What relationship exists between NNSD and the International Atomic Energy Agency?
NNSD’s International Safeguards Project Office (ISPO) is responsible for the technical and administrative management of the U.S. Support Program to IAEA Safeguards. The U.S. Support Program provides technical assistance to increase the effectiveness and improve the efficiency of IAEA safeguards. At present there are approximately 80 active tasks addressing needs in radiation measurement, containment and surveillance, training, information collection and analysis, information technology, remote and unattended monitoring, and environmental sampling. In its management role, ISPO maintains an office in the U.S. Mission Vienna and has almost daily interaction with the staff of the IAEA Department of Safeguards. BNL and NNSD also host IAEA visitors throughout the year. Under funding from the IAEA, BNL hosts the Training Workshop in Design Information Review for the Entire Life Cycle of Research Reactors. In this workshop, which is held at BNL once per year, IAEA safeguards inspectors learn h
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