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EU Nuclear Safeguards activities Dr
S.Abousahl European Commission / Joint Research
Centre JRC HQ Brussels, Belgium E-mail
said.abousahll_at_ec.europa.eu
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JRC Structure 7 Institutes in 5 Member States
IRMM - Geel, Belgium Institute for Reference
Materials and Measurements ITU - Karlsruhe,
Germany Institute for Transuranium Elements IE -
Petten, The Netherlands Institute for Energy IPSC
- Ispra, Italy Institute for the Protection and
Security of the Citizen IES - Ispra,
Italy Institute for Environment and
Sustainability IHCP - Ispra, Italy Institute for
Health and Consumer Protection IPTS - Seville,
Spain Institute for Prospective Technological
Studies
Technical and scientific support of the EU 2650
staff
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Activities outside of the EU
EU instruments

• The Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance
  (IPA), for the candidate and potential candidate
  countries for EU accession (25M for 2007-2009)
• The Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation
  (INSC) replace TACIS program. (total of 217 M
  for 2007-2009 about 20 M for safeguards ).
• The Instrument for Stability (IfS) provides the
  EU with funds and mechanisms to address global
  and trans-regional threats. (2062 M for
  2007-2013 in which 266M dedicated to non
  proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction).
• - The Common and Foreign Security Policy
  instrument used by the Council Secretariat
  covers EU expenditure on foreign policy and
  security such as The Joint Actions. (23 M)

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Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation
(INSC) Council Regulation (Euratom) No 300/2007
of 19 February 2007
Financial reference amount for implementation
2007-2013 524 M
Promotion of a high level of nuclear safety,
radiation protection and the application of
efficient and effective safeguards in third
countries
Purpose - Promotion of an effective nuclear
safety culture (regulatory bodies and TSOs,
operators, spent fuel and radwaste management,
decommissioning) - Promotion of effective
regulatory frameworks on radiation
protection - Establishment of effective
regulatory frameworks on nuclear
safeguards - Establishment of effective
arrangements for the prevention of
accidents - Promotion of international
cooperation (international organisations,
Conventions and Treaties)
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INSC AAPs 2007-2009
OSA On-site Assistance and Design Safety RA
Assistance to the Regulatory Authority RWM
Radioactive Waste Management and Safeguards IAEA
Cooperation with the IAEA
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INSC geographical extension
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The Instrument for Stability
Regulation (EC) 1717/2006 of 15 November
2006 establishing an Instrument for
Stability (2007-2013)
(1) Response to crisis or natural disasters
(short term-component) (2) Longer-term actions
to counter global and trans-regional threats
(trafficking, proliferation NBC agents, threats
to public health, etc) (3) longer-term pre- and
post-crisis capacity building measures
(strengthening international organizations in
crisis prevention)
Global envelope 2,118,000,000
Europe Aid Cooperation Office
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Strategy 2007-2011 (adopted mid-2007)
Three priorities for the longer-term component
(Art. 4 Trans-regional threats to stability)

• Priority 1 Strategy against WMD proliferation
  (Art. 4.2)
• CBRN materials and agents
• Export control (dual-use goods)
• Redirection of weapons scientists' knowledge
• Priority 2 Counteracting global and
  trans-regional threats (threats to law and order,
  to the security and safety of individuals, to
  critical infrastructure and to public health --
  Art. 4.1)
• Priority 3 Building capacity for effective
  crisis response (Art. 4.3)

Europe Aid Cooperation Office
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Summary 2007-2008

• Knowledge Management System on CBRN Trafficking
  in the North of Africa and the Middle East
  (contracted to UNICRI) 1,000,000
• Combating illicit trafficking of nuclear and
  radioactive materials in selected FSU and
  Mediterranean countries and preparation of border
  management activities in the ASEAN region (to be
  contracted to Joint Research Centre) 6,700,000
  
• Assistance to the Russian Federation in export
  control of dual-use items (to be contracted to
  BAFA) 1,000,000
• Strengthening capabilities in the field of
  bio-safety -security in Russia and in Central
  Asian countries (to be implemented through the
  ISTC) 6,800,000

