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Authors:
Semyon Kundas (1), J. Sabol (2), Andrey Timoshchenko(1)
Affiliation:
(1) International Sakharov Environmental University, Minsk, Belarus
(2) International Atomic Energy Agency
Abstract:
The most of new independent countries appeared at the map of former Soviet Union met with great problem of having specialists to maintain radiation protection (RP) at an appropriate level. Such countries like Azerbaijan, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan have no their national systems for training RP specialists till now. That is why IAEA applying great efforts to assist former Soviet Union countries in education and training. Many of them are focused on regional training center in Minsk, Republic of Belarus based on International Sakharov Environmental University (ISEU). There were 3 Post-Graduate Educational and Training Courses on radiation protection and safety of radiation sources held in Minsk since 2001. The major part of participants of these courses is from countries belonging to the Community of Independent States (CIS). 10 CIS states had endorsed in 2000 in Minsk, Belarus, the Agreement on co-operation in education and training in radioecology, radiobiology, RP and related fields. ISEU was nominated as the head institution of the special Perma-nent CIS commission on the topic created within the agreement. The activity of this commission and role of IAEA in processing education and training policy on RP in CIS countries and regional peculiarities of training programme in Minsk are discussed in the report. |
