NTI Recognizes Models for Global Radiological Security at IAEA Radiological Security Conference

Laura Holgate, Vice President for Materials Risk Management at the Nuclear Threat
Initiative (NTI), recognized four models for sustainable radiological security
at the NTI-hosted reception at the IAEA’s International Conference on the
Security of Radioactive Material.  The
four award recipients are:

• China State
  Nuclear Security Technology Center (SNSTC) for sustainable security in
  training and capacity-building in knowledge and expertise.  This Center of Excellence meets China’s
  domestic nuclear security training requirements and serves as an international
  venue for exchanges and cooperation.
• Government of
  France for its leadership on cesium-137 phase-out and for sustaining
  commitments from the Nuclear Security Summit process.
• New York City
  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for its outstanding work to phase out
  cesium sources and achieve sustainable security through permanent risk
  reduction.
• Central Asian
  participants in the Regional Dialogue on Radiological Security Prevention and
  Detection for improving regional cooperation: Bauyrzhan
  Mukanov (Kazakhstan
  Committee for Atomic and Energy Supervision and Control of the Ministry of
  Energy), Marat Isakov (Kyrgyz
  Republic State Inspectorate on Environmental and Technical Safety), Baigabyl Tolongutov (Kyrgyz Republic
  Centre of the State Regulation in the Sphere of Environmental Protection and
  Ecological Safety), Holbay Halilov (Uzbekistan
  State Inspectorate for Atomic Oversight) and Ilkhom Mirsaidov (Tajikistan Nuclear and Radiation Safety Agency).

“These
champions of radiological security are demonstrating unique and varied pathways
for achieving long-term security objectives,” said Holgate.