Year
2016
Abstract
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) has a distinguished history of contributions to the field of international safeguards. BNL’s Technical Support Organization led to the establishment of numerous projects in support of the United States government and the International Atomic Energy Agency’s nonproliferation verification activities. BNL is the home of the International Safeguards Project Office which has served the international safeguards community through its management of the U.S. Support Program to IAEA Safeguards since 1977. BNL also provides technical support to the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Next Generation Safeguards Initiative and the Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation program. This paper will provide a high-level overview of current programs and provide some insight into future directions for BNL.