Regulators from Southeast Asian countries participating in a security exercise at DOST-PNRI
Southeast Asian Regulators Train at PNRI on Licensing and Inspection for Radioactive Materials
To better enhance the safety and security of the general public and the environment in their respective countries, nuclear regulators across Southeast Asia trained in the Philippines under the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for inspection of radioactive materials early in April at the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI).
The week-long Regional Training Course on Licensing and Inspection for Radioactive Material, held from April 9 to 13, 2018 at the Novotel Manila Araneta Center, Quezon City, tackled the vital aspects of a security inspection program for nuclear and radioactive materials and facilities.
IAEA experts conducted the course with 23 participants representing various government agencies in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, along with four participants from PNRI.
During the training course, a new IAEA project for strengthening regulatory capacities in Southeast Asia through improving licensing, inspection and enforcement of security for radioactive materials and associated facilities was introduced.
The PNRI serves as the country’s regulatory body for nuclear and radioactive materials. Under Republic Act 5027 or the Atomic Energy Regulatory and Liability Act of 1968, no person can use, own, possess or transport nuclear and radioactive materials without a license from the former Philippine Atomic Energy Commission, which later became the PNRI.
The Philippines became a member state of the IAEA in 1958.
