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Doha: A delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) discussed with a number of officials from the Radiation and Chemical Protection Department at the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC), the ways to bolster the measures that aim to optimize the management of radioactive waste generated from the oil and gas production in Qatar.
The IAEA delegation met on Sunday with Assistant Undersecretary for Environmental Affairs Eng. Abdul-Hadi Nasser Al Marri, along with a host of officials at MoECC's Radiation and Chemical Protection Department.
The two sides discussed the IAEA's possible assistance to establish an effective national program to manage and treat the radioactive waste generated from the oil and gas production, in coordination with QatarEnergy, in addition to the steps that should be taken by Qatar for the effective and secure management, as well as the priority measures that should be taken to optimize the secure and sustainable management of waste in commensurate with IAEA's international safety standards.
The IAEA's delegation discussed the global and modern expertise in this field, and the possibility of transferring it to the Qatari national cadres for further implementation.
In addition, the MOECC, represented by the Radiation and Chemical Protection Department, seeks to boost cooperation with IAEA in the aforementioned field, through a new technical cooperation program that has been designed by the department's professionals to be further implemented in 2024.
The program includes the training of Qatari cadres on the state-of-the-art global technologies in the area of treating radioactive waste.
The department embarks on organizing and regulating the utilization of ionizing and non-ionizing radioactive materials, considering the applications for licensing of materials and devices for radiation protection, according to regulations, and technical instructions for protection from its danger, in addition to setting regulations, and requirements of working in all radioactive fields, including radiation exposure limits, radioactive waste management, transportation and storage conditions and other relevant functions.
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