IAEA physical inventory verification procedures implemented at US and Canadian fuel fabrication plants
Conference
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· Nucl. Mater. Manage. Annu. Meet. Proc.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6186199
IAEA has implemented safeguards at three Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) fuel fabrication plants in the USA during the period 1982 to 1987, and it is in the process of safeguarding a fourth plant from 01 January 1988. In Canada IAEA safeguards inspections were implemented at all Natural Uranium (NU) fuel fabrication plants form 1972 onwards, and there are, at present, three plants under safeguards. The direct responsibility for the implementation of safeguards inspections in the USA and Canada lies with the Division of Operations B (SGOB) within the IAEA Department of Safeguards. The senior staff that is at present directly engaged in the implementation activities has accumulated supervising inspection experience at about 50 Physical Inventory Verification (PIV) inspections at the Canadian and US fabrication plants during the period 1978 to 1987. This experience has been gained in close cooperation with the facility operators and with the support of the state authorities. The paper describes the latest PIV inspections at the Westinghouse Columbia plant and the Zircatec Precision Industries Inc. Port Hope plant. Furthermore, the paper describes the initial activities for the 1988 PIV inspection at the General Electric Wilmington plant including computerized book audit activities.
- Research Organization:
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna (AT)
- OSTI ID:
- 6186199
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-880631-
- Conference Information:
- Journal Name: Nucl. Mater. Manage. Annu. Meet. Proc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 17
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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