The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (SBGS) is the special law enforcement agency empowered by national legislation to carry out activities in accordance with established procedures to include: border control and transfer of people, vehicles, cargo and other property across the state border of Ukraine, including the detection and interception of illicit transfers of radiological and nuclear materials.

The aim of this project was to provide State Border Guard Service (SBGS) of Ukraine with reserve power equipment, which was needed after the damage and destruction of main power infrastructure throughout Ukraine by military activities. The provision of reserve power equipment will ensure preservation of SBGS capabilities in detection, localization, and handling of illicit nuclear and radiological materials at the Ukrainian borders.

Non-proliferation of radiological and nuclear (RN) materials

Ukraine

State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (SBGS)

Norway

Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (DSA) via the Norwegian Government’s Action Plan for Nuclear Activities and the Environment in the Northern Areas

4 880 243 Norwegian Kroners

Programme manager: Pavel Tishakov

Project manager/project support in Ukraine: Pavel Lebedev

• Nordisk Sikkerhet AS - project implementor;
• Administration of State Border Guard Service (SBGS) of Ukraine - beneficiary/project partner;
• Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (DSA) - project donor.

November 2022 – April 2023

Completed

• Project 17. Post-detection equipment and training for Lisichansk unit of Luhansk border detachment, SBGS, Ukraine(project nr.781 (int. 17), 18/07/2023)

28 May 2024