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Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation
in the NSS, the Fundamentals document entitled “Nuclear Security
Fundamentals: Objective and Essential Elements of a State’s Nuclear Security
Regime” is expected to be published in early 2012.
Illicit trafficking database
The IAEA Illicit Trafficking Database contains data on illicit
trafficking and other unauthorized activities and events from 1993 onwards.
The membership of the Agency’s database programme has continued to
expand, now numbering 112 member States and 1 non-member State. By
31 December, States had reported, or otherwise confirmed, 2,074 incidents
since the establishment of the database; 172 incidents were reported in 2011,
of which 93 had occurred during the period 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011
(others having occurred earlier). Of those that had occurred during this period,
11 incidents involved illegal possession and attempts to sell nuclear material
or radioactive sources; 3 additional incidents were scams to this effect, which
did not involve nuclear or other radioactive material. In 32 cases, thefts or
losses of radioactive sources were reported. The remaining 126 incidents
involved discoveries of uncontrolled material, unauthorized disposals and
the inadvertent, unauthorized movement or storage of nuclear material,
radioactive sources and/or radioactively contaminated material.
Nuclear security human resource development
Education and training continued to be key to sustainable improvement
in nuclear security. In 2011, the IAEA conducted 52 training events on all
aspects of nuclear security reaching more than 1,300 people from 120 States.
The Agency recognized the need for different levels of nuclear security
expertise in a State. Depending on the national infrastructure, not only
well-trained people in certain areas of nuclear security were needed, but also
specialists and highly educated experts with in-depth knowledge in all areas of
nuclear security. To support this, the Agency has developed a guideline for the
development of a Master of Science and a Certificate Programme in Nuclear
Security through the International Nuclear Security Education Network,
established in 2010. Currently, five universities in Europe are developing a
European Master of Science Programme in Nuclear Security that is based on
the IAEA guideline. This academic programme is planned to be launched in
the fall semester of 2012 and is supported by the European Commission and
the IAEA.
In addition, the IAEA has initiated the process of establishing a
collaborative network among the nuclear security training community. An
IAEA topical meeting took place in 2011 to facilitate the collaboration among
Nuclear Security Support Centres (NSSCs) or associated training centres
and to promote the concept of national NSSCs. An NSSC aims at educating
highly qualified nuclear security personnel, as well as providing technical and
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