CGULS

Welcome to the IAEA Coordination Group for Uranium Legacy Sites - CGULS

The IAEA's Coordination Group for Uranium Legacy Sites (CGULS) promotes cooperation among Member States with uranium legacy sites and national and international organizations that support work remediate the sites.

Through CGULS, the IAEA supports a network of national and international organizations and institutions concerned with the remediation and the safe management of residues at these uranium legacy sites. Most of the sites are located in Central Asia with some located in other Member States.

CGULS facilitates information exchange, coordination and optimization of resources in work to reduce risks to people and the environment.

The IAEA assists Member States in the development of regulatory frameworks, and in capacity building activities for regulatory bodies and operators of the uranium legacy sites.

The CGULS project facilitates the application of IAEA safety standards and international good practices in remediation projects conducted in Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine.

CGULS comprises the IAEA, the European Commission, the Commonwealth of Independent States and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Germany, Norway, France and Belgium as well as other Member States support the Group.

Are you interested to find out more about the CGULS network of professionals and their activities?

Click here to request your access to the latest news and extensive package of useful information about this important project by the IAEA or send us an email CGULS.Contact-Point@iaea.org.

Members' area of the web site is avalible in English and Russian.

Watch videos about challenges of uranium legacy sites in Central Asia

EBRD's ERA Environmental Remediation in Kyrgyzstan	Return to Primordiality: Remediation of Uranium Legacy Sites in Kyrgyzstan

Source: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)	Source: Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Environmental Remediation in Central Asia – Towards the Global Goals	Addressing Uranium Legacy in Central Asia
Source: European Commission (EC)	Source: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Marked by the Symbol of an Atom	Uranium Mining and Production in Kyrgyzstan
Source: State Agency for Environmental Protection and Forestry under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (SAEPF)	Source: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
DUB-GEM drone test flights in Germany Custom-built drone with gamma spectrometer flying over Wismut GmbH calibration pads in Reust, Germany as part of the project DUB-GEM (Development of a UAV-based Gamma Spectrometry for the Exploration and Monitoring of Uranium Mining Legacies)	DUB-GEM drone flying over a partially remediated Wismut GmbH tailing pond in Culmitzsch, Germany

Heatmap of real-time total counts (recording time: 1 sec.) of the DUB-GEM drone during fully autonomous flight along predefined reference trajectories using GPS in Culmitzsch, Germany	DUB-GEM drone test flights in Central Asia The DUB-GEM drone flew for the first time over a uranium mine tailings site in Mailuu-Suu, Kyrgyz Rebuplic. A local man stopped by to find out about the project.


Source: IAEA, 3EA

Relevant Publications

Date	Link to info	Publishing Organization	Language

2021-06-29	IAEA Harnesses Drone Technology to support Safer Environmental Remediation in Central Asia	IAEA	English

2021-05-07	Eight Central Asian Experts Receive Training and UAV Operator Certification under the DUB-GEM Project	BMBF / CLIENT II	German

2021-01-05	New regulations on radiation safety during remediation of areas contaminated by radioactive materials adopted by Tajikistan	Nuclear and Radiation Safety Agency (NRSA)	Russian

2020-05-04	Uranium legacy remediation fund progresses in Tajikistan and Kyrgyz Republic	EBRD	English

2019-11-13	EBRD calls for funding to progress Central Asian legacy clean-up	World Nuclear Association	English

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Featured Publications

Title	Background Image Location	Description	Link Location	Launch Behavior
TECDOC 1873	https://nucleus.iaea.org/sites/connect/CGULSpublic/Publications%20image%20library/TECDOC1873.PNG	Uranium Production Cycle Selected Papers 2012–2015	https://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Publications/PDF/TE-1873web.pdf	New tab
IAEA BULLETIN	https://nucleus.iaea.org/sites/connect/CGULSpublic/Publications%20image%20library/Decommissioning%20and%20Environmentla%20Remediation%20123.jpg	Decommissioning and Environmental Remediation Bulletin	https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/bull571_april2016_1.pdf	New tab
SF-1	https://nucleus.iaea.org/sites/connect/CGULSpublic/Publications%20image%20library/Fundamental%20Safety.jpg	Fundamental Safety Principles	http://www-pub.iaea.org/books/IAEABooks/7592/Fundamental-Safety-Principles	New tab
GSR 1 (Rev. 1)	https://nucleus.iaea.org/sites/connect/CGULSpublic/Publications%20image%20library/Governmental,%20Legal%20and%20Regulatory%20Framework%20for%20Safety.jpg	Governmental, Legal and Regulatory Framework for Safety	http://www-pub.iaea.org/books/IAEABooks/10883/Governmental-Legal-and-Regulatory-Framework-for-Safety	New tab
GSR 3	https://nucleus.iaea.org/sites/connect/CGULSpublic/Publications%20image%20library/Radiation%20Protection%20and%20Safety%20of%20Radiation%20Sources.jpg	Radiation Protection and Safety of Radiation Sources: International Basic Safety Standards	http://www-pub.iaea.org/books/IAEABooks/8930/Radiation-Protection-and-Safety-of-Radiation-Sources-International-Basic-Safety-Standards	New tab
GSR 4 (Rev.1)	https://nucleus.iaea.org/sites/connect/CGULSpublic/Publications%20image%20library/Safety%20Assessment%20for%20Facilities%20and%20Activities.jpg	Safety Assessment for Facilities and Activities	http://www-pub.iaea.org/books/IAEABooks/10884/Safety-Assessment-for-Facilities-and-Activities	New tab
GSR 5	https://nucleus.iaea.org/sites/connect/CGULSpublic/Publications%20image%20library/Predisposal%20Management%20of%20Radioactive%20Waste.jpg	Predisposal Management of Radioactive Waste	http://www-pub.iaea.org/books/IAEABooks/8004/Predisposal-Management-of-Radioactive-Waste	New tab
GSR 7	https://nucleus.iaea.org/sites/connect/CGULSpublic/Publications%20image%20library/Preparedness%20and%20Response%20for%20a%20Nuclear%20or%20Radiological%20Emergency.jpg	Preparedness and Response for a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency	http://www-pub.iaea.org/books/IAEABooks/10905/Preparedness-and-Response-for-a-Nuclear-or-Radiological-Emergency	New tab

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Upcoming Events

Regional Workshop on Effective Operation of an UAV based Gamma Spectrometry

7-17 August 2022, Uzbekistan

Региональный семинар по эффективной эксплуатации гамма-спектрометрии на базе БПЛА

7-17 августа 2022, Узбекистан

Strategic Master Plan

SECOND EDITION 2021

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FIRST EDITION 2017

UNGA Resolutions

UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 73/238 on The role of the international community in the prevention of the radiation threat in Central Asia (20 December 2018)