Fundamentals of physical protection workshop

The Nuclear Security Culture Programme is holding a third online workshop on the fundamentals of physical protection, focusing on the various nuclear threats posed by non-state actors and measures to mitigate them.

This six-day course, held in two parts from 5-7 July and 12-14 July 2021, is sponsored by the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and endorsed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

• Take part in a flexible learning experience.
• Sessions are adapted to an online teaching format, spread over a period of two weeks. 
• Benefit from a comprehensive programme, which includes a mixture of lectures, real-life case studies, group discussions and a table-top exercise.
• Gain new knowledge and valuable insight from a broad range of experts from industry, government, academia, regulators and the guard force.
• Interact virtually with a diverse group of global experts in the field of nuclear security.

This workshop is especially relevant to individuals working for nuclear and radiological operators, regulators, government and research institutes. Ideally, participants will have at least five years of professional experience and a basic knowledge of nuclear security.

Topics covered in this course include:

• Contingency planning and emergency preparedness,
• Emerging technologies,
• Information management and cybersecurity,
• Insider threats,
• Nuclear and radiological materials,
• Nuclear security culture,
• Physical protection systems,
• Regulation,
• Security-by-design,
• Testing and evaluation of physical protection systems,
• The relationship to safety and safeguards,
• Threat assessment and design basis threat (DBT),
• Vulnerability assessment.

Registrations close at 23.59 BST on Wednesday 16 June 2021. We will let you know whether your application has been successful as soon as possible after that date.

The number of places available for this workshop is limited to 40. There is an application process to attend this course. The call for application will open soon. In the meantime, please direct any questions to: sally.horspool@kcl.ac.uk.

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