A Regional Training Workshop (RTW) on the Use of Nuclear Analytical Techniques (NATs) will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 5-9 February 2007 under the framework of the RCA-UNDP Post-Tsunami Environment Impact Assessment Project.

The RTW is designed not only to provide necessary information on the use of NATs but also to give views on how to interact with the end-users for the post-tsunami environment impact assessment project. It is noted that the RCA-UNDP project began from July 2006 for three years with the financial support from UNDP (Korea) and the Government of Korea through Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST).

The RCA-UNDP Post-Tsunami Environment Impact Assessment Project embraces three objectives; environmental impact on coastal sediment, agricultural soil and groundwater, and coral reefs and associated fisheries. Nuclear analytical techniques will be extensively and exclusively used to identify and verify the environmental impact by the 2004 tsunami that severely hit many RCA Member States in the region.

The Regional Training Workshop which is jointly organized by RCA Regional Office (RCARO) and the Malaysian Nuclear Agency (Nuclear Malaysia) will provide necessary information on the use of nuclear analytical techniques during the course of sample analyzing, assessing, interpreting, comparing and data producing processes and thus contribute to better implementation of the project.

For more information, please contact Mr. John K.Chung, at jkchung@rcaro.org