Measurements and Standards for Nuclear Safeguards

Editor's Note: the noon luncheon Thursday, June 30, at the 18th INMM Annual Meeting at the Stouffer's National Center Inn, Arlington, Virginia. One of the issues constraining the full exploitation of nuclear energy to meet the world's energy needs is widespread concern over the adequacy of institutions and methodology for safeguarding the public against malevolent acts involving fissionable material. Malevolent acts encompass the concepts of proliferation, sabotage and theft for terroristic purposes. Safeguards embrace all activities involving control, measurement, protection and security of the nuclear fuel cycle. safeguards practices and institutions inadequate. As a consequence, he has called for indefinite postponement of the commercialization of breeder reactors and of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel. There may or may not be another explanation for his action. This was a speech given by Mr. Hosmer atPresident Carter seems to find present