Radiation protection to be improved through international projects and programs
Society
Ulaanbaatar
/MONTSAME/ The General Agency for Specialized Inspection plans to take
part in international projects and programs to improve and strengthen radiation
control and upskill its inspectors in the coming year. Therefore, authorities of
the agency’s Nuclear and Radiation Control Department met with relevant officials
of the United States Department of Energy and Korea International Cooperation
Agency.
At the
meeting, it was agreed to collaborate in improving the quality
control system for x-ray devices, upskilling personnel, providing training for health professionals and technicians, ensuring the normal operation of
inspection devices, running software updates on the radiation protection
instruments installed in the country’s border ports, importing spare parts
necessary for the maintenance of radiation protection equipment, and organizing
capacity building training for border inspectors and relevant government
officials.