National Radioactive Source Security Awareness Seminar

30 June 2008

Duration in minutes

Start time

Introduction and Welcome

15

0830

1. Radioactive Sources and Their Uses

30

0845

2. Radioactive Source Use

30

0915

3. The Need for Source Security

¨ The global threat (e.g., statements of intent to acquire and use RDDs)

¨ Ease of access to unsecured sources (including example facilities)

¨ Potential malicious acts and their consequences e.g., Goiania accident)

45

0945

4. IAEA Initiatives in Source Security (Code of Conduct

    and background leading up to it, including

    associated guidance)

Break

30

15

1015

1030

5. Radioactive Source Categorisation

30

1100

6. Physical Protection Systems

¨ terminology

¨ concepts

¨ system design

7. Examples of Practice-Specific Source Security

    Systems

Lunch

60

30

75

1200

1230

1345

8. Source Security Management

60

1445

9. Source Security

¨ New License Conditions and inspections

Coffee Break

10. Introduction to new RPO syllabus on Security of

      radioactive Sources

Round Table Discussions

60

15

60

30

1545

1600

1700

1720

Closing Remarks

10

1730