TY - GEN
T1 - Ten years of technical cooperation between the DOE and ABACC
AU - McGinnis, Brent
AU - Raffo-Caiado, Ana
AU - Whitaker, Michael
AU - Hayes, Susan
AU - Guidicini, Olga Mafra
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - In 1994, the United States Department of Energy (DOE) and the Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials (ABACC) signed a technical cooperation agreement where both parties agreed to cooperate on research, development, testing, and evaluation of technology, equipment, and procedures in order to improve nuclear material control, accountancy, verification, and advanced containment and surveillance technologies for international safeguards. Much has been accomplished in the 10 years that have elapsed since this cooperation was initiated. Several projects were undertaken to strengthen safeguards with improved measurement methods, safeguards approaches, and inspection procedures. Positive results were achieved through technical consulting, training, and acquisition of safeguards equipment. Areas of technical cooperation include destructive and non-destructive analysis, remote monitoring, environmental sampling, containment and surveillance, and information management. Courses, seminars, workshops and reciprocal visits were conducted in Argentina, Brazil, and the United States. Technical cooperation has been enhanced through the designation of U.S. Nonproliferation and Disarmament Funds to support training and the acquisition of safeguards instrumentation. This paper presents the main projects developed under this technical cooperation that involves many experts from DOE National Laboratories, as well as from Argentine and Brazilian nuclear facilities. The cooperation between the DOE and ABACC has resulted in a significant interaction between the United States, Argentina, and Brazil in nuclear material safeguards and nonproliferation that has enhanced the application of safeguards in South America.
AB - In 1994, the United States Department of Energy (DOE) and the Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials (ABACC) signed a technical cooperation agreement where both parties agreed to cooperate on research, development, testing, and evaluation of technology, equipment, and procedures in order to improve nuclear material control, accountancy, verification, and advanced containment and surveillance technologies for international safeguards. Much has been accomplished in the 10 years that have elapsed since this cooperation was initiated. Several projects were undertaken to strengthen safeguards with improved measurement methods, safeguards approaches, and inspection procedures. Positive results were achieved through technical consulting, training, and acquisition of safeguards equipment. Areas of technical cooperation include destructive and non-destructive analysis, remote monitoring, environmental sampling, containment and surveillance, and information management. Courses, seminars, workshops and reciprocal visits were conducted in Argentina, Brazil, and the United States. Technical cooperation has been enhanced through the designation of U.S. Nonproliferation and Disarmament Funds to support training and the acquisition of safeguards instrumentation. This paper presents the main projects developed under this technical cooperation that involves many experts from DOE National Laboratories, as well as from Argentine and Brazilian nuclear facilities. The cooperation between the DOE and ABACC has resulted in a significant interaction between the United States, Argentina, and Brazil in nuclear material safeguards and nonproliferation that has enhanced the application of safeguards in South America.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:22144439800
SN - 0894486853
SN - 9780894486852
T3 - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Facility Operations: Safeguards Interface
SP - 417
EP - 430
BT - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Facility Operations
T2 - 7th International Conference on Facility Operations: Safeguards Interface
Y2 - 28 February 2005 through 5 March 2005
ER -
