About Us

WINS is a non-governmental membership organisation headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

We are a professional institute committed to building an international community of nuclear security professionals who are demonstrably competent and willing to work together to strengthen the security of nuclear and other radioactive materials.

We are convinced that no State, organisation, industry or NGO can address the complex threats facing nuclear and other radioactive materials alone. Doing so requires engagement, competence and leadership among a broad range of stakeholders. This is why we work closely with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on numerous security-related issues and why we embrace our growing role as a bridge among international governments, industry and civil society.

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WINS' 10 Strategic Objectives

In 2015, we envisioned 10 external strategic objectives to be achieved by 2020. These objectives cannot be achieved by WINS alone, but only in collaboration with many other key stakeholders. We invite you to commit to these goals in your own way and area of expertise; together we can turn this vision into reality.

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Demonstrable Competence

Demonstrable competence increasingly becomes a licensing requirement for personnel with accountabilities for nuclear security, including the regulatory requirement for professional certification of key nuclear security management positions.

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Professional Development

The IAEA’s nuclear security programme promotes structured professional development and voluntary certification, and the IAEA has entered into joint nuclear security certification programmes with training institutes, including WINS.

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Governance Reports

An increasing number of organisations, including regulators, operators, police and responsible government departments, publish meaningful governance reports about the “corporate” oversight of their security programmes.

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Industry Forums

An effective and sustainable international industry forum is operating to implement the recommendations and commitments made during the Nuclear Industry Summits.

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Peer Reviews

A sustainable peer review programme for nuclear security management practices has been implemented by operating organisations in some countries and benchmarking studies with organisations of other sensitive industries are regularly conducted.

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A Strategic Issue

Security is increasingly seen as a strategic issue for nuclear-related organisations (as is safety) rather than as a regulatory burden, and extends to commercial security, business continuity and reputational issues.

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Performance

Security programmes are subject to the business disciplines of effectiveness (performance tested) and efficiency, and security regulations are performance-based.

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Safety-Security Interface

Nuclear safety and security continue to coalesce, and more of the nuclear safety-related disciplines and management attitudes are used to enhance nuclear security.

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Cyber and Physical Security Integration

Cyber security and physical protection arrangements are properly integrated as part of an all-risks approach to the security programme.

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Delivering the Highest Quality

High quality professional development programmes that focus on promoting an inclusive and diverse nuclear security profession are more evident in the sector.

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Supporting Partners

Numerous governmental and nongovernmental organisations provide us with funding. We gratefully acknowledge their belief in our mission and the support that they have given us over the years.

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Our Members

Our members consist of both individuals and organisations. Their willingness to contribute their time and expertise to developing and sharing best practices with the wider nuclear security community is fundamental to our work.

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Quality Management

We are committed to providing the highest quality services to our members and to careful stewardship of our funding. We also believe that excellence and quality should be determined by external measurements, not simply by self-assessment.

This is why we proactively seek audits from external organisations on the quality of our services and financial management. We have achieved ISO 9001 and ISO 29990 certification. We also highly value feedback from our members and other stakeholders.

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Annual Report

Our annual report presents an overview of our membership, services, stakeholders, achievements, financial performance, quality management and strategy.

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