Group of experts for nuclear and radiation safety of the Baltic Sea Council will meet on 19 November Vilnius, www.eu2013.lt has informed.
Group of experts for nuclear and radiation safety of the Baltic Sea Council will meet on 19 November Vilnius, www.eu2013.lt has informed.
The group is set to examine the issues important for the whole Baltic Sea region such as radiation protection and nuclear safety. This meeting is one of the Lithuanian Presidency of the EU Council events.
The delegates are said to concentrate on joint projects in the field of radiation and nuclear safety, the report on Flagship Project 14.3, aimed to develop scenarios and identify gaps for all main hazards and the potential of such hazards in the Baltic Sea Region. The organisational issues of the workshop on the control of the Baltic Sea border with regards to illegal nuclear and radioactive material transportation are also planned for the discussion.
The group of experts for nuclear and radiation safety of the Baltic Sea Council meetings usually involve 10 experts, delegated by the Baltic Sea States as well as specialists from observing countries, namely Belarus, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine, Great Britain and the US.
The meetings are aimed to discuss cooperation on ensuring radiation and nuclear safety, joint actions in preparation for nuclear and radiological incidents and responding to them. The delegates will exchange information on ongoing radiological measurements, discuss the co-operation ensuring the control of nuclear and other radioactive materials, the prevention of illegal transportation of such materials.
The participants will visit the Lithuanian Radiation Protection Centre.
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