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International best practice - nuclear security

This page provides the URL links to selected international standards (including documents that deal with risks) that may be considered for implementation, or to be relied on, in the Australian context.

IAEA NUCLEAR SECURITY SERIES
Security Fundamentals NSS-20 Objective and Essential Elements of a State's Nuclear Security Regime
18. IAEA Nuclear Security Series: Security of Nuclear Material
Recommendations NSS-13 Nuclear Security Recommendations on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and Nuclear Facilities (INFCIRC/225/Revision 5) - 2011 Guides NSS-4 Engineering Safety Aspects of the Protection of Nuclear Power Plants against Sabotage - 2007 NSS-8 Preventive and Protective Measures against Insider Threats - 2008 NSS-10 Development, Use and Maintenance of the Design Basis Threat - 2009 NSS-16 Identification of vital areas at nuclear facilities - 2007 NSS-17 Computer security at nuclear facilities - 2012 NSS-19 Establishing the Nuclear Security Infrastructure for a Nuclear Power Program - 2013 NSS-23-G Security of Nuclear Information - 2015 NSS-25-G Use of Nuclear Material Accounting and Control for Nuclear Security Purposes at Facilities - 2015
19. IAEA Nuclear Security Series: Security of Radioactive Material
Recommendations NSS-14 Nuclear Security Recommendations on Radioactive Material and Associated Facilities Guides NSS-7 Nuclear Security Culture NSS-9 Security in the Transport of Radioactive Material NSS-11 Security of Radioactive Sources
20. IAEA Nuclear Security Series: Security of Material out of Regulatory Control
Recommendations NSS-15 Nuclear Security Recommendations on Nuclear and Other Radioactive Material out of Regulatory Control Guides NSS-1 Technical and functional specifications for border monitoring equipment NSS-2-G (Rev 1) Nuclear forensics in support of investigations NSS-2 Nuclear forensics support - 2006 NSS-3 Monitoring for radioactive material in international mail transported by public postal operators - 2006 NSS-5 Identification of radioactive sources and devices - 2007 NSS-6 Combating illicit trafficking in nuclear and other radioactive material - 2007 NSS-18 Nuclear Security Systems and Measures for Major Public Events - 2012 NSS-21 Nuclear Security Systems and Measures for the Detection of Nuclear and other Radioactive Material out of Regulatory Control - 2013 NSS-22-G Radiological Crime Scene Management - 2014 NSS-24-G Risk Informed Approach for Nuclear Security Measures for Nuclear and other Radioactive Material out of Regulatory Control - 2015
Additional Guidance
21. IAEA Nuclear Security Management of Research Reactors
IAEA-TDL-004 Nuclear Security Management for Research Reactors and Related Facilities IAEA-TECDOC-1801 Management of the Interface between Nuclear Safety and Security for Research Reactors