SECURITY CULTURE IN THE NUCLEAR FIELD

By document referenced GOV/2001/41 of the 15th of August 2001, the Board of Governors of the IAEA ratified twelve fundamental principles of physical protection of nuclear material and nuclear facilities. These principles will be integrated in the future revision of the International Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material. The fundamental principle F proposes a definition of security culture and recommends that its implementation and its maintenance are a priority in the concerned organizations. It thus appears necessary to specify the concept of security culture.