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The future of nuclear security in Cambodia: the collaboration among national stakeholders

23 Jun 2022, 16:00
30m
M 01( first floor M Building) (IAEA Headquarters)

M 01( first floor M Building)

IAEA Headquarters

Poster 27. International cooperation and assistance to enhance the safety and security of radioactive sources Poster Session 3

Speaker

Thon Mao

Description

Cambodia is fully committed to the non-proliferation of the nuclear program and takes part to ensure safety, security and safeguards at national, regional level and throughout the world. Cambodia has no nuclear facilities (no nuclear power reactors, no research reactors, and no fuel cycle facilities). Anyway, Cambodia has a small quantity of Nuclear and Radioactive Materials to be used and storage. The use of Nuclear and Radioactive Materials in some sectors: Medical (Oncology Center in Cambodia), Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital, Kalamet Hospital (new), Industrial gauges used in brewery and beverage companies, Research (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries and Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology). The establishment of a future nuclear regulatory body after the nuclear law will be promulgated in near future. The Ministry of Mines and Energy is finalizing the draft nuclear law and implementing the action plans from INSSP (Legal framework, prevention, detection, response, and human resources development), utilizing IAEA NUSIMS to improve Safety and Security and finally implementing the revised SQP and the AP with the collaboration among not only with national stakeholders but also with IAEA and other international organizations.

Country OR Intl. Organization Cambodia

Primary author

Thon Mao

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