International Development Grant
Sustainable management of disused sealed radioactive sources phase 1
Project Number: CA-3-P006480001
Status: Operational
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $9,649,824.00
Start Date: January 25, 2019
End Date: June 30, 2026
Duration: 7.4 years
Project Description
This project provides the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) with funding to provide technical assistance to 15 states in Latin America and the Caribbean Asia and the Pacific and Africa which have officially requested support to manage their inventories of high activity disused sealed radioactive sources (DSRS).
Expected Results
The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) updated national registries of radioactive sources; (2) reviewed regulations on radiation safety and nuclear security; (3) established national policies and strategies for DSRS; (4) established temporary safe and secure storage of DSRS; (5) training provided for regulatory staff and facility operators: and (6) radioactive sources managed in line with identified options including the removal of 35 DSRS from Chile.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
International Atomic Energy AgencyNuclear Security Fund
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
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Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Project-type interventions
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Foreign Affairs and Trade Gs&Cs