Europe Aid Cooperation Office
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Indicative Programme 2009-2011

• CBRN Centre of Excellence First Phase
  5,000,000
• Border monitoring activities in the Republic of
  Georgia, Central Asia and Afghanistan 4,000,000
• Redirection of former Iraqi WMD scientists
  through capacity building for decommissioning of
  nuclear facilities, including site and
  radioactive waste management 2,500,000
• Multilateral Nuclear Assurances (EU contribution
  to the nuclear fuel bank under supervision of the
  IAEA) 10,000,000

Europe Aid Cooperation Office
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Concept of Regional centres of excellence on CBRN
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Further information http//ec.europa.eu/europeaid
/where/worldwide/stability-instrument/index_en.htm
(Instrument for Stability working documents,
projects, etc) http//ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/
ap/index_en.htm (full Annual Action Programmes)
Europe Aid Cooperation Office
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The JRC Nuclear Security Programme (2007-2011)
(Safeguards, Non-Proliferation, Combating the
illicit trafficking)

• Maintaining competence in Safeguards techniques
  (underpinning research) and Increased
  effectiveness/efficiency
• for safeguards (intelligent systems, remote
  technologies)
• Additional protocol (integrated safeguards,
  information analysis)
• Reference materials and quality assurance
• Development/support to TREN/IAEA (evolution of
  verificationtechnology, services, training)
• Illicit trafficking/forensic analysis
• Open source Information collection on Nuclear Non
  Proliferation
• Risk assessment methodology (enhanced
  proliferation resistance)
• Enlargement and international support (Russia, )
• International collaborations (US-DoE, Canada,
  ABAC,ITWG, BMWG,)

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Main areas
RD activities in support to Euratom and IAEA

• Research and development
• Analytical measurements of nuclear samples.
• Analytical measurements of environmental particle
  samples for Safeguards purposes.
• - operation of the Euratom On Site Laboratory
  (OSL)
• - support to IAEA in Rokkasho Japan).
• Support in analytical measurements in joint
  DG-TREN and IAEA inspections at nuclear fuel
  fabrication plants.
• Production and provision of QC materials.
  Assistance in certification/verification of
  nuclear reference materials and spikes.
• Information technology

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Training facilities for nuclear safeguards
inspectors
NDA Neutron, gamma PERLA (Performance Laboratory)
(with well characterised U/Pu) MASS/VOLUME Densi
ty and level determinations and process/behaviour
follow-up CONTAINMENT/SURVEILLANCE Camera
observation with image treatment and image
review tools COMPLEMENTARY ACCESS
Novel training courses for enhancing the nuclear
inspectors observation and soft skills
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2009 Towards an EU Security Training Centre at
JRC

• Requested by MS and EC/DG-JLS, the centre will
  focus on training on nuclear security. It may
  later broaden its scope to include training on
  Dual use and export control. The JRC will involve
  the MS expertise in these domains.
• Beneficiary countries of the TACIS and Instrument
  of stability programme will also benefit from it.

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Education on nuclear safeguards and
non-proliferation
Education Academic courses, recognised in
networks
Example Nuclear Safeguards and Non-Proliferation
ESARDA Course at IPSC (4th
ESARDA course, Ispra 14-18 April 2008 with 67
participants) The programme covers why, what,
who, where and how of the nuclear safeguards and
non-proliferation topics, including information
on the implementation and treaty monitoring,
given by leading safeguards experts
ESARDA Course Syllabus in press (review by
ESARDAWGs) 14 students included the course in
their academic curriculum for 3ECTS- Bologna
ISBN 978-92-79-05518-8
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Education on nuclear safeguards and
non-proliferation

• European Nuclear Energy Leadership Academy
  (ENELA)
• Founded by leading European Nuclear
  industries-2009
• Program start in 2011 in Munich/Germany
• Initial program
• Nuclear Energy management program (Masters
  degree)
• Nuclear Energy Leadership cycle
• Think tank activities
• info_at_enela.eu