The IAEA provides assistance to support States in meeting their nuclear safeguards obligations. This assistance includes training, peer review missions, online learning and an encrypted portal to securely submit safeguards declarations and communicate with the IAEA.
Many of these activities support the effectiveness of State or regional authorities responsible for safeguards implementation (SRAs) and their respective State or regional systems of accounting for and control of nuclear material (SSAC or RSAC). The performance of national safeguards authorities and their SSACs has a significant impact on the effectiveness and efficiency of IAEA safeguards implementation. Under a comprehensive safeguards agreement (CSA), the State is required to establish an SSAC, which forms the basis of a State’s reporting to the IAEA of its nuclear material.
“The existence of a strong partnership between the State and the IAEA is key to the successful implementation of safeguards,” said Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General. “Under the assistance that the IAEA offers to States, it is inspiring to see the many and diverse activities successfully delivered to address States’ SSAC-related needs.”