The 2016 FNCA Workshop onRadiation Safety & Radioactive Waste Management (RS&RWM)
4-6 October 2016, Almaty, the Republic of Kazakhstan

Workshop Overview

On the first day, each country reported on theircurrent situation of nuclear/radiologicalemergency preparedness and response, focusing
on the progress, improvement and future plan.

The 2016 FNCA Workshop on Radiation Safetyand Radioactive Waste Management was heldfrom 4 to 6 October in Almaty, the Republic ofKazakhstan, co-hosted by National Nuclear
Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan andMinistry of Education, Culture, Sport, Scienceand Technology (MEXT) of Japan. The meeting
was attended by 18 participants including Dr
Erlan Batyrbekov, Director General and Mr
Sergey Berezin, Deputy Director General ofNNC.

Group Working

From Kazakhstan, Mr Yevgeniy Tur, NNC,
reported on their current situation in the country.
A new document entitled "National Plan for
Response to Nuclear and Radiation Accidents"
was issued by the Government in August 2016.
The National Plan is a general nature document,
and development of additional practical
Workshop Participants-1-guidelines is expected to clarify and specify theplan's provisions.

groups in society can lead to the development ofappropriate solutions.

On the second day, the open seminar titled“Radioactive Waste Management in Nuclear
Facilities” was held in the Institute of Nuclear
Physics (INP) of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
During the seminar, five reports were presented
by Kazakhstan, Bangladesh, Thailand and Japan.
From Kazakhstan, Dr Alexander Klepikov,
Acting Deputy Director General, Nuclear
Technology Safety Center gave a presentation on
the current status and conception of radioactive
waste management in Kazakhstan.

Active Discussions during the Seminar

After the open seminar, a technical visit to theInstitute of Nuclear Physics (INP) was conducted.
Participants visited the research reactor andfacilities where radiopharmaceuticals aremanufactured. First of all, the participants visitedthe WWR-K research nuclear reactor facility’scontrol room and central hall where wet storageof Spent Nuclear Fuel and irradiated samples arekept. The WWR-K is a pool-type reactor withthermal neutrons. The reactor uses demineralized
water as coolant, moderator and reflector. The
reactor is used for research purposes such as
fundamental nuclear-physical research, materialscience and reactor tests, as well as for themanufacture of medical radioisotopes andgamma sources, neutron doping of silicon, andneutron-activation analysis. The participants’next destination is the Radiopharmaceuticals
Manufacture Facility of Nuclear Medicine andBiophysics Center, where they visited thecyclotron and the hot cell units. The facility isdesignedfortheproductionofradiopharmaceuticals such as F-18, Tl-201, Ga67, In-111, I-123, I-131, Sm-153 and Sr-89.

Left: Dr Alexander Klepikov,Nuclear Technology Safety Center
Right: Prof Toshiko Kosako, the University of TokyoAccording to his presentation, there are so manykinds of sources of radioactive waste, includingcommon sources with other FNCA member
countries, and also the wastes that are unique to
Kazakhstan such as residue from uranium
mining and wastes from nuclear test sites. Also,with regards to the radioactive waste disposal in
Kazakhstan, the first and the mostcomprehensive inventory of radioactive waste
storage and disposal sites were carried out in
1994. In the course of this activity, 529 sites ofradioactive waste storage and disposal wereidentified. The presentation was concluded withsuggesting the sole goal: to protect human healthand the environment on a global scale frompossible short-term and long-term exposures ofradioactive substances on natural objects.
Dialogue and cooperation between the various

On the third day, the participants reported on
low/intermediate
level
waste
disposalfacilities/long term storage facilities focusing on
the progress, improvement and future plan.
From Kazakhstan, Ms Aliya Izbaskhanova, NNC
reported on the mechanisms of radioactive
wastes formation and accumulation in the-2- Kazakhstan
Dr Erlan Batyrbekov
Director General,
National Nuclear Center (NNC) of the Republicof Kazakhstan

country. She also presented the overview of theimprovement and upgrading of national
regulatory and legal base for regulation andcontrol of radioactive waste management in
Kazakhstan for 2015 - 2016.

Mr Sergey Berezin
Deputy Director General,
National Nuclear Center (NNC) of the Republicof Kazakhstan

Finally, member countries shared theinformation on three-year evaluation items andsuggestions for the activities to be conductedduring the next three year phase (2017-2019).

