Fifty Years of the International Atomic Energy Agency and German Contributions to the Development of International Safeguards

摘要

During the years 2006 and 2007, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been celebrating its fiftieth anniversary. This background gave good reasons for both a retrospective of the evolution of agency safeguards and the identification of future challenges in safeguards. This paper will highlight some German contributions to the development of agency safeguards during the last thirty years. The major contributions and projects were not only of a technical nature but also addressed conceptual as well as institutional issues. The principal framework for the developmental cooperation between the IAEA and the German government has been the Joint Program on the Technical Development and Further Improvement of IAEA Safeguards, dubbed the German Support Program. Currently, it is comprising more than twenty individual tasks. In addition to highlights and current tasks, the structure and management of the German Support Program will be briefly explained.