Belarus attends IAEA’s workshop on GNSSN/NNRP in Berlin

The development of National Nuclear Regulatory Portals (NNRP) as part of the Global Nuclear Safety and Security Network (GNSSN) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was discussed during the workshop organized by the agency in Berlin. Partaking in the event were specialists from seven countries including Belarus, Bulgaria, Vietnam, Germany, Russia, BelTA learnt from the Department for Nuclear and Radiation Safety of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry (Gosatomnadzor).

The delegation of the Belarusian Gosatomnadzor included Head of the Sub-Division of Communication and Public Information Oleg Sobolev and Senior Specialist of the Sub-Division of Professional Training and Quality Management Artur Kuvshinnikov.

The GNSSN is being developed on the basis of the IAEA web servers. It provides access to different networks and information resources of the agency and gives a platform for more than 1000 experts and specialists from over 100 countries to exchange their knowledge and experience in the field of nuclear security.

“The creation of National Nuclear Regulatory Portals was initiated not long ago, in May 2012. However, the pace of work is impressively high: at the moment there are 83 national portals with different degrees of completion,” the Department for Nuclear and Radiation Safety of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry noted.

The Belarusian National Nuclear Regulatory Portal is being created in close cooperation with German, Russian, and Ukrainian specialists.

“Belarus is a newcomer in the field of nuclear engineering, but it has significant experience in information technologies, and it was among the first to get down to work on the portal. In comparison with the large Internet site of the Department for Nuclear and Radiation Safety of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry, the national portal is much more laconic. It provides summarized information about Belarus’ nuclear regulatory profile, the regional agency (represented by the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry), and existing nuclear facilities. The home pages – no matter if they are of the Belarusian, Russian or Bulgarian portals - will have similar architecture. It is done deliberately so that a person who visits one Internet portal can easily find the necessary information or links on the others,” the Gosatomnadzor underlined.