The gamma dose rate monitoring system MIRA K64 was commissioned yesterday in Cuprija. This is the final instrument that had been installed within the new early warning system of a nuclear or radiological emergency which is based on 33 measuring stations and which arrived to Serbia by the end of the last year.

The commissioning of this gamma dose rate detector in Cuprija marked the finalization of the installation of the new early warning system of a nuclear or radiological emergency, which means that the entire territory of the Republic of Serbia will be covered by the most advanced equipment of this kind. This will consequently improve the existing mechanism for timely decisions on appropriate measures serving to protect the public and the environment from the harmful effects of ionizing radiation.

The old early warning system of a nuclear or radiological emergency was established in 2007 and it was based on a grid consisting of nine measuring stations.

These new 33 measuring stations are the donation of the European Commission realized through the project “Supply and installation of an Early Warning Radiation Monitoring Network (EWRMN) in Western Balkans”, in which Serbian Radiation and Nuclear Safety and Security Directorate (SRBATOM) has been included since 2011.

In accordance with the Law on Radiation and Nuclear Safety and Security (“Official Gazette of RS”, Nos 95/19 and 10/19), the Directorate, among other things, is responsible for monitoring the radioactivity level, its changes, assessing its impact on the public and the environment, and providing guidelines on the implementation of the appropriate measures. A part of the radioactivity monitoring system, that is to say, the early warning system of a nuclear or radiological emergency is the network of measuring stations – detectors that automatically measure the radioactivity in the environment.