The IAEA runs a number of nuclear security related advisory services is available (IAEA, 2011/6) as described below.

The International Nuclear Security Advisory Service serves to identify a state’s nuclear security requirements and measures needed to meet them; the final report, once agreed by the host state and, with its consent, serves as the basis for further cooperation and as a vehicle for the coordination of bilateral nuclear security assistance.

The International Physical Protection Advisory Service establishes missions to evaluate existing physical protection arrangements in Member States. A mission carries out a detailed review of the legal and regulatory basis for the physical protection of nuclear activities in the requesting state and of compliance with obligations from the CPPNM. It also compares the established national practices with guidance provided as best international practices. The findings of missions are formulated as confidential mission reports for further action on a multilateral, bilateral or unilateral basis. Specific missions provide assistance such as training and technical support and more targeted assessments constitute an essential feature of the service.

The IAEA’s SSAC Advisory Service provides national authorities with recommendations for improvements to their state systems for accountancy and control (SSAC) of nuclear material, i. e. on the implementation of basic safeguards requirements. The missions evaluate the regulatory, legislative, administrative and technical components of the SSAC at both the state and facility level, and assess how the SSAC meets the obligations contained in the state’s agreement and additional protocol as applicable (see also under ‘safeguards’).

The International Team of Experts advisory missions are convened as a primary mechanism to reach out to states regarding their adherence to or implementation of international instruments relevant to enhancing protection against nuclear terrorism.

In 2006 the Agency introduced the Integrated Regulatory Review Service, to help states to improve the effectiveness of national regulatory bodies and to implement national safety legislation and regulations. The outcome has usually also a beneficial effect on the state’s nuclear security infrastructure.

The Integrated Nuclear Security Support Plan provides a holistic approach to nuclear security capacity-building and is based on findings and recommendations from the IAEA’s range of nuclear security missions. It is drafted in consultation with individual states and tailored to country-specific needs. The establishment of this mechanism has brought ad hoc interventions into a more systematized approach.

The above shows the close relationship between nuclear security, safety and safeguards. On a broader basis the IAEA cooperates not only with its member states, but also with a number of other international organizations on matters relating to security. Such co operation has existed with Interpol since 2006, with EUROPOL, with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Unit, the Universal Postal Union and the World Customs Organization, who have contributed in the development of security guidance documents. The Agency continues to provide assistance upon request to the United Nations Committees for Security Council resolutions 1540 and 1373.