Ms. Thi Yen Ninh Nguyen returned to her country Vietnam as of 21 November 2007 after fully accomplishing 3 months of service as a temporary staff for RCARO. During her stay at RCARO, she prepared a compendium of country profiles in nuclear sector for many countries in the region, updating that of IAEA dating back to 2003. She made several presentations on some of those country profiles in the presence of the RCARO staffs. The compendium will soon be uploaded in the RCARO web site. In appreciation of her service, RCARO delivered a certificate and at a farewell ceremony for her.

Last week, Mr. Ali Arman, another temporary staff from Indonesia, arrived at RCARO for 6 months (15 Nov. 2007 - 15 May 2008) of service for the Post-Tsunami Environment Impact Assessment Project. He has been settled in the local life of KAERI guest house, Nuri Hall, and Daejeon Metropolitan Area where a couple of his predecessors had resided. He can be reached at ali@rcaro.org