The National Nuclear Security Administration and the FBI together conducted an advanced radiation detection and investigative techniques training last month in Almaty, Kazakhstan, the NNSA said Wednesday in a blog post.
The training consisted of lectures and activities for 35 participants to develop the skills necessary to respond to nuclear and radioactive material smuggling events, the agency said. Participants included members of Kazakhstan’s Border Guard, the country’s Committee for National Security, its Ministry of Emergency Situations, and the Institute of Nuclear Physics.
The NNSA’s efforts to prevent the smuggling of weapon-usable nuclear material at national points of entry also include providing fixed, mobile, and hand-held radiation detection devices worldwide.