ADDRESSING THE INSIDER THREAT - A CALL TO INMM COMMUNITY ACTION

While nuclear security systems have always faced outside threats, the insider threat still poses significant challenges to security. In March 2010, the Standing Committee on International Security of Radioactive and Nuclear Materials in the Nonproliferation and Arms Control Division conducted its fifth annual workshop on Reducing the Risk from Radioactive and Nuclear Materials. This workshop focused on the best practices and challenges addressing the insider element with respect to illicit radioactive materials trafficking, performance testing, and the secure transport of radioactive and nuclear materials. Presentations were made by invited panelists to discuss these best practices and to pose the challenges to be met. Working groups then identified gaps in technology and policy and then prioritized options for addressing those identified. Participants included academia, policy makers, radioactive material users, physical security and safeguards specialists, and vendors of radioactive sources and transportation services. This paper summarizes the results of the workshop with recommendations and calls to action for the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management (INMM) membership community.