The European Safeguards R&D Association (ESARDA) and the International Safeguards Division (ISD) of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM) held the seventh in a series of joint workshops, in October 16 - 20, 2011 in Aix en Provence, France.
The workshop was dedicated to: “Future Directions For Nuclear Safeguards and Verification”
Introduction: Michel Richard & Jim Larrimore
Practical arrangement: Scientific Events
Welcome: Klaas van der Meer, INMM Vice President
Herman Nackaerts, IAEA, Deputy Director General, Head of the Safeguards Department.
Piotr Szymanski, EC/Directorate General for Energy, Director, head of Directore for Nuclear Safeguards
Philippe Delaune, France, CEA, Division for internation Affairs, Deputy Director Presenation - Paper
Etienne Pochon, France, CEA, Director, head of Global Security and Counter Proliferation Division Presntation - Paper
Jim Caestrom, IAEA
Paul Meylemans, EC / WG1
Dianna Blair, US
Sergey Zykov, IAEA / WG2
Mona Creicer, US
Gotthard Stein, Germany / WG3
Melissa Scholz, US
Willem Janssens, EC / WG4
(See the Working Group Prgrams) Sessions began on Monday afternoon, October 17 and continue on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 19, starting 9.00 am and ending at 5.30 pm . The detailed schedule organisation of the working group work have been set by the Working Group Chairs
Co-Chairs: James Larrimore, INMM/US, & Michel Richard, ESARDA/CEA France
In the Closing Plenary, the Co-chairs of the Working Groups presented their reports on the presentations and the discussions in their working group, followed by general discussio of the workshop results.
Jim Casterton, IAEA, and Paul Meylemans, EC
Dianna Blair, US and Sergey Zykov, IAEA
Mona Dreicer, US, and Gotthard Stein, Germany
Melissa Scholz, US and Willem Janssens, EC
Working Group 1Future Directions for International Safeguards |
Working Group 2Future Directions for Safeguards & Verification Technology and R&D |
Working Group 3Broader Prespective on Non proliferation and Nuclear Verification |
Working Group 4Education and Training |
1.1 Future directions for safeguardsJill Cooley, IAEA: IAEA Safeguards. Progress in evolving the State-level concept Arpad Vincze, HAEA, Hungary: Directed graph methodology for acquisition path analysis: a possible tool to support the state level approach Kory Budlong Sylvester, LANL, US: The future use of pathway analysis in IAEA Safeguards 1.2 The prospects for regional safeguards systemsSotiris Synetos, EU/EC/DG ENERGY: The European experience in safeguarding nuclear fuel recycle processes and Pu stores Orpet Peixoto, ABACC: The prospects for regional safeguards systems 1.3 Safeguards implementation perspectives and experience Michael Kent, CNSC, Canada: The Canadian Experience in Implementing the State-level Integrated Safeguards Concept Arnold Rezniczek, UBA-gmbh, Germany: Future Directions for International Safeguards - ESARDA WG on Integrated safeguards Bernard Sitt & Sonia Drobsyz, CESIM, France: Optmizing the IAEA Safeguards System Presentation Paper Sonia Fernando Moreno, Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear, Argentina: A perspective of some key issues related to the evolution of safeguards, the state level and the regional concepts Goran Dahlin, SSM, Swede: Experience with short-notice (SNRI) and unannounced (UI) inspections in Sweden Craig Everton, Stephan Bayer, Sarah Harding, Michael East, ASNO, Australia: Safeguards uranium production and export - contentional and non-conventional resources Presentation Paper Dunbar Lockwood, DOE, US: Safeguarding uranium conversion and enrichment Shirley Johnson, US: Safeguarding the plutonium fuel cycle Jon Long, NNSA, DOE, US: Progress in Safeguards by Design (SBD) by the United States National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Trond Bjornard, US: Safeguards & security by design for Next Generation Nuclear Plant Michel Debes, EDF, France: Nuclear non proliferation and security culture within EDF nuclear fleet Klaas van der meer, SCK-BEN, Belgium: Using proliferation resistence methodologies for Safeguards by Design
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2.1 The future for safeguards technologySergey Zykov, IAEA: IAEA view. The future for safeguards Joao Goncalves, EC: Progress in and Prospects for New and Novel Technologies: Connecting the dots Frances M. Keel, US: FutureDirections for Safeguards Technology Research and Development: A US Perspective Luc Van Den Durpel & Natacha Peter-Stein, AREVA: Future Directions for Technology and R&D - A View from Industry Kaoru Naito, Mr. Namakawa, Mr. Murajiri (NMCC), Mr. Yatsu (MEXT), Japan: Application of Remote Monitoring System in Japan Jon Schwantes, PNNL, US: Monitoring, Controlling and Safeguarding Radiochemical Streams at Spent Fuel Reprocessing Facilities with Optical and Gamma-Ray Spectroscopic Methods 2.2 The future for detecting undeclared nuclear activitiesJacques Baute, IAEA/SGIM: Advancing capabilities for detecting undeclared nuclear activities Remo