Nuclear Safety Cooperation in Georgia 2020-2022 (Phase II) Nuclear Safety Cooperation in Georgia 2020-2022 (Phase II) Strålsäkerhetsmyndigheten, SSM har ansökt om stöd från Sida för att genomföra projektet "Capacity Building in the Area of Radioactive Waste Management in Georgia" under perioden januari 2020 - december 2022 med en total budget på 10 477 000 SEK.

Insatsen syftar till att säkerställa kapacitet och kompetens inom ansvariga georgiska institutioner att utveckla och genomföra säkra lösningar för att hantera strålkällor och radioaktivt avfall. Projektet förväntas uppnå tre sammanlänkande resultat: 1) Öka kunskapen om nuläget inom strålsäkerhet och identifiera framtida behov; 2) Öka kapaciteten att hantera de utmaningar  som följer av nytt avfallslager och processsanläggning; 3) Säkerställa långsiktig kapacitetsutveckling och försörjning av kompetent personal för hanteringen av radioaktivt avfall. 

SSM kommer att genomföra projektet till stöd för och i samarbete med den georgiska motparten Agency for Nuclear and Nuclear Safety, ANRS. The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority has applied to Sida for funding of 10 477 000 SEK to carry out the  project  "Capacity Building in the Area of Radioactive Waste Management in Georgia" during the period January 2020  -  December 2022. 

The intervention aims  to ensure that Georgian institutions have the required capacity and competences to develop and implement safe solutions to the management of radioactive waste. The project is expected to deliver on the following three interlinked results: 1) Increase the knowledge of today’s situation within the field and identify future needs; 2) Increase the capacity to meet challenges of new storage and processing facility; 3) Secure long-term capacity building and availability of skilled staff in radioactive waste management. 

Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) will implement the intervention together with their Georgian counterpart Agency for Nuclear and Radiation Safety (ANRS). The intervention aims to ensure that Georgian institutions have the required capacity and competences to develop and implement safe solutions to the management of radioactive waste.
The project is expected to deliver the following three capacity development results that are interlinked:
1. Increased knowledge of today’s situation and future needs. During year one, a self-assessment and development plan of Georgia’s capacity for radioactive waste handling will be developed. This process will ensure an increased knowledge and insight of where Georgia is today and where Georgia needs to be in the coming decade to be able to safely handle radioactive waste.
2. Increased capacity to meet challenges of new storage and processing facility. The new storage and processing facilities that is foreseen to be complete during 2023 will require an upgrading of national the capacity when a number of different new staff (managers, engineers, technicians and others) will be necessary for safe operation of installations and management of radioactive waste.
3. Secured long-term capacity building and availability to skilled staff in radioactive waste management. The long-term development of national capacity for radioactive waste management is a major challenge and it is important to build the necessary capacity for maintaining and development of a national radioactive waste
Detailed indicators to be used for monitoring of the project will be defined during the inception phase of the project and a revised results matrix submitted together with the inception report. The project will use indicators and markers that captures both qualitative and quantitative changes/results.
The additional EU delegated actions will contribute to the overall objective of the intervention. It will assist the Georgian Governmental organizations in the implementation of the national radioactive waste management strategy. The following main steps will be covered in the amended contribution:
Elaboration of detailed design of radioactive waste storage and processing facilities; Elaboration of safety related documents (safety assessment, waste acceptance criteria (WAC), safety activity rules and procedures); Assistance for final approval for construction of the facilities; Development plan and technical specifications for environmental and radiological monitoring and, security system in the facilities. Those steps are designed under the following nine tasks with its deliverables and relevant timelines for implementation:
Task 1: Draft TOR for development of detailed design contract
Task 2: Development of a waste inventory report.
Task 3: Development of detailed design
Task 4: Planning, development and implementation of an equipment gap analysis
Task 5: Planning, development and implementation of an Environmental Impact Assessment
Task 6: Development of a quality management system for the Georgia radioactive waste management operator
Task 7: Planning, development and implementation of a public outreach campaign
Task 8: Development of licensing documentation and assistance to operator during review
Task 9: Assistance to the regulator in review of licensing package and definition of licensing requirements
Thus, amendment of the existing contribution is done by adding these 9 tasks. The activities that are the part of the existing contribution will be considered as task 10 after the decision of this contribution amendment.