Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership (GCNEP)

Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership (GCNEP)

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 India and Vietnam have signed an MoU on Cooperation between the Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership (GCNEP) and the Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute (VINATOM). The two countries had signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement in 2016 and the MoU will enhance training and research collaboration possibilities.

About GCNEP:

Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership (GCNEP) is located near Bahadurgarh in Haryana. GCNEP is the sixth R&D unit under the aegis of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). GCNEP will help in capacity building, in association with the interested countries and the IAEA, involving technology, human resource development, education & training and giving a momentum to R&D in enlisted areas.

The main objectives of the centre include:

• Mark Development of enhanced nuclear safeguards to effectively and efficiently monitor nuclear materials and facilities.
• Mark Promoting the development of advanced, more proliferation resistant nuclear power reactors.
• Mark Training manpower in the field of Nuclear Security and Radiological Safety.
• Mark Educating in the field of Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems, Isotopes and Radiation Technologies, nuclear forensic.
• Mark Establishing accreditation facilities for radiation monitoring.

Sources: the hindu.