World Institute of Nuclear Security May 2019 Issue

May 2019 Issue Welcome Welcome to the May edition of the member newsletter. In this issue, we focus on the kinds of information that WINS publishes and how you can access it. We also highlight upcoming events and two publications that have recently been published and/or revised. As always, we welcome your feedback, questions and participation at one or more of our events. Upcoming Events Round Table on Competencies for Radioactive Source Security Date: 8-9 May 2019 Location: Mexico City, Mexico

The Mexican Secretariat of Energy (SENER), the Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares (ININ), the Comision Nacional de Seguridad y Salvaguardias (CSNS), and WINS are jointly organising a national round table on competencies for radioactive source security. The event will be conducted in Spanish and is by invitation only. For more information, contact Raquel Delgado at raquel.delgado@wins.org

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Round Table on Gender and Nuclear Security

Date: 28-29 May 2019 Location: Vienna, Austria

WINS is organising a round table that will focus on identifying and sharing best practices for  advancing  the role of women in nuclear security. The goal is to develop concrete actions that can be taken to encourage women to pursue a career in nuclear security and to enable more and more women to become recognised for their expert contributions to the profession--from the trainee level to board members and senior executive ranks.  (Note that this round table is by invitation only.) For more information, contact Anida Čeliković at anida.celikovic@wins.org

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WINS Alumni Network Event: Connecting Nuclear Security Professionals Globally

Date: 2-3 July 2019 Location: Vienna, Austria

WINS is organising its first event for WINS Academy Alumni. Its purpose is to connect CNSPs from around the globe; give them the opportunity to reflect on their journey toward certification, recertification and beyond; consider how the status of nuclear security management can be further enhanced; and identify additional opportunities for strengthening the CNSP community. This event will be held in English. Participation is limited, so please let us know as soon as possible if you wish to attend. Attendees’ participation will be supported by WINS, and no registration fee is required. For more information, contact Bettina Lock at bettina.lock@wins.org

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Accessing WINS Information

Workshop Reports and Presentations

WINS not only produces a wealth of best practice guides and groundbreaking professional development modules through the WINS Academy, but also a wide variety of reports. For example, we publish a report on every workshop and round table following the event. The report highlights the major topics addressed by each of the expert presenters, as well as the questions, contributions and best practices that our participants generate in the discussions and exercises that take place throughout the event. A link to the report is added to the website page for the event shortly after each workshop has taken place. If you haven't accessed one of the reports before--or not in a long time--you might like to check out one or more of the following: Workshop Report on Autonomous and Remotely Operated Systems: Benefits and Challenges to Nuclear Security (2-4 April 2019 in Vienna) Workshop Report on Strengthening Radioactive Source Security: Assessing & Establishing an Effective Security Culture (6-7 March 2019 in Chicago) Workshop Report on the Security of Small Modular Reactors (5-6 March 2019 in Vienna) Workshop Report on the Business Case for Security Investment (14-15 February 2019 in London) Note that all presentations from our experts are also available for downloading on the individual event page. WINS Best Practice Guide 5.1 Has Been Revised We are happy to announce that we have revised the WINS International Best Practice Guide 5.1 titled Security of High Activity Radioactive Sources in Use and Storage (version 4.0). It covers a greatly expanded range of topics, including: Why Security Is Needed, Understanding the Threat, the Roles and Responsibilities for Radioactive Source Security, Physical Protection Systems and Security Management, and Sustaining Radioactive Source Security. Click here to access the revised BPG. For more information on the WINS programme of work on the security of radioactive sources, please visit our dedicated website pages here: WINS Radioactive Sources Dossier INFORMATION CIRCULAR 901: Advancing International Commitments to Certified Training for Nuclear Security Management WINS has recently published a brochure in support of INFCIRC/901, which is a Joint Statement on Certified Training for Nuclear Security Management that the Permanent Mission of Canada submitted to the IAEA on 1 December 2016. The information circular was endorsed at that time by 11 other States. The Statement acknowledges the international recognition of the need for nuclear security training, education and certification and commits to providing advocacy, peer review, contributions and other means as necessary to support the WINS Academy’s efforts to expand its international certification programme. Click here to read the full text of the Joint Statement. Click here to access the brochure. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? We welcome your questions, comments and suggestions about this newsletter. We also invite you to share information with us about external events that would interest WINS members. To do so, please email us at info@wins.org

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