MINSK, 8 November (BelTA) – The Belarusian Emergencies Ministry and the Slovenian Nuclear Safety Administration signed a memorandum of sharing information on nuclear and radiation safety, BelTA learned from the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Department at the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry (Gosatomnadzor).
The areas of cooperation will include regulations in nuclear and radiation safety, nuclear energy use licenses, emergency preparedness and response, safe transportation, transit and relocation of radioactive materials and waste. The departments will also exchange information related to the legislative regulation in nuclear and radiation safety.
The memorandum was concluded on the sidelines of the high-level plenary meeting of the Western European Nuclear Regulators Association (WENRA) in Schaffhausen (Switzerland). On behalf of Belarus the document was signed by Gosatomnadzor head Olga Lugovskaya; on behalf of Slovenia by the chief of the Slovenian Nuclear Safety Administration Andrej Stritar.
