Haas, Eckhard
[Author];
Chang, Hong Lae
[Author];
James, Sprinkle
[Author];
Phillips, Jon
[Author];
Listner, Clemens
[Author]
Proliferation Resistance and Safeguards by Design – The Safeguardability Assessment Toolprovided by the INPRO Collaborative Project “PROSA” (Proliferation Resistance andSafeguardability Assessment)
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Electronic Conference Proceeding
Title:
Proliferation Resistance and Safeguards by Design – The Safeguardability Assessment Toolprovided by the INPRO Collaborative Project “PROSA” (Proliferation Resistance andSafeguardability Assessment)
Contributor:
Haas, Eckhard
[Author];
Chang, Hong Lae
[Author];
James, Sprinkle
[Author];
Phillips, Jon
[Author];
Listner, Clemens
[Author]
Published in:8 p. (2014). ; Symposium on International Safeguards: Linking Strategy, Implementation and People, Vienna, Austria, 2014-10-20 - 2014-10-24
Language:
English
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Description:
Since the INPRO Collaborative Project on Proliferation Resistance and SafeguardabilityAssessment Tools (PROSA) was launched in 2011, Member State experts have worked with the INPROSection and the Safeguards Concepts and Planning Division of the IAEA to develop a revisedmethodology for self-assessment of sustainability in the area of proliferation resistance of a nuclear energysystem (NES). With the common understanding that there is “no proliferation resistance withoutsafeguards” the revised approach emphasizes the evaluation of a new “User Requirement” for“safeguardability” that combines metrics of effective and efficient implementation of IAEA Safeguardsincluding “Safeguards-by-Design” principles. The assessment with safeguardability as the key issue hasbeen devised as a linear process evaluating the NES against a “Basic Principle” in the area of proliferationresistance, answering fundamental questions related to safeguards: 1) Do a State’s legal commitments,policies and practices provide credible assurance of the exclusively peaceful use of the NES, including alegal basis for verification activities by the IAEA? 2) Does design and operation of the NES facilitate theeffective and efficient implementation of IAEA safeguards? To answer those questions, a questionnaireapproach has been developed that clearly identifies gaps and weaknesses. Gaps include prospects forimprovements and needs for research and development. In this context, the PROSA approach assesses thesafeguardability of a NES using a layered “Evaluation Questionnaire” that defines Evaluation Parameters(EP), EP-related questions, and Illustrative Tests and Screening Questions to present and structure theevidence of findings. An integral part of the assessment process is Safeguards-by-Design, theidentification of potential diversion, misuse and concealment strategies (coarse diversion path analysis),and the identification of safeguards tools and measures to meet facility or activity specific safeguardsobjectives. The usefulness of this approach has ...