LIFE CYCLE SUPPORT OF SAFEGUARDS EQUIPMENT

This paper discusses the organizational framework necessary for carrying–out successful logistics engineering and life-cycle support for international safeguards systems. Operational requirements defined by the Commission of the European Communities’ (CEC) Directorate of Euratom Safeguards and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are determined by international agreements and functional/inspection demands. Once the requirement for a particular capability is determined to meet operational requirements for monitoring and surveillance of nuclear sites, then the business begins of identifying the appropriate technology to meet those operational requirements. This technology can be commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) or it may be a new development effort. In either case, life-cycle support of the proposed safeguards system must be considered from the very beginning of system development or when the procurement of a COTS system is being considered.