Abstract
A deeply rooted nuclear security culture and adequate human resources at all levels – involving regulators, the law enforcement agencies, academia, industry - are universally recognized as the foundation of a robust and sustainable nuclear security regime, national and global. International cooperation and networks are fundamental elements in ensuring the development and sustainability of what may be called the “human dimension” of Nuclear Security, and the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) process has been the cornerstone for their consolidation.
Highlights
A deeply rooted nuclear security culture and adequate human resources at all levels – involving regulators, law enforcement agencies, academia, and industry – are universally recognized as the prerequisites of a robust and sustainable nuclear security regime, both national and global
Advocate for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to increase attention given to the security of nuclear and other radioactive material in transport, including by: - producing guidance documents and facilitating associated exercises, training and capacity building activities; and - organizing the sharing of good practices and lessons learned from transporting nuclear and other radioactive material, among Member States, relevant industries and COEs/Nuclear Security Support Centre (NSSC), while protecting sensitive information
The Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) process was characterized by a growing attention to sustainability challenges, in particular beyond the momentum created by the NSS process itself. Greater attention to this subject is recommended in planning new NSSC/Centres of Excellence (CoE), Schools, and other initiatives
Summary
A deeply rooted nuclear security culture and adequate human resources at all levels – involving regulators, law enforcement agencies, academia, and industry – are universally recognized as the prerequisites of a robust and sustainable nuclear security regime, both national and global. With a view to maintain momentum beyond the NSS process, the Communiqué [7] was accompanied by five Action Plans for the major international bodies and institutions contributing to the nuclear security: the UN [8], IAEA [9], Interpol [10], Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) [11], and the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) [12]. In addition to the four Communiqués, the Work Plan, and five Action Plans, at each Summit, several States made further commitments known as “house gifts” and “gift baskets,” individually and collectively, on nuclear security implementation at the national, regional, and international levels. There are nine of them (see http://www.nscontactgroup.org/iaea-info-circulars.php), in particular INFCIRC-869 [13] on “Strengthening Nuclear Security Implementation” and INFCIRC-899 [14] on the Nuclear Security Contact Group (NSCG), which was established at the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit through the “Joint Statement on Sustaining Action to Strengthen Global Nuclear Security” [15] to maintain the momentum on nuclear security
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