04/09/2026
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ASEAN countries ready to work together in
nuclear emergency
Evaluators of the ASEAN Nuclear Emergency Notification and Communications
Exercise (AR/NeX 2026) held last July in Manila affirmed that the event adequately met its objectives and effectively laid down the baseline for future drills and actual events.
In a report presented Jeana Lee Sablay, exercise director, most of the AR/NeX 2026
objectives were achieved, while evaluators likewise gave the exercise a very high
overall rating.
Vedrana Vuletic, senior consultant of the Austria-based Enconet Consulting, gave
encouraging observations on the exercise.
โAR/NeX 2026 was a milestone,โ she said. โIt was an integrated national response,
regional coordination, technical assessment, and mutual assistance rolled into a single
exercise, providing a comprehensive test of ASEAN emergency preparedness and
response.โ
The drill was implemented well, showing plus points as well gaps that need to be
addressed, according to organizers from the Philippine Nuclear Research Instituteโs
Nuclear Regulatory Division (soon to be established as the Philippine Atomic Energy
Regulatory Authority or PhilATOM).
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