The aim of the project was to enhance the capability of State Border Guard Service (SBGS) of Ukraine, particularly, the National Academy of SBGS named after Bogdan Khmelnitskyi with the technical means for training in radiological and nuclear materials control. The National Academy of SBGS is a state educational institution for border guard officers and was in need of modern detection and dosimetry equipment for practical trainings on the prevention of illicit trafficking of RN-materials.

Non-proliferation of radiological and nuclear (RN) materials

Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine

National Academy of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine named after Bohdan Khmelnytskyi; Administration of State Border Guard Service (SBGS) of Ukraine

Norway
Sweden

Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (DSA) via the Norwegian Government’s Action Plan for Nuclear Activities and the Environment in the Northern Areas for 2018-2022;

Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM)

Programme manager: Pavel Tishakov

Project manager/project support in Ukraine: Pavel Lebedev

Nordisk Sikkerhet and SBGS prepared for and conducted three open tenders for procurement of the equipment supplied within a scope of this project. All tender documents were openly published on the public procurement website in Norway - Doffin.no, on the Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) public procurement website in Europe, and on the Nordisk Sikkerhet’s website:

• Tender for supply of isotope identification devices (gamma spectrometers): Doffin (#2019-386616), EU Tenders Electronic Daily (#2019/S 032-073128);
• Tender for supply of RN material hand-held detectors and personal dosimeters: Doffin (#2019-324416), EU Tenders Electronic Daily (#2019/S 032-073125);
• Tender for supply of data panels and detection units for automatic radiation monitoring of the environment: Doffin (#2019-343974), EU Tenders Electronic Daily (#2019/S 032-073124)

• Nordisk Sikkerhet AS - project implementer;
• Administration of State Border Guard Service (SBGS) of Ukraine - beneficiary/project partner;
• National Academy of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine named after Bohdan Khmelnytskyi- recipient;
• Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (DSA) - project donor, assistance with project registration as international technical assistance;
• Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine - project registration as international technical assistance;
• Royal Norwegian Embassy in Kyiv - assistance with organisation and conduct of equipment handover ceremony;
• Embassy of Sweden in Kyiv - assistance with organisation and conduct of equipment handover ceremony.

June 2020 – March 2021

Completed

The aim of the project was to enhance the capability of the State Border Guard Service (SBGS) of Ukraine, particularly the National Academy of SBGS named after Bogdan Khmelnitskyi, with technical means for training in radiological and nuclear materials control. The National Academy of SBGS is a state educational institution for border guard officers and was in need of modern detection and dosimetry equipment for practical training on the prevention of illicit trafficking of RN-materials.

Nordisk Sikkerhet assisted the National Academy of SBGS by procuring and providing:

• 4 isotope identification devices,
• 6 gamma and neutron handheld detectors,
• 2 devices for automatic radiation monitoring,
• 80 personal electronic dosimeters, including 2 computers and software for the dose monitoring system.

This project addressed the needs of the National Academy of SBGS and raised its technical capability in training future officers on detection, interception, and mitigation of the unauthorized movement of RN materials through the Ukrainian border.

• Project 08. RN material detection, dosimetry, decontamination equipment and training for Lisichansk border detachement, SBGS, Ukraine(project nr.760a (int. 08), 27/01/2025)

27 January 2025