Pakistan’s nuclear supervisory agency becomes IAEA collaborating centre

 

 

Pakistan’s nuclear supervisory agency becomes IAEA collaborating centre

 

Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA) will act as a collaborating centre of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for nuclear security education, training and technical support.

Built on a long-term partnership between IAEA and Pakistan, the National Institute of Safety and Security of PNRA has become IAEA’s 10th collaborating centre in the field of nuclear security in the world.

An agreement to this effect was signed on the sidelines of the IAEA general conference in Vienna and is valid until 2026.

A collaborating centre is an IAEA member state institution, department or laboratory, which focuses on research, development and training, and which has been designated by the IAEA to support its programmatic activities.

The agreement is a legally binding document signed by both parties, which contains the undertakings of the parties and the duration of designation as well as the objectives, activities and expected results and outcomes.

PNRA Chairman Faizan Mansoor says NISAS will continue to support nuclear security through organising and hosting IAEA training courses and workshops by utilizing their state-of-the-art training centre and physical protection laboratories. He said the designation of NISAS as an IAEA collaborating centre is an important milestone in the longstanding cooperation with the IAEA.

According to IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security Lydie Evrard, “The IAEA nuclear security programme includes a broad range of capacity building activities, which are one of the most important pillars of our assistance to member states. Nuclear security education and training in the region of Asia and the Pacific will be further strengthened and supported by the designation of NISAS as an IAEA collaborating centre.”   

Source: Dawn.com