DOE Preparation for U.S. Implementation of the Additional Protocol
The United States signed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Additional Protocol (AP) to the Safeguards Agreement in 1998. President Bush submitted the AP to the U.S. Senate for advice and consent to ratification, and the Senate gave that consent unanimously in March 2004. The only remaining major step before implementation is for the President to declare entry into force. For several years, the Department of Energy has been planning for the potential ratification of the AP and its implementation in the DOE Complex. Preparations are taking place in four task areas: directives development, computer reporting system, field trials, and information sessions. Directives development consists of revising DOE Order 142.2 and developing a new associated Manual to incorporate AP provisions. The revised Order describes the AP-related responsibilities of relevant DOE offices, and the Manual provides additional detail on those responsibilities. The AP Reporting System will be a tool to receive and manage declarations that DOE makes to the IAEA. The Reporting System will be computer-based and will be used by DOE headquarters staff, field offices, and contractors. Field trials are intended to test existing AP preparations in the DOE Complex and to discover further actions that are necessary for DOE to be fully prepared for actual AP implementation. An initial field trial was held in November 2003. Information sessions are being designed to explain AP provisions and responsibilities to DOE headquarters and field office staff and to DOE contractors. This paper describes the four tasks and their current status.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 985092
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-42021; NN4003010; TRN: US1006074
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Proceedings of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management 45th Annual Meeting, Article No. 300
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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