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Equipment for potential unattended use in treaty verification applications

Drayer, D.D.

Containment and Surveillance (C/S) equipment, which is used in international safeguards applications, is normally expected to operate unattended within a facility in a host country for extended periods of time. To ensure that this equipment consistently provides high-quality data, the equipment used to ensure the data's integrity must be highly reliable and tamper-resistant. Although designed specifically for use by the International Atomic Energy Agency to comply with the Non-Proliferation Treaty, the equipment has potential applications for both bilateral and multilateral verification schemes for other treaties. This report describes C/S equipment that has been developed by Sandia National Laboratories, and discusses its potential applications. This equipment includes surveillance equipment, seals, monitoring equipment, and authentication equipment. 16 refs., 20 figs.