\"METHODS OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL CONTROL\"

This paper summarizes the evolution, current status, and future direction of Standards Committee N15 - \"Methods of Nuclear Material Control.\" The N15 Committee operates under the auspices of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as an Accredited Standards Committee. The scope of N15 includes: Standards for protection, control, and accounting of special nuclear materials in all phases of the nuclear fuel cycle, including analytical procedures where necessary and special to this purpose, except that physical protection of special nuclear materials within a nuclear power plant i& not included.