NNSA, UK Help Kazakhstan Beef Up Radiological Security

Four vehicles designed to transport radiological materials were commissioned last week in Kazakhstan after a joint effort between the United States, the United Kingdom and Kazakhstan. The transport vehicles will help Kazakhstan meet international guidelines for protecting radiological materials in transit, the National Nuclear Security Administration said Friday. The transport vehicles were purchased thanks to funding provided by the United Kingdom, the NNSA said. “Our partnership here in Almaty and throughout Kazakhstan underscores a continued, shared commitment to the security of radioactive material that has lasted more than two decades,” NNSA Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Anne Harrington said in a statement. “The commissioning of these secure transportation vehicles enhances the level of radiological security in Kazakhstan, whose leadership has done so much to advance nuclear security.”