JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia donated on Saturday $10 million to set up a special center to fight nuclear terrorism at the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna. The Kingdom also donated 500,000 euros for the modernization of the agency’s laboratories in Seibersdorf. Saudi Arabia is one of the first countries to support international resolutions on nuclear safety, giving priority to the issue of developing and improving infrastructure.
This was stated in a speech delivered by Dr. Hashim bin Abdullah Yamani, chairman of the King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy, and head of the Saudi delegation at the 4th Nuclear Safety Summit held in Washington.
He said: “The Kingdom is one of the first countries to have supported international resolutions related to nuclear safety. The Kingdom has also approved the Convention of Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, and supported initiatives in the fight against nuclear terrorism. It is part of the international treaty to eradicate nuclear terrorism.”
Dr. Yamani said that the Kingdom has always been actively and positively ready in most of international activities related to nuclear safety since the first summit was held in Washington, D.C., in 2010.
The Kingdom has made it a priority to support development of infrastructure related to nuclear safety by understanding the integration between nuclear safety, security and work on the inclusion of nuclear security as one of the components of the nuclear supervision board being set up in the Kingdom.
The Kingdom will continue to activate the strategic partnership with the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Authority in Finland to give necessary support to regulate the nuclear energy sector in the Kingdom and development of the human resources required for setting up the independent national authority for nuclear supervision.
He said that at the international level, the Kingdom has supported international activities in the area of nuclear safety. In 2014, it announced a donation of $100 million to set up an anti-terrorism center at the United Nations.
“I urge all to support and strengthen the technical and human possibilities of the International Atomic Energy Commission by setting up of a special center to fight against nuclear terrorism in Vienna. On the occasion, I am announcing that the Kingdom is giving an amount of $10 million to set up the center. At the same time, I am happy to announce the support of the Kingdom for the modernization of the laboratories of the agency in Seibersdorf with an amount of 500,000 euros,” said Yamani.
Dr. Yamani said that the Kingdom has already announced its intention to develop a nuclear program to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes to achieve the objective of sustainable development. While doing this, the Kingdom is complying with all requirements for nuclear safety.
For the purpose the Kingdom is committed to developing a national system for monitoring and control of nuclear and radiological material. It will also make efforts to develop customs and border guarding system to prevent illegal trade of dangerous materials.
This was stated in a speech delivered by Dr. Hashim bin Abdullah Yamani, chairman of the King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy, and head of the Saudi delegation at the 4th Nuclear Safety Summit held in Washington.
He said: “The Kingdom is one of the first countries to have supported international resolutions related to nuclear safety. The Kingdom has also approved the Convention of Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, and supported initiatives in the fight against nuclear terrorism. It is part of the international treaty to eradicate nuclear terrorism.”
Dr. Yamani said that the Kingdom has always been actively and positively ready in most of international activities related to nuclear safety since the first summit was held in Washington, D.C., in 2010.
The Kingdom has made it a priority to support development of infrastructure related to nuclear safety by understanding the integration between nuclear safety, security and work on the inclusion of nuclear security as one of the components of the nuclear supervision board being set up in the Kingdom.
The Kingdom will continue to activate the strategic partnership with the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Authority in Finland to give necessary support to regulate the nuclear energy sector in the Kingdom and development of the human resources required for setting up the independent national authority for nuclear supervision.
He said that at the international level, the Kingdom has supported international activities in the area of nuclear safety. In 2014, it announced a donation of $100 million to set up an anti-terrorism center at the United Nations.
“I urge all to support and strengthen the technical and human possibilities of the International Atomic Energy Commission by setting up of a special center to fight against nuclear terrorism in Vienna. On the occasion, I am announcing that the Kingdom is giving an amount of $10 million to set up the center. At the same time, I am happy to announce the support of the Kingdom for the modernization of the laboratories of the agency in Seibersdorf with an amount of 500,000 euros,” said Yamani.
Dr. Yamani said that the Kingdom has already announced its intention to develop a nuclear program to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes to achieve the objective of sustainable development. While doing this, the Kingdom is complying with all requirements for nuclear safety.
For the purpose the Kingdom is committed to developing a national system for monitoring and control of nuclear and radiological material. It will also make efforts to develop customs and border guarding system to prevent illegal trade of dangerous materials.
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