ML20015A389
| ML20015A389 | |
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| Issue date: | 01/14/2020 |
| From: | David Hanks Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards |
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| Hanks D | |
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IAEA Safeguards at United States Commercial Nuclear Facilities and Locations David H. Hanks Senior International Safeguards Analyst U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission US IAEA Safeguards 1
Overview of U.S.-IAEA Agreements U.S. - IAEA Safeguards Agreement (INFCIRC/288)
The U.S. Voluntary Offer Agreement Entry Into Force 1980 Protocol to the U.S. - IAEA Safeguards Agreement (INFCIRC/288)
The Reporting Protocol Entry Into Force 1980 Protocol Additional to the U.S. - IAEA Safeguards Agreement (INFCIRC/288 Add.1)
The Additional Protocol Entry Into Force 2009 U.S.-IAEA Caribbean Territories Safeguards Agreement (INFCIRC/366)
Includes a Small Quantities Protocol Entry Into Force 1989 Modified Small Quantities Protocol - Entry Into Force 2018 US IAEA Safeguards 2
INFCIRC/288 Subsidiary Arrangements Transitional Subsidiary Arrangements Subsidiary Arrangements
- 1. Regular channels of communication 1. Regular channels of communication
- 2. National system of accounting for and 2. National system of accounting for and control of nuclear material control of nuclear material
- 3. Provision of information by U.S. 3. Provision of information by U.S.
- 6. N/A 6. Termination of, exemption from and
- 7. N/A reapplication of safeguards
- 8. Inventory and export of nuclear material 7. Advance notification of withdrawals and under the Protocol transfers
- 9. Visits and inspectors 8. Inventory and export of nuclear material
- 10. Content, Format, and Structure of reports subject to safeguards to the IAEA 9. Inspections and inspectors
U.S. Operating Commercial Nuclear Power Reactors US IAEA Safeguards 4
Fuel Cycle Facilities US IAEA Safeguards 5
IAEA Selected Facilities and Location Outside Facilities IAEA Selected Facilities in the U.S.
Completed IAEA Design Information Questionnaire (DIQ)
Negotiated Facility Attachment (Transitional for Reporting Protocol) (FA/TFA)
Subsidiary Arrangements - Reports and Records Currently 5 Facilities Selected by IAEA VOA - Main Text K-Area Material Storage (KAMS)
VOA - Reporting Protocol Urenco USA Uranium Enrichment Facility (UUSA)
Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF)
Framatome Fuel Fabrication Facility (Framatome FFF)
Global Nuclear Fuels - America Fuel Fabrication Facility (GNFA)
Fuel Fabrication Facilities Selected ~ 1980s DIQs Submitted to IAEA Under Original Selection FA/TFAs Negotiated Independently - Inconsistent Significant effort made to revise DIQs and FA/TFAs INFCIRC/366 US-IAEA Caribbean Territories SG Agreement Amendment to Small Quantities Protocol (ModSQP)
Subsidiary Arrangements Locations Outside Facilities Attachment (LOFA)
US IAEA Safeguards 6
U.S.-IAEA Caribbean Territories Safeguards Agreement INFCIRC/366 - U.S. Caribbean Territories Safeguards Agreement (Agreement Between the U.S.A. and the IAEA for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America)
U.S. Protocol I Territories:
- Puerto Rico
- U.S. Virgin Islands o St. Croix o St. Thomas o St. John
- Navassa Island
- Serranilla Bank
- Baja Nuevo (Petral Island)
- Guantanamo Naval Base US IAEA Safeguards 7
Technological Advancements on Reporting and Tracking U.S. Domestic Additional Protocol Reporting System (APRS)
Department of Commerce Providing a National Reporting System for AP Reports/Declarations Minimize use of Hard Copy Forms for Reporting Exports/Imports Annual Declarations - U.S. Government Vetting APRS to Work in Conjunction with IAEA Protocol Reporter 3 (PR-3)
Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards System (NMMSS)
Significant Upgrades to existing NMMSS Database Advancements in Infrastructure for Improved Accessibility Improvements in Nuclear Cooperation Agreement Reporting Developing New Software Tools for Data Analysis Automating US-IAEA Reports - ICR, MBR, PIL Quality Control Functions Improved US IAEA Safeguards 8
Export Licensing Considerations US IAEA Safeguards 9
Outreach to NRC Licensees NRC Staff held On-Site Workshops 2014-2015 with Selected Licensees Overview of IAEA Safeguards U.S. Voluntary Offer Agreement (INFCIRC/288)
U.S. Additional Protocol Facility Type Safeguards Site Specific Safeguards Mock DIV NRC/DOE Staff held Workshops in U.S. Caribbean Territories Changes in Federal Regulations (10CFR Part 75) (INFCIRC/366)
New Records and Reporting Requirements Subsidiary Arrangements LOF Attachment NRC Continuous Outreach Routine Quarterly Discussions with Selected Facilities Routine Communication with Possessors of Nuclear Material U.S. Caribbean Territories Licensees Informed of Additional Protocol Reporting Requirements US IAEA Safeguards 10