The present study assesses nuclear and radiological threats emanating from nuclear facilities located outside Georgia’s borders and proposes some emergency response measures to such threats. It aims to support the relevant government agencies in Georgia to identify nuclear and radiation-related crises and ensure effective responses to such emergencies in a timely manner. In particular, the study concerns itself with preparedness and response to possible accidents at nuclear facilities, including nuclear power stations, located in Georgia’s neighbouring countries and in the entire region. Although there is little likelihood of such accidents, should they happen they will have serious negative effects. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), such accidents can create serious health hazards to Georgia’s population. Therefore, it is the Georgian authorities’ responsibility to develop an action plan to respond to such incidents in a way that will reduce their negative effects.
The book “Georgia’s Nuclear Odyssey”, discusses Georgia’s Soviet nuclear legacy as well as its role in the nuclear nonproliferation regime since independence. The book seeks to widen the knowledge and understanding of the professional community about nuclear security and nuclear nonproliferation issues.
The research was conducted by the Georgia-based Civic Council for Defense and Security in partnership with the Andronikashvili Institute of Physics, Tbilisi. Peer review of the study was carried out by a researcher from the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies in Monterey, USA. The research was supported by the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM).
Background and aim The purpose of this project was to compile a course material that covers how the nuclear safeguards system has emerged and how it works today. The produced compendium is directed to both university students and people concerned by safeguards from the industry.
The compendium at hand is used both within an outside Sweden as course material. It is partly a result from the work done by TKM (Training and knowledge management), which is a working group within Esarda (European Safeguards Research and Development Association) that on a yearly basis educates students from all over Europe. In Sweden, the compendium is used in courses given at Uppsala University.