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UNICRI Holds Advanced Training on Special Operations to Counter Radiological and Nuclear Trafficking

 

 

From July 8 to 12, 2024, UNICRI conducted its first advanced training course for operative officers on special operations to counter radiological and nuclear (RN) trafficking. Organized within the framework of Phase II of the CONTACT – Black Sea project, the 5-day training session provided six participants from Moldova and Ukraine the opportunity to test and acquire new skills on conducting special operations, with a specific focus on intercepting RN material trafficking.

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participants at the event

 

 

Instructors from Moldovan and Ukrainian security and law enforcement agencies gathered in Chisinau, Moldova from 22 to 25 April for the 2nd Train-the-Trainers (TTT) course, aimed at strengthening their capabilities in countering the trafficking of radiological and nuclear (RN) materials.

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CONTACT Black-Sea: Train-the-Trainers Session for Instructors from Ukrainian Security and Law Enforcement Agencies on Intercepting Smugglers of Radiological and Nuclear Materials

 

Since the beginning of the war, Ukrainian authorities have reported the loss of regulatory control over more than 1,500 radioactive sources. These materials are extremely dangerous, and pose serious risks to both people and the environment. Moreover, the possibility of some of these radioactive materials falling into the wrong hands could have devastating consequences for the region and beyond.

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Train-the-Trainers Session for Instructors from Moldovan Security and Law Enforcement Agencies

 

 

On 25-29 September the Train-the-Trainers (TTT) course on countering trafficking of radiological and nuclear (RN) materials was held at the Customs Training Center of Moldova.

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First training course on covert operations to intercept trafficking of radiological and nuclear materials for the case officers of the State Security Service of Georgia

 

 

From 19-23 June, the State Security Service of Georgia (SSSG) conducted a training course on covert operations to intercept the trafficking of radiological and nuclear (RN) materials at the SSSG Training Center.

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3rd Regional peer-to-peer Workshop

 

On 26-28 June 2023 the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) organized the third regional peer-to-peer (P2P) workshop on emerging and potential regional threats of nuclear and radiological (RN) materials out of regulatory control (MORC).

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On 14 and 15 February 2023, the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) held the second regional peer-to-peer (P2P) workshop on the detection of radiological and nuclear (RN) material by intelligence in the territories outside government control.

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UNICRI supports national training to prevent trafficking of radiological and nuclear material in the Republic of Moldova

 

From 10 to 13 October 2022, sixteen nuclear security practitioners from various institutions in the Republic of Moldova have been trained on enhancing national capabilities to prevent the trafficking of radiological and nuclear material (RN).

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