The Impact of Implementing the Design Basis Threat Concept on the Regulatory Infrastructure of the Brazilian Nuclear Sector: Analysis and Perspectives

Fundamental Principle G of the 2005 Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, ratified by Brazil in 2022, guided the conceptual development of the Design Basis Threat (DBT) and justified the proposal for its implementation in the Brazilian nuclear regulatory framewo...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Washington Dutra Garcêz, Alexandre Roza de Lima, Renato Luiz Alves Tavares, José Marques Lopes, Maurício Santarosa Pereira da Silva, Victor de Castro Vasconcelos, Luiz Fernando Bloomfield Torres, Josélio Silveira Monteiro Filho
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Published: Brazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR) 2025-08-01
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Online Access:https://www.bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/2870
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author Ricardo Washington Dutra Garcêz
Alexandre Roza de Lima
Renato Luiz Alves Tavares
José Marques Lopes
Maurício Santarosa Pereira da Silva
Victor de Castro Vasconcelos
Luiz Fernando Bloomfield Torres
Josélio Silveira Monteiro Filho
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Alexandre Roza de Lima
Renato Luiz Alves Tavares
José Marques Lopes
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Luiz Fernando Bloomfield Torres
Josélio Silveira Monteiro Filho
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description Fundamental Principle G of the 2005 Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, ratified by Brazil in 2022, guided the conceptual development of the Design Basis Threat (DBT) and justified the proposal for its implementation in the Brazilian nuclear regulatory framework. The first step in the implementation process, coordinated by the Directorate for Safety, Security, and Safeguard of the Brazilian National Nuclear Energy Commission, is the regulatory impact analysis, a qualitative analysis based on reviewing international and national documents and institutional procedures. In addition to the regulatory impact analysis, an action plan and proposals for the creation of new documents were structured. It was concluded that the DBT concept implementation would allow the transition of the regulatory approach, the optimization, and expansion of the protection of selected critical facilities, the centralization of the definition of threats by the State, ensuring strategic coherence and reducing operational gaps previously associated with fragmented responsibility; and the creation of new documents such as the National Threat Report, resulting from the interaction between the public security sector, the regulator and operators.
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spelling doaj-art-91fdbe14738243a7953fb367d81b26ed2025-08-20T04:03:12ZengBrazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR)Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences2319-06122025-08-01133A (Suppl.)10.15392/2319-0612.2025.2870The Impact of Implementing the Design Basis Threat Concept on the Regulatory Infrastructure of the Brazilian Nuclear Sector: Analysis and PerspectivesRicardo Washington Dutra Garcêzhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4194-3729Alexandre Roza de LimaRenato Luiz Alves TavaresJosé Marques LopesMaurício Santarosa Pereira da SilvaVictor de Castro VasconcelosLuiz Fernando Bloomfield TorresJosélio Silveira Monteiro FilhoFundamental Principle G of the 2005 Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, ratified by Brazil in 2022, guided the conceptual development of the Design Basis Threat (DBT) and justified the proposal for its implementation in the Brazilian nuclear regulatory framework. The first step in the implementation process, coordinated by the Directorate for Safety, Security, and Safeguard of the Brazilian National Nuclear Energy Commission, is the regulatory impact analysis, a qualitative analysis based on reviewing international and national documents and institutional procedures. In addition to the regulatory impact analysis, an action plan and proposals for the creation of new documents were structured. It was concluded that the DBT concept implementation would allow the transition of the regulatory approach, the optimization, and expansion of the protection of selected critical facilities, the centralization of the definition of threats by the State, ensuring strategic coherence and reducing operational gaps previously associated with fragmented responsibility; and the creation of new documents such as the National Threat Report, resulting from the interaction between the public security sector, the regulator and operators. https://www.bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/2870design basis threatnuclear securitynuclear regulationnuclear facilities
spellingShingle Ricardo Washington Dutra Garcêz
Alexandre Roza de Lima
Renato Luiz Alves Tavares
José Marques Lopes
Maurício Santarosa Pereira da Silva
Victor de Castro Vasconcelos
Luiz Fernando Bloomfield Torres
Josélio Silveira Monteiro Filho
The Impact of Implementing the Design Basis Threat Concept on the Regulatory Infrastructure of the Brazilian Nuclear Sector: Analysis and Perspectives
Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences
design basis threat
nuclear security
nuclear regulation
nuclear facilities
title The Impact of Implementing the Design Basis Threat Concept on the Regulatory Infrastructure of the Brazilian Nuclear Sector: Analysis and Perspectives
title_full The Impact of Implementing the Design Basis Threat Concept on the Regulatory Infrastructure of the Brazilian Nuclear Sector: Analysis and Perspectives
title_fullStr The Impact of Implementing the Design Basis Threat Concept on the Regulatory Infrastructure of the Brazilian Nuclear Sector: Analysis and Perspectives
title_full_unstemmed The Impact of Implementing the Design Basis Threat Concept on the Regulatory Infrastructure of the Brazilian Nuclear Sector: Analysis and Perspectives
title_short The Impact of Implementing the Design Basis Threat Concept on the Regulatory Infrastructure of the Brazilian Nuclear Sector: Analysis and Perspectives
title_sort impact of implementing the design basis threat concept on the regulatory infrastructure of the brazilian nuclear sector analysis and perspectives
topic design basis threat
nuclear security
nuclear regulation
nuclear facilities
url https://www.bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/2870
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