Scientific Calendar Event



Starts 19 Apr 2022
Ends 29 Apr 2022
Central European Time
Online -
Online
An ICTP-IAEA Virtual Meeting

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.
 
Topics:
  • Nuclear Security Overview
  • International legal framework for nuclear security 
  • Identification of and measures to address, threats against nuclear security
  • Nuclear Security Regime: Objective and Essential Elements
  • 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

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 virtual technical visit will be conducted to show the participants some detection equipment and their applications.
 

Prerequisites:
As a prerequisite to be eligible for the selection process, all applicants are asked to complete at least 8 of the 19 existing IAEA E-learning modules on nuclear security, based on their choices. Please find the link to all e-learning modules: https://elearning.iaea.org/m2/course/index.php?categoryid=48
 
Given the global health situation due to COVID 19 pandemic and travel restrictions, the International Atomic Energy Agency has re-designed the curriculum of the International School on Nuclear Security to be adapted to the virtual format. 

Registration: There is no registration fee.
 
**DEADLINE: 04/04/2022**
Organizer(s)
Oum Keltoum Hakam (IAEA), Local Organiser: Claudio Tuniz (ICTP)
Cosponsor(s)
International Atomic Energy Agencyiaea, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairsmae3, Swedish Radiation Safety Authoritysrsa
Secretary
Monica Petronela Ancuta, Viktoriya Lvova, Adriana Pinto

Organizers

Oum Keltoum Hakam (IAEA), Local Organiser: Claudio Tuniz (ICTP)

Co-sponsors