International Atomic Energy Agency experts Mr. Albertus Hendricus Dal (1st row, extreme left), Mr. Sung Soon Jang (1st row, center and Mr. Anthony Aragon (1st row, extreme right) with PNRI Director Dr. Alumanda Dela Rosa (1st row, 2nd from left), Nuclear Safeguards and Security Section Head Ms. Julietta Seguis (1st row, 2nd from right) and the participants of the national workshop from various agencies.
Highlighting the continued cooperation between government agencies in the field of nuclear securit, the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI) hosted the National Workshop on Threat Assessment and Design Basis Threat from April 21-24 at the PNRI Compound in Diliman, Quezon City. The workshop was conducted in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
This workshop was held under the Integrated Nuclear Security Support Plan (INSSP), of which the Philippines is an active partner in its implementation.
The four-day workshop featured the development, use and maintenance of threat assessment and design basis threat as regulatory tools for sharing security responsibilities between the State and various operators. It also includes discussions on the sources and types of threat information, as well as the methodology, implementation and application of these tools to further strengthen the regulatory foundation of the country in terms of nuclear security. The lectures were conducted by IAEA experts Mr. Mr. Albertus Hendricus Dal, Mr. Sung Soon Jang and Mr. Anthony Aragon.
Among the participants were representatives of various government agencies such as the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police, Department of National Defense, National Bureau of Investigation, National Intelligence Coordinating Agency, Anti-Terrorism Council and the Office for Transportation Security. They were also joined by regulators from DOST-PNRI.
