Press releases
On 25 April, CNCAN marked the successful completion of the project “Enhancing Nuclear Safety and Security in Romania – Improving Disaster Resilience and Preparedness for Response to Nuclear and Radiological Events”, funded under the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2014-2021.
Together with the national partners – the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Gendarmerie (IGJR), the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Border Police (IGPF), the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police (IGPR), the General Inspectorate of Romanian Aviation (IGAv) – the project's donor partner, the Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (DSA), and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, the main indicators achieved under the project were reiterated:
40 new and updated regulations and regulatory procedures developed or issued to improve nuclear and radiological safety, oversight of nuclear and radiological installations, physical protection, non-proliferation, border control and the prevention of illicit trafficking in nuclear and other radioactive materials; 80 - Number of staff from the regulatory body and the nuclear industry with responsibilities for nuclear and radiological safety oversight who were formally trained; 30 - Number of participants in experience-sharing events, including training courses, seminars, technical meetings, consultancy meetings and scientific visits; 180 - Number of staff from national authorities and the relevant industry who were formally trained on all important aspects of physical protection, non-proliferation, border control and the prevention of illicit trafficking in nuclear and other radioactive materials; 25 - Number of participants in experience-sharing events, including training courses, seminars, technical meetings, consultancy meetings and scientific visits; 150 - Number of staff from national authorities and relevant organizations who were formally trained on all important aspects of emergency preparedness and response; The CNCAN Emergency Information, Training and Response Centre, equipped and furnished.
