Course Objectives and outcomes.

At the end of this course, participants will be better able to:

1. Define Nuclear Security (NS) and its local and global architectures.
2. Identify the difference between RS and RM, their various applications, categorisation, attractiveness, and safety and security concerns.
3. To be familiar with the international organisations in charge of NS, their recommendations, obligations, safety, and security guidance, such as the IAEA Nuclear Security Series (NSS).
4. To identify the role of the Incident and Trafficking Data Base (ITDB), INTERPOL, and other organisations that collect data about missing and stolen RS worldwide (including orphan sources) and monitor their illicit trafficking.
5. Conduct a threat and risk assessment regarding RMs and establish security requirements based on a ‘Graded Approach’ and ‘Defence in Depth’.
6. Managing the security of their RS. Deterring, detecting, identifying, delaying, and responding to events related to the security of the RS in their possession.
7. Identify the whole security system, including the security plan and its strategic goal and the arrangement for security response.

Course Outlines

Module One

• The Basic Concept of ionising radiation.
• Nuclear Security definition.
• Difference between radioactive material and radioactive source and their applications.
• Radioactive sources categorisation and risks.
• Radioactive Source Attractiveness and Security Concerns.

Module Two

• Radioactive source incidents.
• Threat to radioactive sources (RDD).
• Nuclear Security and Nuclear industry summits.
• The State Roles and Responsibilities.

Module Three

• Licensee responsibility.
• Physical security principles (graded approach and defence in depth).
• Physical delay system.
• Security and transport.
• Alternative technology.

 Module Four

• Security policy.
• Emergency response.
• Security culture.
• Security plan.
• Security system.

Module Five

• Security Response
• Table-Top-Exercise (TTX)
• Assessment.

Intended recipients and min max numbers

This course is suitable for both public and private sectors employees e.g.

• Governments,
• Law Enforcement,
• Medical industry (using RM and RS for several purposes such as cancer treatment and diagnostics),
• Industries (that use RS for several purposes such as radiography, density measurement, thickness measurement, oil and gas logging, etc.),
• Universities (that use RS for research),
• Nuclear Power Plants,
• Nuclear Research Facilities,

States, organisations, and private sector entities (e.g., universities, industries, hospitals, nuclear facilities, etc.) possess R/N material. Who use these materials for various purposes and are responsible for their safety and security, contributing to the battle against illicit trafficking, smuggling, theft, sabotage, illegal transfer, and unlawful access involving R/N materials and their associated facilities and activities in transport.

Course Certification

A certificate of training completion will be issued to all successful participants by the end of the course, which your CBRN Academy instructor will sign. To qualify for the official Certificate, the student must attend and complete all assessments and score 80% or more.

Course numbers and quotations

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