The Ministry of Municipality and Environment represented by the Department of Radiation and Chemicals Protection held a training course for first responders to radiological emergencies, in co-operation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
The course, which took place via video conference technology, covered a number of topics and seminars on containment operations, control of radioactive sources and radioactive disinfection. Some 50 trainees from various stakeholders in the country participated in the three-day course.
It also dealt with interventions, and the use of the equipment needed to make a radiological survey, in addition to how to communicate with the public and learn from the lessons of previous incidents in the world.
The IAEA commended the results of the course and the distinguished interaction of the participants with its activities.
The Ministry of Municipality and Environment launched on Sunday the first implementation phase of 2020 of the field radiological survey of the radioactive environment monitoring programme in Qatar.
Meanwhile, Qatar has launched the first executive tour for 2020 of the field survey programme to monitor environmental radiation in the country.
The programme is being implemented by the Central Radiation Laboratory as part of the continuous radiation monitoring of water, air and soil in the country.
The first target is to monitor the radiation levels in the soil across the eastern coast of the country to establish a basic database on radiation levels in air and land at selected areas as a precautionary measure for any radiation and nuclear emergencies. More than 20 samples were taken accordingly.
Badr al-Saadi, in charge of the Central Radiation Laboratory, said that the first phase includes measuring radiation levels at a height of 1m, followed by collection of samples from varied depths from the ground from different areas across the eastern coast, starting from the Sealine and passing through Mesaieed, Khor Al Udaid, Al Wakrah and up to Al Shamal.
The project will cover more than 100 sites across the country.
Ministry, IAEA hold training course on emergencies
