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The Institute of Nuclear Materials Management held an international workshop, entitled "Containment & Surveillance: Concepts for the 21st Century," on June 6-11, 2010, at Oak National Laboratory, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The National Nuclear Security Administration Offices of Nonproliferation and Verification Research and Development and Nonproliferation and International Security sponsored the event. The workshop focused on determining concepts and needs for twenty-first century containment and surveillance (C/S) systems that support International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards, regional safeguards authorities (e.g., the Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials and the European Atomic Energy Community), and future arms control agreements. Panel discussions among subject matter experts and international practitioners provided the daily topical theme for the following areas of C/S: authentication, tagging, sealing, and containment verification and surveillance systems. Each panel discussion was followed by a question-and-answer session with the audience and an afternoon breakout session. The facilitated breakout sessions were used to compile and prioritize future needs. Individuals attending the workshop included: C/S experts and practitioners, IAEA and arms control inspectors, technology providers, vendors, students, and other individuals with an interest in or desire to learn about future C/S system needs. The primary goal for the workshop was to produce a document that details the future research and development needs and priorities for C/S systems that support nuclear safeguards and arms control missions. This paper presents a preliminary compilation of the information obtained from breakout sessions at the workshop. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
