The Graduate Certificate of Nuclear Security and Safeguards is Australia's new national professional qualification in nuclear safeguards. It has been co-designed with the Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office (ASNO) in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). It contributes to Australia's professional capacity to safeguard the use of nuclear materials and technologies and to be accountable for this to the Australian public. It supports the professionals in government and industry who are responsible for delivering on Australia's international obligations to nuclear safeguards through a wide range of regulatory technologies and practices.

 

Career Options

ANU ranks among the world's very finest universities. Our nearly 100,000 alumni include political, business, government, and academic leaders around the world.

 

We have graduated remarkable people from every part of our continent, our region and all walks of life.

 

Employment Opportunities

Corporations providing nuclear technology services to government, including defence applications; Australian Commonwealth and State governments; Australian and international scientific research organisations; regional and international agencies.

 

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the international legal frameworks and institutions that regulate nuclear security and safeguards.
2. Explain the principles of nuclear physics relevant to regulating nuclear technology and ensuring safeguards standards are met, including in relation to new technologies.
3. Understand the role and regulatory techniques of nuclear safeguards oversight, including inspection and audit.
4. Analyse the role of international and domestic regulators in securing and safeguarding nuclear materials and technologies in Australia from diverse disciplinary perspectives.
5. Communicate regulatory issues arising from the implementation of nuclear safeguards in Australia to specialist and non-specialist audiences in government, industry and the public.