Ukraine Installs Radiation Detectors at Border Posts

U.S. and Ukrainian officials celebrated the installation of radiation detectors at a Ukrainian border post yesterday (see GSN, April 25, 2005).

The ceremony at Kurchugan marked the installation of detection equipment at five Ukrainian sites along the Moldovan border.  Another 25 sites are also scheduled to receive U.S.-funded detectors, according to a release from the Energy Department’s National Nuclear Security Administration.

“Ukraine and the United States are working closely together to stop nuclear smuggling. This partnership plays a critical role in the global fight against illicit trafficking and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction,” said NNSA nuclear nonproliferation head William Tobey.  “We will continue to strengthen our cooperation as we work together to complete installation of NNSA’s radiation detection equipment at the remaining sites in Ukraine.”

The U.S. Second Line of Defense program provides technical workshops, training and equipment, according to the release (NNSA release, May 21).

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