Raise awareness among senior officials of States planning to host major public events (MPEs) of the nuclear security measures which can be implemented by their States to secure the events against nuclear security threats and to demonstrate how those measures can be deployed.
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International Workshop and Technical Demonstration for Senior Officials on Nuclear Security Measures for Major Public Events
Nuclear Security Training and Demonstration Centre
Purpose and objectives
Focus areas
- Overview of nuclear security for MPEs
- Planning for implementation of nuclear security measures at MPEs
- National experiences in planning and preparing for an MPE
- Phased MPE concept of operations and resourcing requirements: pre-, during and post-event phases
- Demonstration of radiation detection instruments used at MPEs
- Demonstration of new developments in nuclear security for MPEs
- Good practices, lessons learned and challenges identified in implementing nuclear security measures during MPEs
- IAEA assistance to Member States hosting MPEs
Training methods
- Lecture/presentation
- Group discussion, oral questioning, quizzes
- Case study
- Demonstration, practices
Specialized equipment/infrastructure to be used
- Major public events detection equipment including personal radiation detectors (PRDs), low-resolution radiation identification devices (RIDs), backpack radiation detectors (BRDs), high-resolution RIDs, calibration sources, pedestrian radiation portal monitor (RPM), and vehicle-mounted detection system and set of MPE equipment
- Detection and response demonstration room
Target audience
Senior officials of organizations responsible for nuclear security at MPEs such as law enforcement, military, intelligence, technical support and similar security-focused organizations.
Duration
3 days