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# U.S. Trains Sri Lankan Agencies to Detect Nuclear Smuggling
- URL: https://www.jaffnamonitor.com/u-s-trains-sri-lankan-agencies-to-detect-nuclear-smuggling/
- Published: 2026-09-28T11:17:53.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-28T11:17:53.000Z
- Author: Our Reporter
- Tags: September 2026

**COLOMBO:** The United States has trained officials from the Sri Lanka Navy and several civilian agencies to detect and respond to the smuggling of nuclear and radioactive materials, the U.S. Embassy in Colombo said on Monday.

The five-day workshop, held from Sept. 21 to 25, was conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Smuggling Detection and Deterrence in partnership with the navy. According to the embassy, American experts worked with Sri Lankan participants to draft standard operating procedures for detection operations. The embassy said the procedures drew on international practice and were adapted to Sri Lanka's laws and regulations.

Besides the navy, participants included the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Regulatory Council, the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board, Sri Lanka Customs, the Sri Lanka Ports Authority, the Disaster Management Centre, the Director General of Merchant Shipping, the Sri Lanka Coast Guard and the Attorney General's Department. The embassy said the training was also intended to improve coordination among these agencies.

"Nuclear material in the wrong hands can have consequences far beyond any one country's borders," the U.S. ambassador, Eric Meyer, said in a statement.

Mr. Meyer said the program would give Sri Lankan agencies "practical tools to detect illicit nuclear material and stop it before it can move through Sri Lanka's ports or waters." He said this would strengthen security in Sri Lanka and help protect trade routes in the Indian Ocean.

The embassy said the procedures developed during the workshop were meant to remain in use by Sri Lankan agencies after the training ended. It did not say whether a specific threat had prompted the workshop or whether the United States would provide detection equipment.