GTU Scientist Presented Reports as a Member of the Georgian Delegation at the IAEA Headquarters

Professor Giorgi Nabakhtiani of the Department of Engineering Physics of the Faculty of Informatics and Control Systems of the Georgian Technical University participated in the 8th Review Meeting of the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Nuclear Fuel and Radioactive Waste Management at the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna (Austria) as a member of the Georgian delegation. The Georgian delegation was headed by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to the Republic of Austria Aleksandre Maisuradze.

At the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency, a university scientist presented a report (analysis) on the work done by Georgia, which was prepared by his authorship. 

Giorgi Nabakhtiani’s extensive report included Georgia’s experience in the safety of handling nuclear fuel and radioactive waste over the past three years and a complete analysis of the work carried out in this direction. The GTU scientist answered questions from representatives of the United States, Great Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, the United Arab Emirates, and other countries and also participated in the assessment of the reports of different countries.

As Professor Giorgi Nabakhtiani notes, a consultative meeting on the development and implementation of radioactive waste accounting systems (SRIS/SWIFT) was also held at the IAEA headquarters, at which he appeared as a consultant and presented several proposals on the development of SRIS/SWIFT systems. 

According to the scientist, he also made a report and led the group work at a technical meeting held at the IAEA headquarters, which dealt with the issues of burying radioactive sources in underground repositories.

“As a researcher at the Georgian Technical University, it was a great honor to participate in the eighth review meeting at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna as a member of the Georgian delegation. This was an important opportunity to present our country’s achievements in the spent nuclear fuel safe management and radioactive waste. Sharing Georgia’s experience, dialogue with international experts and scientists from different countries of the world strengthens global nuclear safety and emphatically confirms Georgia’s commitment to international standards,” says the GTU scientist.