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2 June 2023
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Tshwane Emergency Services Department hosts a radiological and nuclear smuggling and detection in support of law enforcement operations training
The MMC for Community Safety, Alderman Theunissen Grandi together with the acting Chief of Emergency Services, City of Tshwane, on Friday, 19 May 2023 delivered closing remarks and issued tokens of appreciation to a team of nuclear and radiation specialist from the United States of America. The team, from the United States of America’s Department of Energy, Nuclear Smuggling, Detection and Deterrence presented training to a multi-disciplinary representation hosted by the City of Tshwane Emergency Services Department.
The members of the City’s Emergency Services Department underwent training on Radiological and Nuclear Smuggling and Detection Course in Support of Law Enforcement Operations at the International Law Enforcement Agency (ILEA) in Botswana in June 2022. A further two members of the Emergency Services underwent the same training at ILEA Botswana in February of this year, all thank to the facilitation and sponsoring by the Embassy of the United States of America in Pretoria.
The management of the Emergency Services after the attendance of the training at ILEA Botswana, forged relations with the instructors from the United States of America’s Department of Energy, Nuclear Smuggling, Detection, and Deterrence and worked on arrangements to have the training take place in South Africa.
A training, where members from the Disaster Emergency Services Departments of the City of Tshwane, Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni, and the Nuclear Energy Cooperation of South Africa (NECSA), the Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), the Tshwane Metro Police Department and the South African Police was hosted at the Tshwane Emergency Services Department Head Quarters from 15 to 19 May 2023.
The overall objectives of the training were as follows:
• To empower trainees to be able to identify situations involving radioactive or nuclear material in their countries.
• To capacitate trainees with tactics or procedures that will help their home country situations.
• To empower trainees to improve nuclear detection in their countries and organizations.
• To empower trainees with tactics to integrate radiation detection into their existing procedures.
• Empower trainees with the knowledge on how to incorporate radiological and nuclear awareness training into their regular training.
• To provide the students with knowledge of the newest radiation and nuclear technology in the world market.
• To empower trainees with the knowledge to understand non-equipment-based methods for detecting suspected radioactive materials.
MMC Grandi thanked all involved, in the spirit of international and intergovernmental relations to exchange knowledge and skills to support measures to keep our communities safe.
Source: Thabo Charles Mabaso, deputy chief: public information and liaison officer, City of Tshwane Emergency Services
The members of the City’s Emergency Services Department underwent training on Radiological and Nuclear Smuggling and Detection Course in Support of Law Enforcement Operations at the International Law Enforcement Agency (ILEA) in Botswana in June 2022. A further two members of the Emergency Services underwent the same training at ILEA Botswana in February of this year, all thank to the facilitation and sponsoring by the Embassy of the United States of America in Pretoria.
The management of the Emergency Services after the attendance of the training at ILEA Botswana, forged relations with the instructors from the United States of America’s Department of Energy, Nuclear Smuggling, Detection, and Deterrence and worked on arrangements to have the training take place in South Africa.
A training, where members from the Disaster Emergency Services Departments of the City of Tshwane, Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni, and the Nuclear Energy Cooperation of South Africa (NECSA), the Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), the Tshwane Metro Police Department and the South African Police was hosted at the Tshwane Emergency Services Department Head Quarters from 15 to 19 May 2023.
The overall objectives of the training were as follows:
• To empower trainees to be able to identify situations involving radioactive or nuclear material in their countries.
• To capacitate trainees with tactics or procedures that will help their home country situations.
• To empower trainees to improve nuclear detection in their countries and organizations.
• To empower trainees with tactics to integrate radiation detection into their existing procedures.
• Empower trainees with the knowledge on how to incorporate radiological and nuclear awareness training into their regular training.
• To provide the students with knowledge of the newest radiation and nuclear technology in the world market.
• To empower trainees with the knowledge to understand non-equipment-based methods for detecting suspected radioactive materials.
MMC Grandi thanked all involved, in the spirit of international and intergovernmental relations to exchange knowledge and skills to support measures to keep our communities safe.
Source: Thabo Charles Mabaso, deputy chief: public information and liaison officer, City of Tshwane Emergency Services