IAEA Symposium on International Safeguards

Session

[CHA] Capacity Building: National Initiatives

8 Nov 2018, 11:00

M Building (Vienna International Centre)

352. Scene Setter: Recap from CHA-S2 Session

Therese Renis (IAEA)

08/11/2018, 11:00

42. ALGERIAN EXPERIENCE IN TRAINING PROGRAM OF SAFEGUARDS PERSONNEL

Dr SMAIN KORICHI (CRND/COMENA)

08/11/2018, 11:05

Addressing Growing Safeguards Challenges (CHA)

Panelist (Panel Session)

The purpose of this paper is to describe the Algerian experience in the safeguards training program. Qualification and training of nuclear facilities personnel is very important for the International and National safeguards implementation. To meet this need, COMENA has launched a training program dedicated to prepare nuclear facilities staff with relevant competence and skills in order to...

172. Strategy for Strengthening Training and Qualification for U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s International Safeguards Analysts

David Hanks (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)

08/11/2018, 11:12

Addressing Growing Safeguards Challenges (CHA)

Panelist (Panel Session)

Challenges associated with strengthening international safeguards implementation in the United States of America (U.S.) are being addressed through a progressive training and qualification program at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The basis for this program utilizes a qualification plan specifically designed to ensure the U.S. NRC International Safeguards Analysts, Import and Export...

187. Strengthening Safeguards Capabilities within Public Company Nuclear Facilities of Serbia

Mr Miodrag Milenović (Public Company "Nuclear Facilities of Serbia")

08/11/2018, 11:19

Addressing Growing Safeguards Challenges (CHA)

Panelist (Panel Session)

Public Company Nuclear Facilities of Serbia (hereinafter PC NFS) is the only nuclear operator in Serbia. It was founded in 2009 under the Law on Ionizing Radiation together with the Serbian Regulatory Body. Since its establishment, PC NFS has continued all nuclear activities previously managed by Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences; Two research reactors (RA-final shut down and RB- zero-power...

201. Capacity Building in the UAE’s Young Nuclear Workforce

Ms Huda Al Tamimi (FANR)

08/11/2018, 11:26

Addressing Growing Safeguards Challenges (CHA)

Panelist (Panel Session)

ABSTRACT **Capacity Building in the UAE’s Young Nuclear Workforce** By Huda Al Tamimi, Luay Qassim and Ali Al Suwaidi - *Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates* Staff turnover is a critical factor to consider in workforce planning, especially in the nuclear industry where specialist knowledge is costly, mission critical and difficult to...

306. The strengthening of the national safeguards system through an integrated 3S approach: a Cuban perspective.

Mr Jorge Luis Paredes Gilisman (Centro Nacional de Seguridad Nuclear)

08/11/2018, 11:33

Addressing Growing Safeguards Challenges (CHA)

Panelist (Panel Session)

The paper describes the nuclear infrastructure developed for more than 30 years in Cuba and how the implementation of IAEA´s safeguards took places since the comprehensive safeguards agreement and its additional protocol were in force. The National Centre of Nuclear Safety is the national regulatory body with regulation, authorization and control responsibilities. A control regime has been...

309. OPTIMIZING SSAC HUMAN RESOURCES OF ARNR IN THE HYPOTHESIS OF A NUCLEAR PROGRAM

Mr Enrique Fernando MORALES (Autoridad Reguladora Nacional en Radioprotección (ARNR) - URUGUAY)

08/11/2018, 11:40

Addressing Growing Safeguards Challenges (CHA)

Panelist (Panel Session)

Uruguayan Regulatory Body (ARNR) has 14 technical staff. All staff has undergone Radioprotection formation provided by IAEA and others international organizations, each in several specific fields, but all knowledge gained is shared along ARNR staff. Even if Uruguay currently has no nuclear programme, nor uranium mines neither manufacture of materials or equipment comprised on Annex I and...

133. Development of Safeguards Infrastructure for Nuclear Power Programme in Ghana

Dr Emmanuel Ampomah-Amoako (Nuclear Regulatory Authority, Ghana)

08/11/2018, 11:47

Addressing Growing Safeguards Challenges (CHA)

Contributor (Panel Session)

The Nuclear Regulatory Authority, Ghana (NRA) is established to provide for the regulation and management of activities and practices for the peaceful use of nuclear material or energy, radioactive material or radiation; to provide for the protection of persons and the environment against the harmful effects of radiation hazards; to ensure the effective implementation of the country's...

14. The education and training offer in nuclear safeguards within the EURATOM Research and Training project “ANNETTE”

Dr Riccardo Rossa (SCK-CEN)

08/11/2018, 11:48

Addressing Growing Safeguards Challenges (CHA)

Contributor (Panel Session)

The ‘Advanced Networking for Nuclear Education, Training and Transfer of Expertise’ (ANNETTE) is a Horizon2020 project aiming at advanced networking for nuclear education, training and transfer of expertise. Four partners (the Belgian nuclear research centre SCK•CEN, the European Commission Joint Research Centre, Uppsala University, and Forschungszentrum Jülich) contribute to the ANNETTE...

104. An integration of Nuclear Safeguards with Nuclear Security

Dr Garima Sharma (Scientific Officer G)

08/11/2018, 11:49

Addressing Growing Safeguards Challenges (CHA)

Contributor (Panel Session)

In recent years, the need to achieve a better integration between two basic pillars of nuclear energy; safeguards and security (2S) has become widely recognized. This paper proposes an integration of 2S such that there are no overlap or omission of important responsibilities. An effective implementation of 2S assures the seriousness of a State for peaceful uses of nuclear energy and...

160. The Role of the Russian Methodological and Training Center in SSAC of Russia

Mr Sergey Bogdanov (Alexandrovich)

08/11/2018, 11:50

Addressing Growing Safeguards Challenges (CHA)

Contributor (Panel Session)

The Russian Methodological and Training Center (RMTC) was created at IPPE in the frame of international program of cooperation with the EC and the USA and is the basic organization of ROSATOM not only for providing the personnel training in the areas of nuclear material control and accounting (MC&A;), but improvement the SSAC infrastructure and nuclear facilities systems. RMTC performs...

205. SAFEGUARDS CAPACITY BUILDING – ARGENTINE EXPERIENCE

Ms Stella Maris Bonet Duran (Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear)

08/11/2018, 11:51

Addressing Growing Safeguards Challenges (CHA)

Contributor (Panel Session)

In 1994, the Argentine Nuclear Regulatory Authority (ARN) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Signed a Cooperation Agreement for international safeguards research and development in the areas of nuclear material control, accountancy, verification, physical protection, and advanced containment and surveillance devices.
Over the past 25 years, this collaboration agreement has aided the...

259. Education and training activities of the International Nuclear Nonproliferation and Security Academy of the ROK

Mr JIN YOUNG LEE (Korea Institute of Nuclear Nonproliferation and Control(KINAC))

08/11/2018, 11:52

Addressing Growing Safeguards Challenges (CHA)

Contributor (Panel Session)

The objective of this article is to explain the education and training activities on safeguards area of the International Nuclear Nonproliferation and Security Academy (INSA) of the Korea Institute of Nuclear Nonproliferation and Control (KINAC). The importance of HRD activities on safeguards in international society increases more and more in that the possibility of nuclear crises in Iran and...