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Updated: Feb 2, 2010

International Safeguards Policy and Information Analysis

An intensive summer course for careers in nuclear safeguards.
See also: Summer Internships in Nuclear Safeguards Policy

The Monterey Institute of International Studies in cooperation with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, in support of the U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration's Next Generation Safeguards Initiative, is pleased to announce an intensive one-week course on international nuclear safeguards in June 2010. The course will provide the background knowledge and introduce tools needed for careers in nuclear safeguards with an emphasis on policy and information analysis.

This course will be facilitated by senior Monterey Institute staff and other nonproliferation policy analysts from the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies with presentations by experts from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory and other leading nonproliferation and safeguards specialists.

Topics Covered

  • The role of international safeguards in the nuclear nonproliferation regime
  • Concepts, objectives, and history of international nuclear safeguards
  • Negotiation of safeguards agreements
  • Case-study analyses of safeguards challenges
  • Introduction to material accounting, containment, and surveillance
  • Open-source information collection and analysis
  • Effectiveness and limitations of safeguards
  • Future development of safeguards

Course Expectations

Students will be expected to complete an online training module in advance of the course. Students are strongly encouraged to bring a laptop computer to the course to complete course projects and assignments.

Date and Location

Date of course: June 7 - 11, 2010

Location: Monterey Institute of International Studies in Monterey, California

Eligibility

Must be a currently enrolled graduate student or recent university graduate. Young professionals working in the field of nonproliferation are also encouraged to apply.

Cost

The course is free for selected participants. Monterey Institute students who would like to take the course for a credit should contact CNS.

A small number of $500 stipends to cover living expenses during the course will be available to students outside of the Monterey area. Interested students should be able to demonstrate a need.

Enrollment and the number of stipends are limited!

Selection

Selection for the course will be on a competitive basis and based on the merit of the candidate. All applicants will be evaluated by a selection committee (CNS faculty and representatives from LLNL and/or DOE).

Selected candidates will be notified by April 14, 2010.

Application Procedure

Application forms for internships and the one-week intensive course on nuclear safeguards are available on the CNS website [in Word format or PDF format] and should be accompanied by:

  • an official academic transcript
  • a current resumé
  • two letters of recommendation
  • a 500-word statement of purpose.
    The statement should explain past experience in nonproliferation and the relevance of the internship and/or course to professional goals.

Interested students are encouraged to submit their applications to Edith Bursac by 4:00 p.m. on March 19, 2010.

For further information please contact:

    Edith Bursac | Bio
    James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies
    460 Pierce Street
    Monterey, CA 93940, USA

    Tel. +1 (831) 647-6531;
    Fax +1 (831) 647-3519

    E-mail: edith.bursac@miis.edu


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