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This paper presents an overview of current issues related to ensuring the physical protection of nuclear material during international transport. By analyzing international legal framework of physical protection regulation, as well as other international legally binding documents related to international transport of goods, the author explores the main point and content of the notion of «responsibility for physical protection».
The paper provides a list of potential participants of the international transport of nuclear material and their functions with respect to its physical protection. A description of a transfer of responsibility for physical protection at various stages of the international transport process is provided.
Particular attention is given to the readiness of forces and resources of each participant of an international transport of nuclear material. The author analyzes the elements of the transport process requiring special attention and provides examples of international best practices that have an aim to achieve continuous physical protection of nuclear material during international transport.
