THE WORK OF THE WNTI SECURITY WORKING GROUP

The World Nuclear Transport Institute’s (WNTI) ‘Work Programme’ is driven by the many and varied interests of its members, and WNTI is committed to maintaining its strong engagement for promoting safety and security standards and practices applied to the international transport of radioactive and nuclear materials.This paper will look at the areas in which WNTI represents its members through a dedicated working group in the development of international recommendations concerning the security of nuclear and other radioactive material in transport, and will describe its strong cooperation and partnership with the key UN bodies involved in the establishment of the regulatory framework (including IAEA, IMO and ICAO).It will discuss industry concerns regarding security transparency, the graded approach and public concerns over the perceived lack of security surrounding some transports. Finally, it will provide an insight into the future activities of WNTI security working group in assisting the IAEA and other international organisations in developing technical security guidance and advanced technologies for the secure transport of nuclear and other radioactive materials.