The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has announced that the Republic of Malta will join the U.S. Megaports Initiative, a cooperative effort to detect, deter, and interdict illicit maritime smuggling of nuclear and other radioactive material. As part of the agreement, the NNSA will work with the Maltese Customs Administration and other government agencies in Malta to install radiation detection equipment and associated infrastructure at the port of Marsaxlokk. This cooperative framework will also train Maltese officials on the use of the equipment and provide for maintenance of the equipment for a specified period.