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The Nuclear Radiation Safety Center (NRSC) (Armenian: Միջուկային և ռադիացիոն անվտանգության գիտատեխնիկական կենտրոն) is a company which provides proficiency and skills in the field of radiation and nuclear safety and security of nuclear facilities.

History
The company was established in 2001. At first, it was a closed joint-stock company, but now, it is an organization that has 34 employees specialists in the field of nuclear and radiation safety, IT personnel, physicists, scientists and administrative and managerial staff. Their number depends on the contracts that NRSC signs because those contracts finance the company. The owner of the NRSC stocks is the Government of the Republic of Armenia. One of its main partners in Armenian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (ANRA) (Հայաստանի միջուկային անվտանգության կարգավորման պետական կոմիտե). The regulation of nuclear safety in Armenia is done with the help of: For regulating Radiation safety in Armenia ANRA does the following: There is a agreement between The Republic of Armenia and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) which provides safety of nuclear materials.
 * establishing safety rules and legal acts
 * organizing researches, analyzes and conducting safety assesments
 * develops radiation protection and safety rules
 * does implementation of environmental monitoring and control
 * cooperates and makes connections with international organizations

Specialization
The most up-to-date methods are used to expand the activity of NRSC, thus guaranteeing local and international companies and individuals high-quality services. The NRSC is specialized in:
 * Making safety analyses and assessing nuclear installations
 * Assessing the risk of nuclear installations
 * Drafting ruling and control
 * Making guides on various aspects of nuclear and radiation safety
 * Developing the procedures of emergency responses
 * Developing scenarios for emergency exercises
 * Assessing protection
 * Assessing radiation safety
 * Doing radiometric and dosimetric measurements
 * Developing tools and databases, also IT support
 * Doing training for newcomers

Organization
The general responsibilities of Nuclear and Radioactive Safety Center (NRSC) are - The radiation safety and the nuclear safety. These two fields are also subdivided into a number of departments each concentrated on a certain responsibility within the NRSC. Currently the organization has about 35 employees, including physicists, engineers, IT personnel, along with the administrative and managerial staff.

Thermal hydraulic analysis and multiphysic simulation
One of the most important factors of NPP's nuclear security is the analysis of its thermal hydraulic behavior. The Hydraulic Analysis and Multiphysics Simulation Group (THG) is provided with contemporary equipment and has well-developed programs in order to implement such operations. The center uses a number of specific tools for analysis, codes such as RELAP5 and TRACE are used for the system's spectrum of accidents. The MELOR code is used for analyzing design-based accidents. COCOSYS code is used for the modeling of processes that are being done in the closed hermetical areas of the factory. Neutronic analysis is being done in each level of nuclear fuel. These levels include transportation, nuclear instrumentation response, and fuel management. Since 2003 The Neutronic Analysis and Fuel Group is involved in Armenian Nuclear Regulatory Authority’s decision-making in power distribution, nuclear instrumentation response, and fuel management.

Probabilistic safety analysis
The Probabilistic Safety Analysis group was established in 2002, It is responsible to determine the plausible threats and weaknesses of the NPP and prevent them before hand. The PSA Group is responsible for determining whether certain design solution is in compliance with the construction's safety regulations or not. The group decides whether the applied design correspond with their safety standards and makes sure that it will not bring about devastating consequences in case of certain events. They are also very attentive to the system's procedures and improvements in order to reduce or eliminate the probabilities risks that can occur during the lifetime of the NPP. The PSA group operates in conjunction with Risk Assessment Group RAG which is responsible for PSA model application, PSA training, development of national regulations in the field of nuclear safety, and international related co-operations.

Software development
One of the significant activities of the NRSC's is software development. Advanced Regulatory Information System (ARIS) and (NUMCAT) are general softwares developed by the NRSC. By using NUMCAT they maintain and update their database of nuclear materials. The software is available for only regulatory bodies and operators. On the other hand ARIS controls the radiation sources, licensing and inspection processes. Also by using it a regulatory body can have his/her certain obligations done due to the flexible features that the software has.

Quality management
NRSC is very attentive to the quality of their activities and is concentrated to follow the requirements of [|ISO 9001:2008] standard. The NRSC received its certification in december 2010, and re-certified in 2013. It operates in conjunction with customer satisfaction, the specified standards, and company objectives.

NRSC Mission
NRSC was initially established to provide technical support to the ANRA. The following are the NRSC's specializations The vision and mission statements above describe the fundamental beliefs and describe the aims and strategies of the NRSC.
 * Expertise in the field of nuclear and radiation safety.
 * Safety assessment and analysis.
 * Radiological measurements.
 * Research and development activities.
 * Development of software tools.

Vision
To become the most advanced technical support and scientific research organization in the area of nuclear and radiation safety in the Caucasus,and provide technical support to the ANRA along with prospering expertise in the field of nuclear and radiation safety in order to eliminate any type of threat from nuclear and radioactive activities.

Objectives

 * Future prosperity and enhancement of the nuclear safety degree, radiation and environmental protection.
 * Guarantee of proficient experts and project management competence.
 * Pledge of cost effectiveness.
 * Development and implementation of quantum mechanism improvements.

Strategies

 * Co-establishing state of the art in the nuclear and radiation safety research and environmental studies,
 * Co-establishing safety regulations; co-establishing safety appraisal and analysis.
 * Enhancement of project management appropriateness; establishing and implementation of personnel development plan.
 * Efficient and effective use of all resources;
 * Facilitate quantum mechanism improvement.