NSOI: Nuclear Smuggling Outreach Initiative | Countries Engaged

NSOI is a U.S. government effort to enhance international assistance to combat smuggling of nuclear and radioactive materials.

Georgia GEORGIA

NSOI first engaged Georgia in June 2006 and signed a joint action plan with the Government of Georgia in February 2007. In February 2009, the United States and Georgia signed an Addendum to the joint action plan to address the degradation of Georgia’s anti-nuclear smuggling capabilities resulting from the August 2008 conflict and additional needs that became apparent since the original joint action plan was signed.

The joint action plan and Addendum include 65 priority steps to improve Georgian capabilities; approximately half of these steps involve ongoing efforts that need to be completed, and the other half involve new efforts that should be undertaken.

The joint list of priority assistance projects includes 1 project on radioactive sources, 5 on border and internal detection, 1 on nuclear forensics, 1 on developing a national response plan, and one on improving communications.

The current fact sheets for Georgia can be found here. The fact sheets contain all relevant information about the purpose of the projects, the recipient ministries and agencies, the specific needs to be addressed, the activities to be undertaken, and the final objectives of the projects.