Georgia joins International Radiation Monitoring Information System
As a result of the implementation of necessary technical measures and software at the radiation background monitoring stations in Georgia, the country acquired the status of the 50th member state of the IRMIS system, which ensures early notification and response management of nuclear or radiological emergency situations. Photo via International Atomic Energy Agency
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Georgia has joined the International Radiation Monitoring Information System of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and thus the radiation indicators, received from Georgia’s Agency of Nuclear and Radiation Safety, will be automatically supplied to the IRMIS system and reflected on the international map, the Environment Ministry announced on Saturday.
Khatia Jikuridze, the Head of the Nuclear and Radiation Agency, noted that Georgia’s inclusion in the IRMIS system confirmed the country’s commitment to the international legal framework for nuclear and radiation safety and to international cooperation.
As a result of the implementation of necessary technical measures and software at the radiation background monitoring stations in Georgia, the country acquired the status of the 50th member state of the IRMIS system, which ensures early notification and response management of nuclear or radiological emergency situations.
Georgian Deputy Interior Minister Aleksandre Darakhvelidze on Sunday held an introductory meeting with David Canaday, the Head of the United States Defence Threat Reduction Agency’s Regional Office for the Caucasus, discussing the existing cooperation and ongoing projects and agreeing on the priority directions for future collaboration.
The Georgian State Security Service on Friday said units involving 150 professionals from various state agencies of the country had received “high evaluation” in an exercise organised by the United States Defense Threat Reduction Agency for coordinated, inter-agency work against chemical, biological, radiation and nuclear threats in various crisis situations.
The Anti-Corruption Agency and Counterintelligence Department of the State Security Service of Georgia on Tuesday detained three individuals for illegal purchase and storage of radioactive substances and an attempt to sell them for $1.2 million.
Georgia’s experience in detecting and responding to nuclear and radiation threats at border crossing points was in focus of a meeting held within the International Criminal Police Organisation’s Geiger project in Georgia’s Black Sea city of Batumi on Wednesday, the Georgian Interior Ministry said.