Mr Yevgeniy Tur
Senior Engineer,
Technical and Economic Assessment
Department,
National Nuclear Center (NNC) of the Republicof Kazakhstan

Workshop Participants Bangladesh
Dr M. Moinul Islam
Chief Scientific Officer,
Health Physics & Radioactive Waste
Management Unit,
Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology,
Atomic Energy Research Establishment,
Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission(BAEC)Mr Sergey Ukhanov
Senior Engineer,
Technical and Economic Assessment
Department,
National Nuclear Center (NNC) of the Republicof Kazakhstan

 China
Prof An Hongxiang
Division Head,
Division of Waste Safety,
Waste Management Department,
China Institute of Radiation Protection

Ms Aliya Izbaskhanova
Head,
Devision for Accounting and Contol of Nuclear
Material, Ionizing Radiation Sources andRadioactive Waste of Radiation Safety
Department,
National Nuclear Center (NNC) of the Republicof Kazakhstan

 Indonesia
Mr Moch Romli
Safety Supervisor,
Center for Radioactive Waste Technology,
National Nuclear Energy Agency of Indonesia(BATAN)

Ms Nurgul Kurmangaliyeva
Interpreter,
Public Relations Department,
National Nuclear Center (NNC) of the Republicof Kazakhstan

 JapanProf Toshiso Kosako
Professor Emeritus,
The University of Tokyo

Ms Zhanar Aigozhina
Interpreter,
Public Relations Department
National Nuclear Center (NNC) of the Republicof Kazakhstan

Dr Shoji Futatsukawa
Executive Director,
Japan Radioisotope Association

Mr Dmitriy Kim
Deputy Head,
Radiation Safety Department,
Institute of Nuclear Physics of Republic ofKazakhstan-3- Malaysia
Mr Nazran Bin Harun
Resarch Officer,
Malaysian Nuclear Agency (Nuclear Malaysia)
 Mongolia
Ms Navaangalsan Oyuntulkhuur
Head,
Radiation Safety Council,
Nuclear Energy Commission
 Thailand
Ms Nanthavan Ya-anantHead,Radioactive Waste Management Section,
Radioactive Waste Management Center,
Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology(TINT)
 Vietnam
Dr Pham Quang MinhDirector,
Planning and R&D Management Department,
Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute (VINATOM) Secretariat
Ms Ayako Tanida
International Affairs and Research Department,
Nuclear Safety Research Association (NSRA)*Australia and Philippines are absent.

Forum for Nuclear Cooperation in Asia-4-

Comments from Workshop ParticipantsProf An Hongxiang, China Institute of Radiation Protection
It is my first time to attend FNCA Workshop and to come to Kazakhstan. But I’d like to saythat the Workshop is successful and Almaty is a beautiful city. Hope that I can attend theWorkshop in the future and I can tour Almaty with my family soon. Thanks a lot and goodwork to my colleagues, especially from Kazakhstan and Japan.

Mr Moch Romli, National Nuclear Energy Agency of Indonesia (BATAN)
Although the temperature is colder than Indonesia, but Kazakhstan is a warm country for its
hospitality. What is presented in the workshop was very informative and very useful for themember states. A pride of being a participant in this workshop.

From FNCA Secretariat
I first would like to extend my sincere gratitude to Dr Erlan G. Batyrbekov, Mr Yevgeniy Tur and everyone in the National Nuclear
Centre (NNC) and Institute of Nuclear Physics (INP) of the Republic of Kazakhstan, for your huge efforts in hosting the workshop.
I was deeply impressed by their hospitality, and also by its beautiful nature, historical buildings and kind people. I hope to visit
Kazakhstan again near future not only for business, but also for personal trip.

Participants in Park of 28 Panfilov Guardsmen

Dr Futatsukawa, JRIA (left) and Prof Kosako, theUniversity of Tokyo (right)-5-

The FNCA RS&RWM Project Leaders
AustraliaR.O. Korea
Dr Chang Lak KimDirector,
Radioactive Waste Management PolicyOffice,
Korea Radioactive Waste Management
Corporation (KRMC)

Ms Lynn TAN
Project Transition Leader
Waste Projects and Strategic Planning
Australian Nuclear Science andTechnology Organisation (ANSTO)

Banglades
hChinaMalaysia
Dr Moinul Islam
Chief Scientific Officer,
Health Physics & Radioactive Waste
Management Unit, Atomic Energy
Research Establishment (AERE),
Bangladish Atomic Energy Commission(BAEC)Dr Mohd Abdul Wahab Yusof
Director,
Waste and Environmental Technology
Division,
Malaysian Nuclear Agency (NuclearMalaysia)

Mongolia

Dr Zhang Jintao
Deputy Director General,
Department of Safety, Protection andQuality,China National NuclearCorporation (CNNC)

Indonesia

Ms Oyuntulkhuur NavaangalsanHead,Radiation Safety Council
Nuclear Energy Commission

Philippines
Mr Suryantoro
Director of Center forRadioactive Waste Technology, National
Nuclear Energy Agency of Indonesia(BATAN)Japan

Ms Maria Visitacion B. Palattao
Head, Regulations and Standards
Development Section, Philippine
Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI)

ThailandProf Toshiso Kosako
Professor Emeritus,
The University of Tokyo

Kazakhstan

Vietnam
Mr Yevgeniy TUR
Technical and Economic Assessment
Department
National Nuclear Center (NNC) of theRepublic of Kazakhstan-6-

Ms Nanthavan Ya-anantHead, Radioactive Waste Management
Section,Radioactive Waste Management
Center,Thailand Institute of Nuclear
Technology (TINT)
Dr PHAM Quang MinhDirector, Department for Planning andR&D Management,
Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute(VINATOM)
Technology (TINT)

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