COUNTRY REPORT AND APPLICATIONOF NUCLEAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYFOR PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT IN
MALAYSIA
Presented by:
Dr Dahlan Hj Mohd
on behalf ofMinister of Science, Technology & Innovation (MOSTI) of Malaysia
Presented for:18th FNCA Ministerial Level Meeting
11 October 2017
Astana, Kazakhstan1Outlines
1. Introduction
2. Current Activities of Nuclear Science & Technology
Application for Environmental Protection inMalaysia
 Borehole Disposal Facility of Disused Sealed
Radioactive Sources Mobile Hot Cell Facility
 Environmental Analysis

3. Summary2Introduction
 Malaysian Nuclear Agency, established in 1972
 Nucl Sci and Tech has gained strong recognition and acceptance in various
economic sectors in Malaysia
 - agriculture, healthcare, industrial, environment and water resourcemanagement.
 Also actively involved in all major FNCA projects and has won 2 awards(2016) – Nucl. Outreach and Mutation Breeding.

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Current Activities of Nuclear Science & Technology
Application for Environmental Protection in Malaysia• Nuclear Malaysia serves as the national radioactive
waste management centre since 1985 and isequipped with facilities for managing radioactive
waste.
• Among the types of radioactive waste managed is
Disused Sealed Radioactive Source (DSRS) which arereceived from all over the country.
• Nuclear Malaysia carries out research anddevelopment on innovative radioactive wastemanagement, including borehole disposal facility andmobile hot cell.
4Current Activities of Nuclear Science & Technology
Application for Environmental Protection in Malaysia
BOREHOLE DISPOSAL FACILITY OF DISUSED SEALED RADIOACTIVE SOURCES (BOSS)• Malaysia is implementing thisproject through the IAEA
Technical CooperationProgramme• Develop disposal facility
using borehole technology
for future disposal of DisusedSealed Radioactive Sources(DSRS)• Ensure DSRS is managed in asafe and secure manner tothe people and environment5Current Activities of Nuclear Science & Technology
Application for Environmental Protection in Malaysia
MOBILE HOTCELL FACILITY (MHC)• Malaysia is also working
together with the IAEA todevelop a mobile hot cell
facility for conditioning of highactivity DSRS• MHC is a mobile facility which
can be used for nuclear
material handling activities.
• Ensure safety of personnel
handling high level radioactive
sources at any remote location
either due to emergency
situation or other purposes• Designed to be easily
assembled and dismantled
6Nuclear Malaysia Radioactive Waste Management Facilities(Interim Storage)

Current Activities of Nuclear Science & Technology
Application for Environmental Protection in Malaysia
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS• The Radiochemistry and Environment (RAS) Laboratory in Nuclear Malaysia
is the only national laboratory approved by the Ministry of Health toconduct radioactivity contamination tests on imported food in case of anuclear emergency.
• Radiochemical analyses are performed for alpha, beta and gamma emitting
radionuclides from samples such as soil, sediment, sludge, water, food,fauna and flora.
• The Analytical Chemistry Laboratory in Nuclear Malaysia provides analyticalrequirements in elemental analysis and handles various samples including
soil, sediments, water, air particulate, biological materials, geologicalmaterials, minerals and others.
• Under the FNCA project, Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA) is done for air
particulate pollution.
89Summary
 Nuclear science and technology has been progressing well andpositively contributed to socio-economic development in Malaysia.
 Malaysia believes that strong collaboration and effective
coordination with all relevant stakeholders is a useful mechanism inthe promotion of nuclear science and technology in the country. In
this regards, FNCA is a good platform to further discuss on thestrengthening of stakeholder involvement in respond to relevant
developmental priorities in nuclear energy and nuclear science andapplications and as such is still very much relevant to us.

10THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

The Hon. Datuk Seri Panglima Madius Tangau
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) of Malaysia
Ministry Of Science, Technology And Innovation Malaysia,
Level 7, Block C5, Complex C,
Federal Government Administrative Centre,
62662 Putrajaya11