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

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5653724

Sonnier, C S

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 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. 3 refs.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 5653724
• Report Number(s): SAND-91-1554C; CONF-910774-25; ON: DE91016195
• Resource Relation: Conference: 32. Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM) annual meeting, New Orleans, LA (United States), 28-31 Jul 1991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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