In the BMBF-funded TRANSPOND project, IAF and Central Asian partner laboratories are developing methods for assessing the transboundary transport of radioactive waste from former uranium mines. The project therefore serves not only scientific purposes but also supports conflict prevention in Central Asia. 

The week spent collaborating on complex laboratory work at IAF in Germany brought the partners much closer to the goal of building trust and cooperation between the scientists working in the neighbouring states of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. 

For more information, please see https://www.bmbf-client.de/en/projects/transpond