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MINSK, 25 June (BelTA) – Three scheduled International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections will be held in Belarus, BelTA learned from the Department for Nuclear and Radiation Safety of the Emergencies Ministry of Belarus (Gosatomnadzor).
“Belarus is hosting regular scheduled inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency in accordance with the agreement on the application of safeguards in connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. The IAEA inspectors are to visit the Joint Institute for Power and Nuclear Research Sosny of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, the Ecores enterprise and the Belarusian NPP. Inspectors are scheduled to conduct physical inventories of nuclear material and check the maintenance of relevant records,” Gosatomnadzor informed.
The agreement between the Republic of Belarus and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the application of safeguards in connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons was concluded on 14 April 1995. In Belarus, the Emergencies Ministry, represented by Gosatomnadzor, acts as the competent authority for the state safeguards system. This includes ensuring the conduct and support of inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
IAEA safeguards are a core component of the international security framework, acting as a system of technical measures applied to nuclear facilities and materials to ensure they are not diverted for non-peaceful purposes. These measures verify a state's commitment to using nuclear energy solely for peaceful activities. States agree to the application of these measures by concluding safeguards agreements.
“Belarus is hosting regular scheduled inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency in accordance with the agreement on the application of safeguards in connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. The IAEA inspectors are to visit the Joint Institute for Power and Nuclear Research Sosny of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, the Ecores enterprise and the Belarusian NPP. Inspectors are scheduled to conduct physical inventories of nuclear material and check the maintenance of relevant records,” Gosatomnadzor informed.
The agreement between the Republic of Belarus and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the application of safeguards in connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons was concluded on 14 April 1995. In Belarus, the Emergencies Ministry, represented by Gosatomnadzor, acts as the competent authority for the state safeguards system. This includes ensuring the conduct and support of inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
IAEA safeguards are a core component of the international security framework, acting as a system of technical measures applied to nuclear facilities and materials to ensure they are not diverted for non-peaceful purposes. These measures verify a state's commitment to using nuclear energy solely for peaceful activities. States agree to the application of these measures by concluding safeguards agreements.
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