The IAEA Assistance Programme for Transport Security

The International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) Office of Nuclear Security has been working cooperatively with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI), European Union and other nuclear member States (e.g. Australia) to provide transport security assistance to countries throughout the world. This assistance programme is complementary to the development of the Nuclear Security Series publications which include transport security in their scope. The assistance programme has three primary components: assessment; upgrades; and training. Assistance is directed at implementing a consistent level of security throughout the life cycle of nuclear and other radioactive material to provide the same level of security during transport as when in a fixed facility. The assistance is available to countries for assessing and/or upgrading all elements of their transport security programmes, either at the State level (regulatory and other government agencies) or at the operator level (shippers, carriers, and receivers). This includes diverse assistance such as expert advisory missions to provide advice and guidance, including as part of the broader scope International Physical Protection Advisory Service (IPPAS) missions, planning support to identify and prioritize needs (developing security approaches and plans) and developing model security plans and procedures, equipment (vehicles, packages, command and control equipment, etc.), and training as suggested by the assessment or in order to improve capacity building. A large spectrum of training courses on security in transport of either radioactive material or nuclear material is currently available including training for regulatory, governmental and industry personnel, and nuclear security students, training to \"train the trainers\" and developing national training courses, transport security awareness, including a high level short course for managers and decision makers, and detailed training on developing and implementing transport security programs. This paper describes the current IAEA assistance programme and training for transport security, including all of the IAEA Office of Nuclear Security activities which include transport security in their scope and the related achievements.