ROUTINE INSPECTION EFFORT REQUIRED FOR VERIFICATION OF A NUCLEAR MATERIAL PRODUCTION CUTOFF CONVENTION

Preliminary estimates of the inspection effort to verify a Nuclear Material Cutoff Convention are presented. The estimates are based on a database of about 650 facilities in a total of eight states, the five nuclear-weapons states and three \"threshold\" states plus facility-specific inspection requirements. Typical figures for inspection requirements for specific facility types derive from IAEA experience, where applicable. Alternative estimates of inspection effort are used in cutoff options where full IAEA safeguards are not stipulated.