The Philippine Government through the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) will host a Design Basis Threat (DBT) Workshop in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on 27-29 April 2004 at the PNRI Auditorium.
The workshop aims to assist the Philippines in defining attributes or characteristics of potential insider and external adversaries who might attempt unauthorized removal or sabotage of nuclear and radioactive material.
Lecturers and facilitators include Mr. Guy Jones, Sandia National Laboratory (SNL) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA and Mr. Peter Colgan of the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA), Australia. The IAEA Technical Coordinator is Mr. Pierre Legoux and Workshop Coordinator is Ms. Julietta Seguis of the Safeguards Unit of the Nuclear Regulations Licensing and Safeguards Division (NRLSD) of PNRI.
The expected participants of the workshop will include national and local enforcement officers, police, state intelligence services, nuclear facility operators and other competent authorities.
