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European Union Supports Iraq's Nuclear Safety and Radioactive Waste Management

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The European Union has implemented the Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation (INSC) project in Iraq, which has been successfully completed in two phases. The first phase, implemented from February 2016 to February 2020, supported the Iraqi Regulatory Body, the Radiation Protection Centre (RPC), in achieving efficiency in line with international standards set by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Following the satisfactory results, a second phase of the project was launched, led by Expertise France and including Andra and the French Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN). The second phase aims to improve infrastructure rules, strengthen license management, and enhance regulation and monitoring in the field of nuclear safety.

Key Takeaways:

  • The first phase of the project, implemented from February 2016 to February 2020, was led by a consortium led by the National French Agency for Radioactive Waste Management (Andra) and supported the Iraqi Regulatory Body, the Radiation Protection Centre (RPC).
  • The project aimed to achieve efficiency in line with international standards set by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and consistent with the best practices of the European Union.
  • A second phase of the project was launched, led by Expertise France and including Andra and the French Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), with a total budget of EUR 1,860 million.
  • The second phase will focus on three specific objectives: improving infrastructure rules related to radioactive waste disposal facilities, strengthening the license management of disposal facilities, and improving regulation and monitoring in the field of nuclear safety.
  • The European Union has a long history of supporting nuclear safety and security projects, with a total budget of EU1.2 billion allocated between 1991 and 2006, and an additional EU325 million allocated from 2014 to 2020.

Statistics:

  • The total budget for the second phase of the project is EUR 1,860 million.
  • The project aims to improve infrastructure rules related to radioactive waste disposal facilities.
  • The project will strengthen the license management of disposal facilities.
  • The project will improve regulation and monitoring in the field of nuclear safety, specifically in the area of radiation protection.
  • The European Union has allocated a total of EU1.2 billion to nuclear safety and security projects between 1991 and 2006.

Sources:

  • The Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation (INSC) project in Iraq.
  • The European Commission.
  • The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
  • Expertise France.
  • The French Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN).
  • The European Union's Nuclear Safety Programme.

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