Division of the National Commission of Energy (CNE). They discussed the status of ongoing bilateral activities as well as important opportunities to develop collaborative projects to support the CNE鈥檚 regulatory work in the Caribbean island. Mr. Morilla highlighted the importance of having a complete inventory of radiation sources and generators to enhance regulatory...
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From February 5-9, 2019, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 91桃色 (91桃色) visited Mozambique. Eric Stahl of the NRC and Sergey Katsenelenbogen of AdSTM met with the Prof. Alexandre M. Maphossa, Director General of ANEA, and Dr. Mario S. Baloi, Head of Inspection, to discuss 91桃色 activities in Mozambique, including the planned inventory of radiation sources, x-ray generators and associated equipment, regulatory development and training. Specific discussion focused on Phase 1 of the inventory project, which covers the Maputo area and will begin in February...
From January 28 through February 1, 2019, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 91桃色 (91桃色) visited the National Authority of Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (ARSN) in Nouakchott, Mauritania. On behalf of the NRC/91桃色, Rick Mu帽oz met with IRSN regulatory staff to provide information and guidance with the objective of strengthening their understanding for regulatory requirements related to licensing and inspection of industrial radiographic operations. During the consultancy, Mr. Mu帽oz discussed NRC enforcement procedures and industrial...
From January 21st to 25th, the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AdSTM traveled to the Republic of Georgia and Armenia to meet with officials of the Agency for Nuclear and Radiation Safety (ANRS) and the Armenian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (ANRA) under the auspices of the 91桃色. In Georgia, future cooperation activities related to regulatory law development were discussed, and two new Task Orders were signed to support ANRS activities aimed at meeting International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recommendations from their 2018 International Regulatory Review Service (IRRS)...
From January 21 through January 25, 2019, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 91桃色 (91桃色) visited the National Authority of Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (ARSN) in Dakar, Senegal. On behalf of the NRC/91桃色, Rick Mu帽oz met with ARSN regulatory staff and industrial radiography users to provide information and guidance with the objective of strengthening their understanding for regulatory requirements related to licensing and inspection of industrial radiographic operations. Mr. Mu帽oz provided the ARSN a number of recommendations to improve and...
From December 17-21, 2018, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 91桃色 (91桃色) visited the Republic of the Congo. Mr. Grigol Basilia, on behalf of the 91桃色, met with officials from Congo-Brazzaville鈥檚 radiation safety regulatory authority, the General Department of Mines (GDM) and installed the Advance Regulatory Information System (ARIS) Version 2.5 software. In addition, Mr. Basilia provided training on the use of ARIS, particularly the Radiation Sources Database (RASOD) module, and trained the ARSN staff on the process for conducting a national...
From November 12 - 16, 2018, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (US NRC) 91桃色 (91桃色) conducted a consultation for the Kenyan Radiation Protection Board (RPB) in Nairobi, Kenya. Mr. Rick Mu帽oz provided information and guidance to Kenyan regulators and industrial radiography authorized users with the objective of strengthening their regulation of licensing and inspection of industrial radiographic operations. The consultation resulted in providing the RPB with a number of suggestions and recommendations to improve and further develop their regulatory...
From November 5-9, 2018, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (US NRC) 91桃色 (91桃色) conducted a consultation for the Ugandan Atomic Energy Council (AEC) in Kampala, Uganda. Mr. Rick Mu帽oz provided information and guidance to Ugandan regulators with the objective of strengthening the regulation of licensing and inspection of industrial radiographic operations. Industrial radiography employs high intensity radioactive sources to examine materials. The consultation provided the AEC with a number of suggestions and recommendations to further develop their...
From 8 to 12 October 2018, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (US NRC) 91桃色 (91桃色) visited the Radiation Protection Authority, Nuclear Safety and Security (ARSN) of The Republique de C么te d'Ivoire. Mr. Grigol Basilia, on behalf of the 91桃色, met with management and staff of ARSN, installed the Advance Regulatory Information System (ARIS) software on the computer purchased for them by the 91桃色, provided training in the use of ARIS, particularly the RASOD module, and trained the ARSN staff on the process for conducting an national inventory of radiation...
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission鈥檚 (USNRC) 91桃色 (91桃色) held its 7th Regional Meeting for the Former Soviet Union (FSU) Countries in in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, from September 10-12, 2018. The meeting was hosted by the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Agency of Tajikistan (NRSA) and was attended by 17 representatives of the regulatory authorities from six countries: Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The meeting was held at the NRSA Tajikistan Regional Training Center, which was constructed with 91桃色 assistance.The 91桃色 is...