Announcements

To mark 35 years since the Chernobyl nuclear accident as one of the gravest accidents in the history of humankind with a significant impact on nuclear energetics and safety worldwide, on 26 April, Serbian Radiation and Nuclear Safety and Security Directorate (SRBATOM) organizes the online conference Sustain Nuclear Safety: Chernobyl – 35 Years After.

The IAEA’s Technical Cooperation Division for Europe organized a virtual event on 30 and 31 March 2021, convening the representatives of 33 Member States, in which, the Republic of Serbia was represented by the director of Serbian Radiation and Nuclear Safety and Security Directorate, Mr Sladjan Velinov as the National Liaison Officer (NLO) with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The meeting served to present 17 new project designs, and 10 regional projects from the previous cycle continuing until 2023.

The Directorate, as a socially responsible institution, implemented the “Zelena Srbija” project in cooperation with numerous diplomatic missions in Belgrade

Serbian Radiation and Nuclear Safety and Security Directorate is a separate and functionally independent regulatory body conducting regulatory, expert and other related executive duties in the field of radiation and nuclear safety and security. We talked about the protection of the environment, as well as the social responsibility of the Directorate in this area, with the Director of the Directorate, Sladjan Velinov.

Belgrade, 16 March, 2021 – The Director of Serbian Radiation and Nuclear Safety and Security Directorate (SRBATOM), Sladjan Velinov participated in the introductory session of the European Transportation Security Series (ERTSS) for nuclear and other radioactive material, which is jointly organized and hosted by the National Commission for Nuclear Activities Control (CNCAN) and the United States Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration.

Директорат за радијациону и нуклеарну сигурност и безбедност Србије (СРБАТОМ) организовао је онлајн конференцију поводом 10 година од нуклеарног акцидента у Фукушими под називом „Нуклеарна сигурност данас: Фукушима – 10 година после“.

Belgrade, 11 March 2021. – Serbian Radiation and Nuclear Safety and Security (SRBATOM) organized an online conference on 10 years since the nuclear accident in Fukushima under the name: Sustain Nuclear Safety: Fukushima – 10 Years After.

On 11 March 2021, starting at 10 am, Serbian Radiation and Nuclear Safety and Security Directorate (SRBATOM) organizes an online conference commemorating 10 years since Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident under the title ‘Nuclear Safety Today: Fukuhima – 10 years later’.

His Excellency, Mr Takahiko Katsumata, the Ambassador of Japan to Serbia, and Mr Sladjan Velinov, SRBATOM’s Director will open the conference.

For the past year, 127 Member States have received the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) assistance through the project of interregional technical cooperation, which was approved by the Board of Governors at the meeting held in November 2019 гand which is a part of Technical Cooperation Programme for 2020-2021 cycle. In addition to the assistance in the equipment and material, the IAEA supported the states by providing numerous webinars and educational video material in Arabic, French, English, Spanish and Russian language, laboratory support, technical guidance and expert services.

Serbian Radiation and Nuclear Safety and Security Directorate (SRBATOM) is carrying out the campaign “Zelena Srbija” in December that entails tree planting in 10 cities/municipalities in Serbia.

So far, a number of different types of trees have been planted in five places in Serbia: Apatin, Sombor, Cacak, Sabac and Beocin.

Novi Sad, 13 November 2020 – Serbian Radiation and Nuclear Safety and Security Directorate (SRBATOM) donated the equipment and material for rapid COVID-19 detection to the Scientific Veterinary Institute ‘Novi Sad’.

On behalf of the Republic of Serbia, SRBATOM as state authority requested form the International Atomic Energy Agency assistance in equipping a PCR testing laboratory, which was accepted in the light of COVID-19 suppression. The delivery of the equipment, worth approximately 85,000 euros, took place today at the Scientific Veterinary Institute ‘Novi Sad’.