Strategic Action Plan and Secure Environment in the Republic of Tajikistan

Full text: Article is focused on national legislation related to uranium legacy sites remediation. National functions of regulator and operator are described as well. Theoretical and practical training provided to laboratory personnel on operation of delivered equipment under IAEA, ISTC and NATO projects during project implementation is presented. Solution of the following problems for development of monitoring program: 1. wide range spectrum analysis equipment of wide range and gamma spectrometers for better quality control; 2. the vehicle is required for field monitoring works; is pending and awaits implementation of national and regional projects in the country. Inter-agency council activities established by Decree of Government of the Republic of Tajikistan N 471 by December 2, 2005 with the purpose of projects and coordination works management on radiation safety issues and functions are described. Involvement of Mass Media for remediation activities is described. In order to improve significantly the radio-ecological situation in Central Asian countries and to bring it in compliance with the objectives and recommendations IAEA and other international Organizations, it is proposed: - establish a Committee to coordination activities on uranium legacy management in CA countries; - develop and implement projects on safe management of uranium legacy in Northern Tajikistan; - Gafurov tailing: remediate and transfer to national economy; - Degmay tailing: close tailing dump with local soil from adjoining hills; - Taboshar tailing: facilitate the implementation of the EurAsEC remediation project; - Adrasman tailing: redeploy residues to safe place; - Khujand tailing: apply advanced technologies for the purification of uranium mine waters. Experience of national operator on remediation of radiation dangerous sites is provided. The contribution of the Government of Republic of Tajikistan for criteria system development allowing determination danger degree of radiation sites and their remediation chain depending on hazard level from 2009 to present is presented. Study of tailings and close-by territories radiation and ecological condition is presented.