In 2010 practically the entire Geutebruck video security product range was awarded official Russian ‘OIT' certification confirming its suitability for use in nuclear power stations and other nuclear facilities. This testing and certification of physical security and safety products for use in the Russian nuclear industry is carried out by the Interdisciplinary Special Training Centre (ISTC) in Obninsk. Part of Rosatom, the national atomic energy corporation, this institution provides advanced security training for managers and specialist staff working in the atomic field, and acts as the standards and certification authority for physical safety and security equipment used there.
Set up in 1993 with international assistance, the ISTC is a world leader in the training and continuing education of specialists in the field of physical security for atomic sites. Its principal Yury Barabanov, reports, "Co-operation with American partners is very constructive. With their aid we have been able to build up a modern training centre with excellent teaching and physical resources, all necessary teaching and materials as well as an up-to-date set of standards documentation. We have a large range of technical teaching materials and our own training sites where dozens of the latest monitoring systems operate under realistic conditions."
