12 July 2021 Share An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts last week completed a nuclear security advisory mission in Belarus, which was carried out at the request of its government. The two-week International Physical Protection Advisory Service (IPPAS) mission reviewed the national security regime for nuclear material and associated facilities and activities. (Image: IAEA) The review included the physical protection measures implemented at Belarus’ first nuclear power plant at Ostrovets, which is in the Grodno region, security aspects related to the transport of nuclear material, and to computer security in nuclear facilities. "By hosting an IPPAS mission, Belarus has demonstrated its strong commitment and continuous efforts to enhance its national nuclear security regime," said Elena Buglova, director of the IAEA’s Division of Nuclear Security, at the mission's closing ceremony in Minsk on 9 July. "Belarus has also contributed to refining IPPAS methodologies in recent months, in particular by conducting a pilot self-assessment of its nuclear security regime in preparation for this mission."