Scientific Community Actions to Shape National Perspectives Towards a Better Synergy Between Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards

The related subjects of non-proliferation and nuclear security are playing a more prominent role over the last fifteen years after 9/11 and the tragic accident of Fukushima internationally as well from a national perspective. Additionally, there have been several nuclear security incidents in Russia and some other former Soviet Republics but also in South Africa and other countries. The easiest way for a terrorist group to create an act of nuclear terrorism is to steal weapon-grade material from a storage facility. States must do everything to ensure that facilities with nuclear material have effective nuclear security arrangements.