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School of Regulation and Global Governance · ANU College of Law, Governance and Policy
Australia's ability to fulfil its international obligations regarding the security and safeguards for nuclear materials and technologies depends on having a skilled professional workforce to monitor and enforce these. This course, developed in partnership with the Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office (ASNO), provides an analytical, problem-based and experientially-grounded approach to building the skills for security and safeguard professionals. The course includes site and lab visit(s) to locations where nuclear materials are used, stored, monitored and disposed of; practical instruction in the tools and techniques of nuclear regulation; and approaches to future technologies and methodologies of oversight and management.
Reflection on site/lab visit (750 words)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 5
A 750-word précis of relevant course reading(s)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Research and writing outline for a student-selected research project (1000 words)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Research report on student-selected research report (3000 words)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
This course requires 30 contact hours and 130 hours workload in total
No prescribed texts Preliminary Reading IAEA Safeguards Glossary 2022 Edition - a document produced internally by the IAEA that provides the Agency’s preferred definitions of many of the terms encountered in safeguards agreements and in the application of safeguards. It is not definitive and is best thought of as the IAEA’s common negotiating position on the meaning of terms. IAEA Safety and Security Glossary (Interim 2022 Edition) - a document produced by the IAEA for the interpretation of its safety standards and nuclear security guidance IAEA Safety Standards - a collection of all of the IAEA’s safety standards IAEA Nuclear Security Series - a collection of the documents that make up the IAEA’s Nuclear Security guidance for States