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Iraq, Jordan and Saudi Arabia are the first countries in the Middle East region to provide monitoring radiation data to IRMIS. “Iraq's participation in the IRMIS system will have a positive impact in Iraq and the region. It enables Iraq to monitor the environment and protect it from the spread of radioactive contamination and mitigate its effects by providing accurate information in a timely manner to specialists in this field,” said Mazin Albadrani, IRMIS provider for the Radiation Protection Center (RPC) of Iraq.

The submission of data to the IAEA IRMIS helps ensure that environmental radioactivity levels are effectively monitored and reported, which is important in providing a comprehensive picture of global and regional radiation levels.

Alaa Jaffal, Head of the Environmental Monitoring Stations Section at Jordan’s Energy and Minerals Regulatory Commission (EMRC) said, “Jordan seeks to build and enhance local capabilities in emergency preparedness and response nationally. IRMIS helps EMRC stay updated on the radiological situation on a global level, which helps Jordan be prepared and ready to initiate an emergency response, if needed. And this radiological data is shared among all responsible stakeholders nationally.”

Thailand and Malaysia joined Indonesia as the three countries in Southeast Asia currently participating in the IAEA IRMIS. “The first-hand data from the detection system in Malaysia will contribute to up-to-date information and data consolidation that will improve plans to react to any potential situation where high levels of radiation is detected,” said Dewisinta Mokhtar, Head of Emergency Unit at the Department of Atomic Energy, Malaysia.

IRMIS data can be routine radiation monitoring data, provided on a regular basis, as is the case with all the countries registered with the system. In addition, the data can be collected on an ad-hoc basis, for example, during a nuclear or radiological emergency. Routine data is gathered by fixed instruments that always scan the environment from the same location, while event-related data can come from any radiation monitoring instrument, provided it is linked with coordinates, date and time.

In cooperation with the Unified System for Information Exchange in Incidents and Emergencies (USIE), the IAEA IRMIS provides authorities with 24/7 access to the collected data and the necessary quantitative technical information to support a comprehensive assessment and prognosis of the radiological situation.

Since its creation in 2016, the radiation monitoring information system network has expanded to 48 countries including: Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Kingdom and United States of America.