Recall the fundamentals of ionizing radiation and radioactive materials.
Explain the radiation source used on nuclear materials signatures.
Units to measure activity and potential hazard.
Discuss practical radiation safety measures.
The different categories of handheld radiation detection equipment.
The need for handheld radiation detection equipment when performing a secondary inspection.
Discuss the specific uses of each radiation detection device.
Radiation Portal Monitors (rpms) fundamentals.
Identify the purpose of a radiation detection system.
Describe how radiation portal monitors (rpms) work.
Discuss factors affecting detection levels.
Radiation alarm response procedure and how an alarm threshold is determined
Understand the procedure required to process alarms appropriately.
Describe select elements of the national response plan.
Define primary alarm categories and the alarm response process.
Define criteria for referral to secondary inspection.
Define criteria for detention/release decision after secondary inspection.
Define alarm disposition codes.
Live agent scenario training – Several scenarios will be undertaken where radioactive sources are hidden inside different conveyances (. The participants will be guided and coached to detect, locate, and identify the sources by following sops covered in previous lectures.
This course is suitable for both public and private sectors employees, such as People responsible for combatting illicit trafficking, smuggling, theft, sabotage, illegal transfer, and unlawful access involving R/N materials and their associated activities in transport. Hotzone Solutions subject matter experts have designed this course for front Line officers, such as;
- Police, Army, Law Enforcement, firefighters, Customs Officers, Border Guards,
- Nuclear research reactors operators, and Nuclear Power Plants security staff and operators. And any unit that trying to make their international borders (airports, seaports, land borders, metro, and train station) are free from any R/N illicit trafficking.
