ALTERNATIVES FOR INCREASING THE COOPERATION WITH RSAC/SSAC

Year
2000
Author(s)
Alfredo L. Biaggio - Brazilian Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Material
Marco A. Marzo - Brazilian Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Material
E. Palacios - Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials
Abstract
The increased co-operation with Regional or State Safeguard's System (R/SACC) is a relevant tool for strengthen effectiveness and improving the efficiency of the international safeguard. The new safeguards system that emerges from the application of the Additional Protocol (INFCIRC/540) is a defy and an opportunity for effectively incorporate R/SACC into the international safeguards scheme. The challenge is to develop requirements and conditions that have to be fulfilled by the Regional or State Systems in order to enable the IAEA to confirm on a continuous basis its reliability, technical capability and effectiveness. This paper presents some conditions and alternatives that can be explored for the practical incorporation of R/SACC into international safeguards considering different levels of cooperation with the IAEA.