Cooperation for Strengthening of Safety

By virtue of the fact that activities to ensure nuclear and radiation safety have not only a national, but also an international aspect, including connected with the fulfillment of the obligations of the Republic of Belarus, and also taking into account the fact that a nuclear power plant is being built in Belarus for the first time and, accordingly, the regulatory infrastructure of nuclear safety after the formative stage continues to evolve. Since the moment of foundation of Gosatonmadzor is widely involved in the international cooperation through the following activities:

• reporting on the implementation of the international obligations of the Republic of Belarus to ensure nuclear and radiation safety;

• interaction with regulators of nuclear and radiation safety of other countries, other relevant organizations, including on the basis of bilateral cooperation agreements, and also on a multilateral basis;

• work with the IAEA missions in the Republic of Belarus;

• participation in international events (conferences, forums, seminars, meetings, exhibitions);

• teaching and training of Belarusian specialists abroad;

• participation in the implementation of national and regional technical cooperation projects of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the European Union and other organizations.

The period from 2012 to 2017 is characterized as the formation of international cooperation of Gosatomnadzor, during which its large-scale institutionalization took place, and the framework and mechanisms were created for subsequent practical interaction.

Currently, the strategic priority is its maintenance and development, the transition to implementation on a planned basis, in relation to the current and future needs and capabilities of the Belarusian regulatory authority.

The strategic goal of international cooperation of Gosatomnadzor in the short and medium term is to optimize and organize the use of system-wide tools of international cooperation (both already installed and new ones) to improve the system of nuclear and radiation safety in Belarus and its components.

 Main tasks:

• creation of conditions for strengthening and developing competencies and professional-expert potential of the Belarusian regulatory authority and its technical support organizations in all areas of regulatory activity by sharing experience and best practices with foreign regulators;

• creating conditions for obtaining external expert support from foreign specialists to strengthen licensing, safety assessment and safety oversight activities during the construction, commissioning and subsequent operation of the Belarusian NPP;

• formation of a sustainable system of advanced training of Gosatomnadzor specialists abroad;

• fulfillment of international obligations of the Republic of Belarus in the field of nuclear and radiation safety;

• obtaining external assessments for further improvement of the nuclear and radiation safety system in the Republic of Belarus;

• formation of the presentation among foreign audiences (specialists and the public) about the current situation in terms of ensuring nuclear and radiation safety in the Republic of Belarus;

• contributing to the global strengthening of nuclear and radiation safety at the international level.

Information on the development of international cooperation of the Republic of Belarus in the field of nuclear and radiation safety is published annually in the annual reviews of the state of nuclear and radiation safety, which are publicly available in the sections “System of Nuclear and Radiation Safety in Belarus” / “Reports and reviews on ensuring nuclear and radiation safety in the Republic of Belarus” of the Gosatomnadzor website.

International obligations of the Republic of Belarus to ensure nuclear and radiation safety

Organizations we cooperate with

International projects and programmes