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Transportation Security

The transport of radioactive materials may take place using multiple modes of transport (e.g. roads, rail, air, inland waterways or sea) and cross multiple national boundaries. This requires that a variety of laws and regulations be adhered to; it also involves numerous stakeholders, many of whom change as the transport proceeds.

Consequently, ensuring transport security of radioactive sources requires careful planning, effective communications among all stakeholders, and close coordination.

Transportation Security

International Best Practice Guide

This WINS International Best Practice Guide provides a review of practices undertaken in support of the secure transport of radioactive sources. This Guide addresses the relevant international instruments; the development of national legal and regulatory frameworks; considers methods for threat assessment and risk reduction (including the value of undertaking vulnerability assessments); emphasises the importance of communications, coordination and cooperation between key stakeholders; and focuses on the development and implementation of transport security plans.

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International Best Practice Guide

Past Webinars

Best Practices for the Secure Transport of Radioactive Material
February 2025
WINS implemented a three-day online Workshop so that international experts could share best practices that support the secure transport of radioactive material.

Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3 are all available in the Knowledge Centre.

Past Webinars

Workshops

Regional Training Course: Secure Transport of Radioactive Material
Bangkok, Thailand, May 2025

Thailand's Office of Atoms for Peace and WINS held a regional training course on the secure transport of radioactive material. The course was comprehensive, covering the fundamental technical material on the secure transport of radioactive sources as well as supporting topics such as the safety-security interface and security culture.

Train-the-Trainer: Secure Transport of Radioactive Material
Bangkok, Thailand, November 2024

The Office of Atoms for Peace in Thailand and WINS jointly held a national train-the-trainer course on the secure transport of radioactive material. This course included the fundamental technical material on the secure transport of radioactive sources and the soft skills required to run the technical course for others.

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Workshops

Other Publications

IAEA

Security of Radioactive Material in Transport (2020)

The updated edition of IAEA Nuclear Security Series No. 9, Security of Radioactive Material in Transport, provides guidance for establishing a consistent, internationally aligned approach to protecting radioactive material during transport. It builds on recommendations from other IAEA Nuclear Security Series publications and applies to packages containing radioactive material that could cause unacceptable radiological consequences if used maliciously, whether in domestic or international transport. The guidance also addresses the security of certain category III and lower nuclear materials due to their radioactive properties and includes measures for preventing unauthorised removal and sabotage.

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Other Publications