IAEA SAFEGUARDS AND THE U.S.

Two major areas are covered! First, the current status of the Presidential Offer in support of the NPT to permit the IAEA to apply its safeguards to any U.S. nuclear activities, exclusive of those activities with direct national security significance. This includes an estimate of when the Offer might come into effect, some of the political issues which will affect its implementation, some of the procedures which have been worked out and guidelines used in arriving at the current draft of the U.S.-IAEA safeguards agreement. The second area is a review of U.S. activities supporting technically effective IAEA safeguards. This includes a description of current U.S. R&D on techniques and instrumentation, system studies, special exercises, staffing support and participation in special technical meetings.