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Detection of Threats to Society from Radioactive and Nuclear

Material Out of Regulatory Control

CoU, 8 March 2018, Brussels

Harri Toivonen and Sakari Ihantola

This work has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 775989. The contents of this article do not reflect the official opinion of the European Union. Responsibility for the information and views expressed therein lies entirely with the speaker.

harri.toivonen@htnuclear.f sakari.ihantola@iki.f

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Expert network

Coordinator: Harri Toivonen, HT Nuclear

European Reference Network for Critical Infrastructure Protection (ERNCIP)

https://erncip-project.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

Topics for 2017-2019: 1) Novel Detection Technologies2) Robotics - radiation detection with unmanned systems3) Reachback - expert support to feld teams.

Thematic Group on Radiological and Nuclear Threats to Critical Infrastructure

Command and Control (CC)

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Operations Centre

Operative units

Operative information

Command and Control (CC)

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Operations Centre

Operative units

Operative information

Expert Support

Scientific and technicalinformation

Command and Control (CC)

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Operations Centre

Operative units

Operative information

Expert Support

Scientific and technicalinformation

Command and Control (CC)

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Operations Centre

Operative units

Operative information

Expert Support

Scientific and technicalinformation

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1. Detection

2. Identification

3. Localisation

4. Material characterisation

5. Alarm adjudication

6. Response

Scientific and Operational Tasks for Expert Support

Training and exercises in virtual/real environment are needed to support the implementation of these demanding tasks (radiation hazard)!

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Source localisation

Automated solutionsentering the market

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Operations Centre& Expert support

RemoteExpert Support

Estonia

Operative Units(Backpack)

Voicecommunication

Finland

RN information

Database

Demonstration of bilateral expert support Finland - Estonia, Dec 2017

Novel in-feld technologies provide timely knowledge through reachback to detect radiological and nuclear threats and to

implement a balanced response.

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This work has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 775989. The contents of this article do not reflect the official opinion of the European Union. Responsibility for the information and views expressed therein lies entirely with the speaker.

https://erncip-project.jrc.ec.europa.eu/networks/tgs/nuclear

Categorization of Terms for Measurements and Related Information Products

1 Raw data Time stamped events detected by instruments

2 Data Spectra generated from raw data at certain intervals

3 Information Messages in compact format (metadata, data, raw data, initial analysis results)

4 Knowledge Verified information consisting of nuclide identification, activity estimation, …

5 Wisdom Appropriate decision-making based on the attained knowledge. A message which is useful for the frontline officers to interdict.

Detector

Reachback Centre

ERNCIP – European Reference Network for Critical Infrastructure Protection

Operation Centre

COTS

ERNCIP – Reachback Deliverables

Feb 2018https://erncip-project.jrc.ec.europa.eu/networks/tgs/nuclear

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Action Plan to enhance preparedness against

CBRN risks 

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Brussels, 18.10.2017 COM(2017) 610 final

Especially the following objects support the development ofnuclear security architectures:

1. Strengthen risk-based customs controls to intercept dangerous CBRN materials at the border (1.2);

2. Conduct a gap analysis on the detection of CBRN materials (2.3);3. Reinforce nuclear security capacities and networks (2.9);4. Develop cooperation with specialised international organisations (3.3).

Tasks for Expert Support

Scientifc

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Technical

Analysis of measurement dataAlarm adjudication - nuclear security event?Material characterisation - nuclear forensics

Instrument deploymentQuality control of dataState-of-health of detection systemsNetwork managementEducationTraining and exercises

OperationalAdvice to law enforcementAdvanced measurementsInitiation of response protocol (together with CC)Threat object neutralization - render safe, source recoverySafety assessment – consequence analysis