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As part of international nuclear safeguards, technical control and monitoring measures are employed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the European Commission (Directorate-General for Energy, Euratom) to ensure that nuclear energy programs in member states are used exclusively for peaceful purposes.
The increasing pace of technological change, including artificial intelligence and new measurement methods, requires the continuous improvement and further development of the verification system for monitoring nuclear material. The focus here is on increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of monitoring, as well as developing innovative safeguards techniques to address the growing technical complexity.
In this context, scientists at IFN-2 are focusing, on the one hand, on safeguards-related issues concerning extended interim storage periods and the final disposal of nuclear material to ensure the long-term integrity of monitoring, and, on the other hand, on the development of innovative reference materials to detect undeclared materials and activities.
At the same time, new technical and methodological approaches are being researched and tested to create non-invasive, continuous, and more efficient monitoring options that enhance the effectiveness of existing procedures.
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