Role and place of the operating body (utility) in the system of measures to combat illicit trafficking of radioactive materials including nuclear materials

The National Nuclear Energy Generating Company (ENERGOATOM) is responsible for ensuring the physical protection of nuclear materials and nuclear installations in Ukraine. It has established a system of measures aimed at preventing nuclear terrorism and unauthorized withdrawal of nuclear materials. ENERGOATOM, together with the central and local law-enforcement authorities and the Nuclear Regulatory Authority, takes organizational and technical measures to increase the safety, physical protection and security of NPPs. Modernization work involves turning to in-depth defence of protected and particularly important areas of the plants using modern automated systems of technical aids. Currently, all Ukrainian NPPs are carrying out modernization work with funding and assistance from foreign companies and organizations including US DOE. (author)