Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board

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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has designed regional project to Support National Nuclear Institutions (NNIs) in Member States in developing their institutional capacities towards self-reliance and sustainability. Under this project, (Project code of RAS0080), IAEA organized an expert mission for a workshop, upon SLAEB’s request, to convey the IAEA activities which has done towards integrating Computer Model for Feasibility Analysis and Reporting (COMFAR) with EMPOWER software to include macroeconomic effects. COMFAR facilitates short and long term analysis of financial and economic consequences for industrial and non-industrial projects. The workshop was conducted by IAEA expert, Dr. Ian Peter Swainson, at National Center for Non-Destructive Testing (NCNDT) of Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board (SLAEB) for the above purpose from 08^th to 09^th August 2019.                                             

The 12 participants, representing various Divisions and Sections of SLAEB, actively attended the workshop. Dr. Swainson delivered presentations on COMFAR with practical exercises as well as on economic feasibility analysis of establishment of a Cyclotron facility in Sri Lanka.

Training Course on QA/QC of Nuclear Instruments / Counting Systems for Technical Personnel 

This is to kindly inform you that Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board (SLAEB) has planned to conduct the above training course from 29^th to 31^st October 2019.

The purpose of the training course is to provide theoretical knowledge and practical experience on Quality Assurance (QA)/Quality Control (QC) of nuclear and related measurement instrumentation used in laboratories. The prospectus, course contents and a specimen of application form are attached herewith.

The course fee is highly subsidized and only limited number of persons can be enrolled. As such, it is kindly requested to make necessary arrangement with relevant institutes/departments/laboratories under your purview so that they can nominate their respective personnel. Then, they can apply the course sending duly filled application form to Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board through official channels on or before 31^th August 2019

For enrollment.

Attachments: Prospectus, Course contents and a Specimen of application

Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board (SLAEB) Handed over the set of Nuclear Security Detection Instruments to the Airport & Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Limited. These equipment were donated by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) through Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board (SLAEB) under the ongoing project of “Integrated Nuclear Security Support Plan (INSSP) for Sri Lanka”. This project is a collaborative project of SLAEB, Sri Lanka Customs, Sri Lankan Airlines Limited and Airport & Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Limited. It is expected to enhance the Airport & Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Limited’s capacity in nuclear security detection and respond under this project.

Stable isotope techniques are tools used by researchers worldwide in authenticating foodstuffs, tracing the drugs,identifying food adulterants, pollution monitoring, ground water monitoring, studies in marine ecosystems, diagnosis of diseases, understanding metabolic pathways in humans, and to answer many fundamental questions in nature. Stable isotopes already play an important role in research today and will become even more important for researchers in the future. Hence the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board (SLAEB) is in the process of developing methodologies in the analysis of stable isotopes using Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometric (IRMS) techniques. SLAEB has established the first ever IRMS laboratory in Sri Lanka at its laboratory complex located Colombo, Sri Lanka through the technical cooperation of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and on a Government cost sharing.