13 Dec 2011

UEFA / NUCLEAR SECURITY

The IAEA is training authorities in Poland on how to detect and respond to potential acts of nuclear terrorism, in advance of the UEFA EURO 2012 football championship. IAEA

Posted at: December 13, 2011 2:24 pm

Duration: 02:20

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STORY: UEFA / NUCLEAR SECURITY
TRT: 2.20
SOURCE: IAEA
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / POLISH / NATS

DATELINE: OCTOBER 2011, PGE ARENA, GDANSK, POLAND.

SHOTLIST:

1.	Pan right, truck drives past to show PGE football stadium 
2.	Med shot, poster of new stadium 
3.	SOUNDBITE (Polish) Slawomir Michalczuk, Security Coordinator for Gdansk City: 
"Currently we don't have any signals about any attempts to smuggle in any radioactive source into this stadium to contaminate it. But the external and internal intelligence services are monitoring certain groups every day and if there is any information about such an attempt we will get it in due time and we will have to make use of the procedures which this particular IAEA training course is for." 
4.	Med shot, football stadium 
5.	SOUNDBITE (Polish) Mariusz Cichomski, Head of Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime Division Polish Ministry of the Interior: 
"We are working with our Ukrainian counterparts at preparing to secure the EURO 2012 from the many threats involving radiological materials. This is why we are cooperating with the IAEA and together are organising events, workshops and trainings."
6.	Close up, radiation detectors being used in car
7.	Tilt down, radiation detectors being used on woman
8.	SOUNDBITE (English) Khammar Mrabit, Director, IAEA Office of Nuclear Security:
"Nuclear security is the responsibility of course of each Member State and of course every Member State tries to establish and sustain their nuclear infrastructure, their exactly nuclear secret infrastructure, but at the same there always cases where sources are lost, sources of nuclear material out of security control and then if this is exactly get into really wrong hands, then of course could be used for malicious acts."
9.	Wide shot, participant using portable radiation scanner in stadium car park 
10.	Close up, source detected 
11.	Zoom in, a low activity sealed radioactive source in car detected 
12.	Wide shot, training in stadium
13.	Close up, radiation detector being used in seat
14.	Wide shot, participants searching seats with detectors

STORYLINE:

When the 2012 European football championships kick off in Poland and Ukraine next June, the United Nations atomic energy will be offering its expertise to guarantee the safety of the tournament's spectators and participants.

With over one million fans expected to descend on the two countries during the tournament, the Vienna-based UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will provide first-hand experience in training authorities in Poland and Ukraine to quickly detect, identify, and deal with a potential atomic threat.

SOUNDBITE (Polish) Slawomir Michalczuk, Security Coordinator for Gdansk City: 
"Currently we don't have any signals about any attempts to smuggle in any radioactive source into this stadium to contaminate it. But the external and internal intelligence services are monitoring certain groups every day and if there is any information about such an attempt we will get it in due time and we will have to make use of the procedures which this particular IAEA training course is for."

There is always a risk that major public events could be targeted for criminal acts involving nuclear and other radioactive materials. The IAEA helps its Member States to prevent such acts by training firemen, police officers and border guards how to quickly detect, identify and bring radioactive sources under control.

SOUNDBITE (Polish) Mariusz Cichomski, Head of Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime Division Polish Ministry of the Interior: 
"We are working with our Ukrainian counterparts at preparing to secure the EURO 2012 from the many threats involving radiological materials. This is why we are cooperating with the IAEA and together are organising events, workshops and trainings."

From protecting nuclear sites against theft and sabotage to enabling secure repatriation of used but still dangerous atomic fuels to helping countries guard against radioactive attacks on major events such as the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games or the 2010 soccer World Cup in South Africa, the IAEA has frequently played a major role.

IAEA experts help States protect nuclear facilities and transport against sabotage or theft, offering specialized training, helping to enhance cooperation between various national law enforcement officials and backing the installation of radiological monitoring equipment and training at border crossings.

SOUNDBITE (English) Sound bite – Khammar Mrabit, Director, IAEA Office of Nuclear Security:
"Nuclear security is the responsibility of course of each Member State and of course every Member State tries to establish and sustain their nuclear infrastructure, their exactly nuclear secret infrastructure, but at the same there always cases where sources are lost, sources of nuclear material out of security control and then if this is exactly get into really wrong hands, then of course could be used for malicious acts."

Some 110 States and several international organizations voluntarily contribute information to the agency's illicit trafficking database, which tracks nuclear or other radioactive materials outside authorized custody and control.

The Beijing Olympics involved one and a half years of work in which the IAEA helped train people to detect radioactive material that might be brought into the venues, and to know what to do if that happened. Greece, Germany, Brazil and Mexico likewise called on agency support for the 2004 Olympics, the 2006 World Cup, and the 2007 and 2010 Pan American Games respectively.