Quality assurance for IAEA inspection planning

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986 · Nucl. Mater. Manage. Annu. Meet. Proc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5047056

Markin, J T

Under the provisions of the Treaty on Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons and other agreements with States, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) conducts inspections at nuclear facilities to confirm that their operation is consistent with the peaceful use of nuclear material. The Department of Safeguards at the IAEA is considering a quality assurance program for activities related to the planning of these facility inspections. In this report, the authors summarize recent work in writing standards for planning inspections at the types of facilities inspected by the IAEA. The standards specify the sequence of steps in planning inspections, which are (1) administrative functions and communications with the State to confirm facility operating schedules and the State's acceptance of the assigned inspectors; (2) technical functions including a specification of the required inspection activities, determination of personnel and equipment resources, and a schedule for implementing the inspection activities at the facility; and (3) management functions.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., Safeguards Systems Group, Los Alamos, NM 87545
• OSTI ID: 5047056
• Report Number(s): CONF-860654-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Nucl. Mater. Manage. Annu. Meet. Proc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 15
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
IAEA
IAEA SAFEGUARDS
IMPLEMENTATION
INSPECTION
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
MANAGEMENT
NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
PERSONNEL
PLANNING
PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL
QUALITY ASSURANCE
SAFEGUARDS
SCHEDULES
SPECIFICATIONS
STANDARDS
TREATIES