Connector N.9

The European Safeguards Research and development Association ESARDA aims to bring together all those involved in safeguards, so that progress and continuous improvement in international safeguards can be achieved efficiently and to a professional standard. The principal issues are co-ordination of research, exchange of information and joint execution of R&D programmes. The ESARDA Connector provides general information on ESARDA and its members, working groups activities, news, upcoming events and technical articles, while peer-reviewed scientific and technical articles relating to safeguards and verification are published in the ESARDA Bulletin.

Editorial

M. Lahti

News & Events

Working Group Reports

CONTAINMENT AND SURVEILLANCE WORKING GROUP (C/S)
K. Aymanns and H. Smartt

EXPORT CONTROL (EXP)
K. Henri Niittymäki

IMPLEMENTATION OF SAFEGUARDS WORKING GROUP (IS)
M. Hämäläinen and M. Calvez

MATERIAL BALANCE EVALUATION (IS)
V. Janin and M. Whitaker

TECHNIQUES AND STANDARDS FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS WORKING GROUP (NDA)
 A. Favalli and A. Tomanin

TRAINING AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT WORKING GROUP (TKM)
R. Rossa and P. Funk

Featured Articles

2^nd FINAL DISPOSAL WORKING GROUP (FD WG) MEETING
M. Murtezi and K. van der Meer

XIII MEETING OF THE CHAUDFONTAINE GROUP
Q. Michel

UPLIFTING NUCLEAR SAFEGUARDS IN AFRICA – PROGRAMME OF SUP- PORT TO AFCONE BY THE EU, FINLAND AND STUK
O. Lång

FINNISH & BELGIAN EXPERIENCES ON CONTRIBUTING TO THE PEACEFUL USE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL DURING THE ENTIRE FACILITY LIFECYCLE
R. Dresselaers, E. Martikka, W. Maes, M. Hämäläinen, V. Peri and W. M’Rrad Dali

Technical Articles

SAFEGUARDS IMPLEMENTATION IN SWITZERLAND AND LIECHTENSTEIN, COMPLEMENTARY ACCESSES AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING
F. Medici and U. Georg