IAEA Conference Charts Course to Strengthen Global Cooperation and Creation of WINS is Welcomed
Representatives of more than 90 countries met in Vienna from 30 March to 3 April 2009 to assess the achievements of seven years of global effort to improve the protection and control of radioactive material and to chart a course for future nuclear security activities.
The International Symposium on Nuclear Security organised by the IAEA provided policymakers and experts with the opportunity to determine how to best coordinate their efforts to improve nuclear security, manage radioactive sources and combat nuclear terrorism.
Dr Roger Howsley was invited to talk during the Opening Plenary session and provided the audience with an update on the status and future activities planned for WINS. The President of the Conference, Mr Bruno Pellaud presented his findings at the end of the conference and concluded;
“The Symposium noted with great satisfaction the creation of the World Institute of Nuclear Security with headquarters in central Vienna. WINS will bring together a number of organisations having a direct involvement in the security or protection of nuclear materials. WINS should not duplicate the IAEA activities carried out at governmental level, but should establish a constructive relationship with the IAEA with the objective of bringing the work of the IAEA down to the grass root level, to those people and organisations that make a difference in effective physical protection.”
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