Outcomes of the Information Analysis Technologies, Techniques, and Methods for Safeguards, Nonproliferation, and Arms Control Verification Workshop

The Information Analysis Technologies, Techniques, and Methods for Safeguards, Nonproliferation, and Arms Control Verification Workshop was held May 12 14, 2014, in Portland, Oregon, USA. The objective of the workshop was to facilitate dialogue between policymakers, analysts, and technical experts on information analysis for safeguards, nonproliferation, and arms control verification. The workshop had more than fifty participants from across the globe, representing research and development organizations, universities, commercial software developers and analytic service providers, government and non-governmental organizations, and international safeguards bodies. The workshop featured high-level opening and closing plenary speakers, seven technical sessions in which researchers presented their work, and a software demonstration session focused on nonproliferation and arms control applications. In addition, the agenda was highlighted by a special address from one of the workshop sponsors on societal verification, and a moderated discussion focused on the challenges for this field. Final recommendations from the workshop include the following: 1. Existing information analysis and information technology capabilities developed and used outside of the nuclear verification domain that could be applied to support the domain should be identified. 2. The international verification community should engage the IAEA in discussions regarding information analysis for safeguards, and readjust research and development priorities to be more in line with IAEA needs. 3. Priority should be given to data integration for IAEA safeguards.