Evolving the State-Level Concept: Project Review Update

摘要

The IAEA is moving safeguards implementation away from the traditional, mechanisticapplication of generic safeguards criteria focused on nuclear material and related facilities ina State towards objectives-based, information-driven safeguards implementation that isfocused on the State as a whole. The State-level concept is applicable to all States with asafeguards agreement in force, taking into account the rights and obligations of each Stateparty according to the type of safeguards agreement. This initiative better equips the IAEA toaddress new challenges and the changing nuclear landscape, to enhance effectiveness andefficiency and to continue to provide soundly-based safeguards conclusions. The vision forthe change was set out by the Deputy Director General for Safeguards at the IAEASafeguards Symposium in November 2010 and expanded upon at the INMM Annual Meetingin July 2011. This paper will provide an overview of the evolutionary process to-date.Specifically, it will outline how the transition is being pursued in a structured and coordinatedmanner under the auspices of a dedicated project entitled “Evolving the State-level Concept”.In doing so, the overall timelines and deliverables will be identified as well as what hasalready been achieved. The latter part of the paper will address current activities as well asthe next steps.