On June 22-26, 2026, the Regional Training Workshop on countering the illicit trafficking of radioactive and nuclear materials for instructors of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan security, law enforcement, and regulatory bodies was held at the Nuclear Security Training Center. The workshop was organized in collaboration with the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) as part of the regional project “CONTACT Central Asia: Enhancing Capacities to Prevent the Illicit Trafficking of Radiological and Nuclear Material in the Central Asia region,” with financial support from the Government of Norway.
At the opening of the workshop, Sayabek Sakhiyev, Director General of the Institute of Nuclear Physics, addressed the participants with a welcoming word, briefly outlining the Institute's main activities.
The purpose of the regional training workshop was to strengthen capacity to prevent illicit trafficking of radioactive and nuclear materials in the Central Asian region.
The training program is designed for operative officers and instructors of security, law enforcement, and nuclear and radiological regulatory bodies of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. UNICRI instructors conducted theoretical, practical, and field training sessions, including “Deploying an Improvised Mobile Radiation Monitoring Station,” “Removing Radioactive Materials from a Vehicle,” and “Complex Operational Investigative Measures.” Participants were also given a tour of the WWR-K research reactor.
Following the results of the training, 13 Kazakhstani specialists and 5 Uzbekistani specialists received certificates of successful completion of the workshop.
