Containment and surveillance in international safeguards; The past-the present-the future

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1991 · Nuclear Materials Management. Annual Meeting Proceedings; (United States)

OSTI ID:5592362

Sonnier, C S ^[1]

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1. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Within a short time after the establishment of the IAEA in 1957, inspection of selected nuclear facilities commenced. In those early years, the IAEA inspectors had a limited inventory of equipment to assist in their inspection efforts. After almost a decade, this situation began to change as new equipment in the field of nuclear material measurements and seals became available. In 1970, with the formulation and adoption of INFCIRC 153, the terminology of Containment and Surveillance (C/S) was recognized as a complementary measure to Nuclear Material Accountancy. Concurrently, new film cameras and seals became available, and became the backbone of C/S. Two decades later, in the early 1990s, the picture has changed considerably with, among other things, the emergence of more nuclear facilities and nuclear material, more inspectors, and more equipment to assist the inspectors. This paper traces the evolution of C/S through the last three decades, and attempts to provide some insight into what the C/S picture may be in the next decade. Principal emphasis will be placed on the role of C/S and its interface with the inspectors.

• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 5592362
• Report Number(s): CONF-910774--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Nuclear Materials Management. Annual Meeting Proceedings; (United States) Journal Volume: 20
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

055001* -- Nuclear Fuels-- Safeguards
Inspection
& Accountability-- Technical Aspects
98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION
ACCOUNTING
CONTAINMENT
IAEA SAFEGUARDS
INSPECTION
INVENTORIES
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
SAFEGUARDS
SEALS
SURVEILLANCE