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The Secretary & CEO of AEC leading a delegation of experts from USDoE on a visit to UCI's Radiology department
Council Members and Council Committee Members during a familiarization tour to the King Fisher Oil Fields in Hoima
Group photo of participants in the AEC National Stakeholders Sensitization Workshop on Import, Export and Transport of Radiation Sources, held at Hotel Africana Kampala
AEC facilitators (in green-yellow T-shirts) demonstrating the concept of distance in radiation protection, during a training workshop
The Secretary & CEO with AEC Unit heads participating in the review of the Functions of Units during a workshop held on June 07, 2024
The Secretary & CEO (C) and one of the AEC Principal Officers (L) attending the IAEA Open-ended Meeting of Technical and Legal Experts on States' Implementation of the Guidance on the Import and Export of Radioactive Sources, held in Austria, Vienna
AEC Staff, led by the Secretary & CEO, in a group photo during Sports events to promote Staff's Physical Health
AEC Staff attending the Planning Meeting for FY 2024/2025 held from June 10-14, 2024
Participants in the National workshop on the Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) and use of the Self-Assessment of the Regulatory Infrastructure for Safety (eSARIS)
AEC staff providing technical support during the Uganda Martyrs celebration - a Major Public Event (MPE) held in Namugongo Kampala
AEC Sensitization Workshop on strengthening Uganda's Regulatory Infrastructure, attended by Mukono District Leadership and Officials at Colline Hotel (May 22, 2025)

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The Atomic Energy Council (AEC) is a government statutory body established by the Atomic Energy Act Cap 154, Laws of Uganda to regulate the peaceful applications of ionizing radiation for the protection and safety of individuals, society and the environment from dangers resulting from ionizing radiation.

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