Starts 6 Mar 2023
Ends 17 Mar 2023
Central European Time
Joint ICTP-IAEA International School on Nuclear Security | (smr 3819)
ICTP
Budinich Lecture Hall (LB)
Strada Costiera, 11
I - 34151 Trieste (Italy)
An ICTP-IAEA Meeting in presence
The two-week School is designed for early career professionals from developing countries, ideally with 1-3 years of experience and working at relevant institutions in their home country. The school provides an intense contemporary overview of nuclear security. Candidates should have a specific career interest in or knowledge of nuclear security, although academic and technical backgrounds may vary. Candidates with a scientific or technical background in a discipline such as nuclear physics, nuclear engineering, international relations, law enforcement, or related fields are especially encouraged to apply.
The School will consist of a series of lectures and practical exercises, designed to incorporate the acquired knowledge into national planning and procedures to protect against threats to nuclear security. A technical visit will be conducted to show the participants some detection equipment and their applications.
School curriculum will include the following topics:
The two-week School is designed for early career professionals from developing countries, ideally with 1-3 years of experience and working at relevant institutions in their home country. The school provides an intense contemporary overview of nuclear security. Candidates should have a specific career interest in or knowledge of nuclear security, although academic and technical backgrounds may vary. Candidates with a scientific or technical background in a discipline such as nuclear physics, nuclear engineering, international relations, law enforcement, or related fields are especially encouraged to apply.
The School will consist of a series of lectures and practical exercises, designed to incorporate the acquired knowledge into national planning and procedures to protect against threats to nuclear security. A technical visit will be conducted to show the participants some detection equipment and their applications.
School curriculum will include the following topics:
- Nuclear Security Overview and Essential Elements
- International legal framework for nuclear security
- Identification of and measures to address, threats against nuclear security
- Physical protection of nuclear material and nuclear facilities
- Physical protection system design and evaluation
- Nuclear security regime for radioactive material and associated facilities
- Transport security for nuclear and other radioactive material
- Threat and risk assessment, nuclear security detection architecture
- Radiation detection instruments and detection strategies and techniques
- Nuclear security culture, concept and definition, self-assessment and enhancement
- Information and computer security
- Introduction to Nuclear Material Accounting & Control and threats addressed by NMAC
- Threat and risk for material out of regulatory control
- Nuclear security systems and measures for major public events
- Incident and trafficking database global analysis
- Nuclear forensics and radiological crime scene management
- IAEA Programmes and Assistance for Human Resource Development in Nuclear Security
- Gender Equality and Diversity in Nuclear Security
Prerequisites:
As a prerequisite to be eligible for the selection process, all applicants are asked to complete at least 8 of the 21 existing IAEA E-Learning modules on nuclear security, based on their choices. Please find the link to all e-learning modules: http://elearning.iaea.org/m2/course/index.php?categoryid=48
In case of technical issues, please contact nsnselearning@iaea.org
Grants: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee.
**DEADLINE: 11/12/2022**
Organizers
Oum Keltoum HAKAM (IAEA), Brenda NJINEMBO NAGEIN NGWANA (IAEA), Local Organiser: Sandro Scandolo (ICTP)
