International Safeguards Project Office

The International Safeguards Project Office (ISPO) is responsible for the day-to-day technical and administrative management of the U.S. Support Program to IAEA Safeguards (USSP). ISPO performs this service at the behest of the Subgroup on Safeguards Technical Support (SSTS).

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ISPO is based at Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island, New York, and maintains a liaison office in Vienna, Austria, in the IAEA section of the U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna (UNVIE). The technical management role performed by ISPO involves evaluating the technical feasibility of proposed tasks, offering sound recommendations for an inter-agency review process, and ensuring that products meet the IAEA's stated needs. The administrative management of the program entails tracking schedules and budgets for active tasks, preparing status reports, obtaining proposals from prospective contractors, recruiting for regular staff and cost-free expert positions, and identifying candidates for participation in IAEA Department of Safeguards technical meetings.

The ISPO Brookhaven Office is the primary point of contact with the SSTS and the U.S. contractors. The office is staffed by four technical and four administrative professionals. The office assists the contractors by transmitting information to and requesting information from the IAEA. In addition, the office is responsible for seeking proposals for requested tasks from prospective contractors.

The ISPO Liaison Office provides a mechanism for communication with the IAEA on USSP matters. The office is staffed by one professional, and one subcontractor. The Liaison Officer interacts with IAEA task officers to ensure that they are receiving sufficient information regarding the status of tasks from the U.S. contractors. The Liaison Officer transmits information regarding the status of USSP tasks on a regular basis to the ISPO office at BNL and to the SSTS. The Liaison Officer also discusses preliminary ideas and formal requests for new tasks with IAEA staff.
 

Nonproliferation, Disarmament and the IAEA in Tomorrow's World
Presented by Jill Cooley | Tuesday, September 09, 2008 | Length: 00:44:22
Jill Cooley, Director of the Division of Concepts and Planning in the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) Department of Safeguards, gives an overview of the IAEA safeguards system and describes current verification challenges and potential new roles for the agency.

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