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Title: Assistance Projects in Ukraine to Combat Nuclear Smuggling


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Assistance Projects in Ukraine to Combat Nuclear
Smuggling
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Securing Orphaned and At-Risk Radioactive
Sources(Fact Sheet Project 5)
  • Some site cleanout has occurred
  • Three additional sites requiring cleanout
    identified
  • DOE funding one
  • Two other facilities need assistance
  • Involves purchase of containers, assistance in
    packaging, transportation to secure storage
  • Partial funding needed for field searches to
    locate and secure additional sources outside of
    regulatory control

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Developing a Long-Term Radioactive Source Storage
Facility(Fact Sheet Project 6)
  • A single storage facility in the Chernobyl
    Exclusion Zone would replace the current regional
    Radons as a long-term solution
  • UK plans to fund design and construction
  • Ukraine will fund some infrastructure
    requirements
  • Additional funds needed to package sources and
    transport them to new facility

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Improving Detection Capability at Seaports(Fact
Sheet Project 7)
  • Odesa and Illichevsk seaports to be upgraded in
    early 2008 several more need upgrades
  • Primary need is additional Aspekt portal
    monitors also hand-held radiation equipment,
    computers, communications equipment, and
    installation and training
  • U.S. can work with potential donors to match
    interests to specific sites and needs

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Improving Detection Capability at the Belarusian
and Russian Borders(Fact Sheet Projects 8 and 9)
  • Upgrades planned at several crossings with
    assistance from DOE, Canada, New Zealand, IAEA
    many more need upgrades
  • Primary need is additional Aspekt portal
    monitors also hand-held radiation equipment,
    computers, communications equipment, and
    installation and training
  • U.S. can work with potential donors to match
    interests to specific sites and needs

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Improving Security at Green Borders(Fact Sheet
Project 10)
  • Some work underway on Moldovan border (U.S. DOD)
    and one region of Belarusian border
    (Canada/IAEA) much more assistance needed
  • Ukraine has developed detailed proposal for
    further improvements on Belarus border
  • Needs include hand-held radiation equipment,
    vehicles, sensors, communications equipment, and
    training
  • U.S. can work with potential donors to match
    interests to specific needs

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Improving Security and Interdiction Capability in
the Black Sea(Fact Sheet Project 11)
  • U.S. DOD and Sweden providing assistance to
    outfit ships many additional ships need
    outfitting
  • Needs include radiation detectors, related
    equipment, communications equipment, and training
  • U.S. can work with potential donors to match
    interests to specific needs
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