Overview of the Facility Safeguardability Analysis (FSA) Process

Technical Report · Wed Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1055408· OSTI ID:1055408

Bari, Robert A; Hockert, John; Wonder, Edward F; Johnson, Scott J; Wigeland, Roald; Zentner, Michael D

Executive Summary The safeguards system of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is intended to provide the international community with credible assurance that a State is fulfilling its safeguards obligations. Effective and cost-efficient IAEA safeguards at the facility level are, and will remain, an important element of IAEA safeguards as those safeguards evolve towards a “State-Level approach.” The Safeguards by Design (SBD) concept can facilitate the implementation of these effective and cost-efficient facility-level safeguards (Bjornard, et al. 2009a, 2009b; IAEA, 1998; Wonder & Hockert, 2011). This report, sponsored by the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Office of Nuclear Safeguards and Security, introduces a methodology intended to ensure that the diverse approaches to Safeguards by Design can be effectively integrated and consistently used to cost effectively enhance the application of international safeguards.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 1055408
• Report Number(s): PNNL-21698; NN4009010
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English