VIENNA: Saudi Arabia has received a certificate of appreciation and gratitude from the International Atomic Energy Agency for its recent participation in the IAEA’s Comprehensive Capacity Building Initiative (Compass), a first-of-its-kind initiative.
The certificate of merit was handed over by IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi to Jalawi bin Nasser Al-Qahtani, Saudi Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Commission representative, during a reception at the Saudi permanent delegation headquarters in Vienna on Friday.
Compass was initiated in 2020 to help member countries strengthen the effectiveness of their safeguarding implementation and their respective system of accounting for and controlling nuclear material.
Saudi Arabia was among the first six of the 176 member states to initiate Compass with the aim of reaching a greater understanding of the safeguards agreement.
The Saudi Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Commission is an independent agency directly related to the prime minister. Its aim is to implement the government’s policies to protect the country against the proliferation of nuclear and radiated emissions.
