Does the IAEA inspect nuclear facilities in Russia?
Russia has limited experience with IAEA inspections of its nuclear facilities as, until recently, it had not sought to source uranium from countries (such as Australia) that require supplied nuclear material be used in facilities subject to IAEA safeguards. However, Russia has completed a major reform of its nuclear industry to clearly separate its civil and military sectors, and to place civil facilities under its IAEA safeguards agreement. Given the requirement that AONM can only be used in facilities subject to IAEA safeguards, once supply begins it is likely that the number of facilities eligible for IAEA inspections in Russia will increase beyond those already designated.
