Year
2004
Abstract
In the seven years since the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency approved the Model Protocol Additional to Safeguards Agreements, great progress has been made in establishing the necessary infrastructure, implementing the additional strengthening measures, and drawing broader safeguards conclusions regarding both the non-diversion of nuclear material and the absence of undeclared nuclear material and activities for States as a pre-requisite to the implementation of integrated safeguards. As of the end of June 2004, 61 States had additional protocols in force (or otherwise being applied), broader safeguards conclusions had been drawn for 19 of these States, and integrated safeguards were being implemented in three. The paper outlines the basis for drawing the broader safeguards conclusions, details progress in implementing additional protocols, and describes the status of development and implementation of integrated safeguards.