| Japan has provided to the Ukraine the following equipment to establish a safeguard system, to prepare the technical base for this system, and to the medical field. |
| 1. | Assistance to Safeguards-Related Projects(from April 1995 to April 2000) |
| (1) | The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Nuclear Safety (MEPNS)and the State Science and Technical Center on Nuclear and Radiation (SSTC)
· Survey meter for radiation control
· Nondestructive measuring device (alpha-ray spectrometer) |
| (2) | Kiev Institute of Nuclear Research (KINR)
· Survey meter for radiation control |
| (3) | Kharkov Institute of Physics and Technology (KIPT)
·Survey meter for radiation control
·Nondestructive measuring device (Multi-channel analyzer, inspector system, etc.)
·Radiation monitoring equipment (Hand-foot-cloth monitor, etc. |
| (4) | Provision of physical protection system to the Kharkov Institute of Physics and Technology
·Microwave sensor to bolster the protection system of the protected area (approximately 4 kilometer radius)
·Innovative system consisting of equipment such as a CCTV camera |
| 2. | Supply of Medical Equipment(from November 1994 to June 2001) |
| (1) | Japan has on four occasions supplied Ukraine with medical equipment. The first concluded in May 1997, the second in August 1998, the third in April 2000, and the fourth in June 2001. |
| (2) | Principal provisions were: for the first and the second installment, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scanner system, ultrasound scanners, x-ray diagnostic system, endoscopes, artificial pulmonary ventilation system, dosimeters, detectors, toxic gas meters, etc.; for the third installment, chemical reagents, spare parts, magnetic MRI scanner system, cobalt unit upgrade, and maintenance of x-ray machines; for the fourth installment, endoscope washers, stress-test system with ECG, dental scalers, and dental x-ray units. |
| (3) | The equipment was provided to 21 military hospitals of the Ministry of Defense. It has been used for the treatment of people who participated in the disposal operations of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) or the dismantlement operations of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the early to mid-1990's. |
