IAEA Media Advisories
Media Advisory 2008/17
New Nuclear Materials Security Organization News Conference Launch At IAEA General Conference
Monday, 29 September, 2008
26 September 2008 | Former Senator Sam Nunn, Co-Chairman of the Nuclear Threat Iniative (NTI), IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei, and Secretary Samuel Bodman, United States Department of Energy, will participate in a news conference, Monday, 29 September, at 14.00, to launch the World Institute for Nuclear Security (WINS). The event will be held in the main foyer of the Austria Centre Vienna (ACV).
The new international organization - based in Vienna - will work to strengthen the physical protection and security of nuclear materials and facilities worldwide.
WINS will bring together nuclear security experts, the nuclear industry, governments and international organizations to share best practices on physical protection and security of nuclear and radioactive materials with a focus on improving security quickly and effectively.
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