Chiappini, CEA/DAM: Detecting undeclared nuclear activities: a global approach Karl Horak, Denise Bleakly and Michael McDaniel, SNL, US: Advances in the Use of Open-source Information Irmgard Niemeyer, Julich, Germany: Satellite imagery in safeguards: Progress prospects Filippo Britti, E-Geos, Italy: COSMA-SkyMed Very High Resolution Data in support of Key Site Monitoring: A Novel Approach for Characterization of Sensitive Areas and Change Detection based on VHR-SAR Coherent Multitemporal Analysis Eric Andreu, Astrium/Spotimage: For Constellation to geospatial information: Provide a cost-effective and efficient strategy to monitor proliferation and nuclear activities Philippe Loreaux & G Quinn, CEA/DAM, France: New challenges for SAR toolbox Marc Laffite, EUSC: Use of SAR data for proliferation Monitoring Magnus Hedberg, EC/JRC/ITU: Large Geometry Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (LG-SIMS) for the enancement of nuclear Safeguards applications Klaus Lutzenkirchen, EC/JRC/ITU: Addressing Attribution: Advances in Nuclear Forensics Amelie Hubert, CEA/DAM, France: Advances in non-proliferation nuclear forensics analysis at CEA Yetunde Aregbe, EC/JRC/IRMM: Challenges for development and provision of metrological quality control tools in nuclear safeguards and security Ned Wogman, PNNL, US: Prospects for the Introduction of Wide Area Monitoring Using Environmental Sampling 2.3 Futre arms control verification technologyArden Dougan, LLNL, US: Information Barriers for the Protection of Sensitive Information |
3.1 Strengthening the Non-proliferation and Triple "S" CultureSteve Mladineo, PNNL, US: Safety, Security, and Safeguards (3S) Culture Elina Martikka, STUK, Finland: Safeguards can't alone Kaoru Naito, NMCC: Japan's Safeguards Culture: Analogies from safety culture and security culture Jerome Joly, IRSN, France: Safeguards and Security: Synergies and differences Teri Leffer, NNSA, US: IAEA safeguards as catastrophic risk management: Insights and projections Presentation Paper Filippo Sevini, EC-JRC: Nuclear export control and safeguards Sandro Zero, AREVA, France: Export Control in the AREVA Group Alexandra Colin, CEA, France: Country report: a methodology 3.2 Review of existing and future non-proliferation and disarmament regimesLassina Zerbo, CTBO: Verification lessons-learned and CTBT contribution to disarmament and non-proliferation Presentation Paper Bruno Pellaud, Switzerland: FMCT status and verification challenges, also for ESARDA and INMM Richard Gullickson, DTRA: US Monitoring and Verification Technology: On-Site Inspection Experience and Future Challenges Presentation Paper Nicholas Kasprzyk UNSCR 1540 Committee: Resolution 1540 (2004) Overview Presentation Paper Andreas Persbo, VERTIC: UK/Norway/Vertic exercise and other disarmament initiatives Presentation Paper Corey Hinderstein, NTI, US: An International Cooperative Verification Agenda for Arms Reduction Mona Dreicer, LLNL, US: Report on Workshop "Preparing for Nuclear Arms Reduction" Workshop, May 2011 3.3 Opportunities and GapsJulie Oddou, CEA, France: Euratom safeguards implementation in France and cooperation with the IAEA Matthias Englert, Darmstadt university/lanus, Germany: How to cope with weapon-grade material production potentials of fusion and spalliation facilities? Presentation Paper Caroline Jorant, SDRI Consult. France: International Safeguards in Nuclear Weapons States: Status and Look into the future Benjamin Hautecouverture, FRS/CESIM, France: Which Logic for Further Nuclear Disarmament |
4.1 Training/Educational ConceptsMelissa Scholz: DoE US: Next Generation Safeguards Initiative Human Capital Development Program Reinhardt Berndt: EU/CE/JRC: Experience with Nuclear Inspector Training at JRC, Ispra Malte Goetsche: Hamburg University, Germany: Education and Training in Peace Research in Hamburg S. Grape, Uppsala University, Sweden: Report on the 8th ESARDA Course on Nuclear Safeguards and Non-proliferation Sotiris Synetos, EU/EC/DG ENERGY: Safeguards Inspectors Training at the European Commission Willem Janssens: Training a new generation of nuclear professionals on the web Presentation 4.3 Knowledge ManagementThomas Jonter: Chair ESARDA WG TKM - Stockholm University, Sweden: What do we mean with the Term "Knowledge Management"? 4.4 Safeguards and Security synergiesThierry Massard: CEA/DAM HEAD ISENDe Claude Guet, Director if International relations I2EN, France: Nuclear Education in France Presentation Paper P. Heine, ANL: Export Control Training, US Presentation Paper J.UK Lee: Kinac, Current Status of International Training Center for Nuclear Security and Security Issues in Korea Presentation Paper Craig Everton, ASNO: Strengthening Safeguards Through Regional Cooperation - The Asia-Pacific Safeguards Network (APSN) L.V. Bril: Concept on capacity building in CBRN security in the Centres of Excellence, EU/EC/ESEA Minaa Singelee, INES International Network of Emerging Nuclear Specialists Presentation Paper |
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