Starts 19 Apr 2022
Ends 29 Apr 2022
Central European Time
Joint ICTP-IAEA 2022 International School on Nuclear Security | (smr 3684)
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.
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.
Organizers
Oum Keltoum Hakam (IAEA), Local Organiser: Claudio Tuniz (ICTP)
