Building Capacity to Prevent Illicit Trafficking of Nuclear or Radiological Materials

This project aims to strengthen the capacities of Ukraine's State Border Guard Service to detect and respond to security incidents involving nuclear or radiological materials. This project focusses on preventing such incidents along the administrative lines of control in the Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts bordering Russia the Transnistria region bordering Moldova and Russian-occupied Crimea. Project activities include: (1) providing equipment for detection and identification of radioactive material cameras and sensors patrol vehicles and personal protective equipment to Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service; and (2) providing training to personnel on patrol strategies and incident response protocols.

The expected outcome for this project is the effective operation and maintenance of radiation detection and identification equipment and related border control equipment by personnel of Ukraine's State Border Guard Service. They are deployed along the administrative lines of control in the Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts bordering Russia the Transnistria region bordering Moldova and Russian-occupied Crimea.