The first South East and Eastern Europe (SEEE) Regional Radiological Detection Exercise Lion shield” was held at Technological Innovations and Training Center of Operative-Technical Agency under the State Security Service of Georgia.

The Exercise was implemented within the framework of the European Union (EU) Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear (CBRN) Risk Mitigation Centre of Excellence (CoE) Initiative, in partnership with the State Security Service of Georgia (SSSG), the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), and the Science and Technology Center in Ukraine (STCU).

The scenarios of the exercise were focused on incidents involving trafficking of radioactive/nuclear materials in different settings. The participants were given the opportunity to identify best practices on nuclear detection and initial response, as well as on coordination required to investigate an incident involving radioactive and nuclear materials.

The Exercise was observed by Georgian and Foreign experts including from International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), The Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority (NRPA), the Defense Threat Reduction Office (DTRO) as well as the Department of Energy Office of the U.S. Embassy in Georgia.