WINS and the International Irradiation Association have jointly prepared a survey to gather perspectives on the level of security achieved at irradiation facilities. We hope to better understand security challenges so that these can be addressed for the benefit of the industry.
As part of the survey, we also wish to gauge end-users’ interest in being part of a new security initiative, the “obscurant system”, launched by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL). The purpose of this initiative is to develop an active denial system that will be triggered when an unauthorised attempt to access to the radiation source is detected. The mechanism would add delay or deny access by reducing an adversary’s ability to see the source rack and therefore increase the difficulty of unauthorised source removal. The detection/active denial system will be designed to meet end-user and manufacturer operational requirements and specified security performance requirements.
WINS and IIA have established a long-lasting collaboration and have jointly completed several projects which include the publication of WINS BPG 5.8 Security of Radioactive Sources Used in Industrial Radiation and the development and piloting of a Methodology for Assessing the Effectiveness of Security Arrangements at Gamma Irradiation Facilities.
We would appreciate if members of the gamma irradiation community could participate in the survey and provide us with feedback. Take the survey here.
If you have any questions, please contact pierre.legoux@wins.org
