Application and Development of Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) Instrumentation for International Safeguards

摘要

Advanced methodologies and improvements to current measurements techniques are needed tostrengthen the effectiveness and efficiency of international safeguards. This need was recognized anddiscussed at a Technical Meeting on “The Application of Laser Spectrometry Techniques in IAEASafeguards” held at IAEA headquarters (September 2006). One of the principal recommendations fromthat meeting was the need to “pursue the development of novel complementary access instrumentationbased on Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) for the detection of gaseous and solidsignatures and indicators of nuclear fuel cycle processes and associated materials”. Pursuant to thisrecommendation the Department of Safeguards (SG) under the Division of Technical Support (SGTS)convened the “Experts and Users Advisory Meeting on Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) forSafeguards Applications” also held at IAEA headquarters (July 2008). This meeting was attended by 12LIBS experts from the Czech Republic, the European Commission, France, the Republic of South Korea,the United States of America, Germany, the United Kingdom of Great Britain, Canada, and NorthernIreland.