3.0 Legal Foundations of Safeguards
Discussions with Laura Rockwood on INFCIRCs 153 and 540
Richland, WA ยท June 2006
3.1 Introductions (1:26)
3.2 Legal Foundations (16:06)
Subtopics: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Statute; safeguards and international law; INFCIRC/66; voluntary offer agreements; INFCIRC/153, Paras. 1, 2; peaceful vs. explosive use of nuclear material; entry into force
3.3 The State & Agency Relationship (8:12)
Subtopics: INFCIRC/153, Para. 3; Agency reporting; INFCIRC/153, Para. 5; transparency
3.4 IAEA Board of Governors & Secretariat (2:53)
Subtopics: IAEA policy-making organs; Agency decision-making
3.5 SSACs & State Record-keeping (7:48)
Subtopics: State Systems of Accounting for and Control of Nuclear Material (SSAC); INFCIRC/153, Paras. 7, 8; national reporting requirements; UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (April 2004)
3.6 Inspectors (1:43)
Subtopics: Inspector rights and access; INFCIRC/153, Paras. 9, 10
3.7 Non-application of Safeguards (2:24)
Subtopics: INFCRIC/153, Para. 14
3.8 Significant Quantities (4:50)
Subtopics: INFCIRC/153, Para. 28; detection of diversion; undeclared nuclear material; revised small quantities protocol (SQP)
3.9 Objectives of 540 & Relationship to 153; Access & Confidentiality (12:07)
Subtopics: Committee 24; Programme 93+2; expanded declarations; complementary access; simplified safeguards procedures
3.10 Additional Protocol Implementation & Requirements (13:04)
Subtopics: Additional Protocol model language; provision of export information
3.11 Expanded Declarations & Integrated Safeguards (4:01)
Subtopics: Expanded reporting and SSACs; Agency response; focused inspection efforts
3.12 Complementary Access & Inspections (6:24)
Subtopics: Additional Agency access; ad-hoc, routine, and special inspections (INFCIRC/153); declared and undeclared locations; North Korea; managed access
3.13 540 & Safeguards Implementation (6:43)
Subtopics: Environmental sampling; wide area environmental monitoring; safeguards as an evolving norm
3.14 Concluding Remarks (2:54)
Subtopics: Future role of IAEA
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