Support for the Code of Conduct on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources from 2021 to 2024

This project continues Canada's support for the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Code of Conduct on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources. Project activities include: (1) developing guidance documents to implement the provisions of the Code and its supplementary Guidance provisions; (2) developing national best practices on implementing the Code and its supplementary Guidance; (3) developing Code and Guidance self-assessment and peer review tools; (4) organizing and delivering a series of international and regional meetings on the safety and security of radioactive sources; (5) delivering training to national Points of Contact on facilitating close cooperation and coordination between Member States on the control of radioactive sources; and (6) maintaining the IAEA’s published list of national Points of Contact.

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) strengthened national legal regulatory and policy regimes for control and accountancy of radioactive sources; and (2) strengthened regional and international networks to coordinate efforts to control radioactive sources.