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Updated: Jan 17, 2011

International Safeguards Policy and Information Analysis

The James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), in support of the U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration's Next Generation Safeguards Initiative, are pleased to announce an intensive one-week course on international nuclear safeguards policy in June 2012. 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 the IAEA and international safeguards in the nuclear nonproliferation regime
• Concepts, objectives, evolution and history of international nuclear safeguards
• State-level safeguards analysis
• Case-study analyses of safeguards challenges
• Introduction to safeguards inspection, material accounting, containment, and surveillance

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 4-8, 2012

Location: Monterey Institute of International Studies in Monterey, California

Eligibility

Applicants must be a currently enrolled graduate student, upper division undergraduate student or a young professional in the nuclear nonproliferation field. We are especially interested in applicants who demonstrate how a deeper understanding of international safeguards policy will aid their professional pursuits.

Cost

The course is free for selected participants and a few $500-$1,000 stipends will be available to non-local students to offset transportation and housing costs. 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).

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