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Department of Safeguards (SG)
Office of the DDG for SG
Section for Safeguards Programme and Resources (SPR)
SPR provides programme analysis and resource management of the Department of Safeguards. This Section serves as the principal advisory office in support of the entire management. Its principal functions and responsibilities include co-ordination and advise on all departmental personnel actions; preparation, co-ordination and monitoring of the departmental programme and budget and financial plan; control of departmental expenditure actions; provision of advice on financial management issues; co-ordination of departmental administrative actions in relation to inspections; and co-ordination of departmental contributions to Agency publications (such as the Annual Report) and other public information issues.
Division of Technical Support (SGTS)
Office of the Director of Technical Support
The Office of the Director of Technical Support ensures effective and efficient management of safeguards equipment required by the Divisions of Operations through all lifetime phases; ensures the provision of training for inspectors, and other staff and for personnel from Member States; coordinates the activities of Member States Support Programmes; coordinates and provides assistance related to the Department's equipment needs, budgets, expenditures, as well as analytical services associated with nuclear material and environmental inspection sample analysis.
Section for Installed Systems (TIE)
The Section for Installed Systems (TIE), for all Surveillance, Unattended, and Remote Monitoring systems, defines, plans and manages the development needs of the department; provides technical oversight and guidance for the development undertaken by Member State Support Programmes; performs system engineering; evaluates commercial equipment for safeguards applications; tests and qualifies new equipment for safeguards use; prepares, installs, and commissions equipment systems; provides the expert technical resources for the ongoing support of the equipment and the inspectors using it.
Section for NDA Systems and Seals (TNS)
The Section for NDA Systems and Seals (TNS), for all NDA systems and seals, defines, plans and manages the development needs of the department; provides technical oversight and guidance for the development undertaken by Member State Support Programmes; performs system engineering; evaluates commercial equipment for safeguards applications; tests and qualifies new equipment for safeguards use; prepares, calibrates and provides equipment systems to inspectors; provides the expert technical resources for the ongoing support of the equipment and the inspectors using it.
Section for Common Technical Support (TCS)
The Section for Common Technical Support (TCS), for all safeguards equipment and supplies, supports the department in budget planning and funds allocation and manages procurement, receiving, shipping, distributing, controlling of inventory, monitoring of performance, and reporting of utilization and status. The Section also coordinates safeguards analytical services and manages the handling and shipping of radioactive and hazardous materials.
Section for Safeguards Training (TTS)
The Section for Safeguards Training (TTS) coordinates all training activities and arranges training for staff of the Department of Safeguards and, when appropriate, for personnel of Member States in relation to their obligations under safeguards agreements.
Division(s) of Operations (SGO)
The Department of Safeguards has three Operations Divisions, A, B and C, for the implementation of verification activities. Safeguards inspectors are assigned to these Divisions to carry out assigned verification activities in support of the Agency's safeguards system.
Verification activities include the preparation and implementation of safeguards inspections at nuclear facilities; the collection of information in support of future inspections; the verification of design information at declared facilities to confirm the completeness and adequacy of the design information provided by the State; carry out measurements, calibrate instruments, take nuclear material and environmental samples, and perform routine maintenance of containment and surveillance equipment in the field; make extensive use of computers for instrument setup, operation and analysis; review and evaluate seals, sensors and surveillance data; analyse, evaluate and report on the results of inspections; analyse, review and evaluate data collected from facility records, design information and other reports submitted by States, inspection results, databases and open sources; establish and maintain technical information with regard to safeguarded facilities; act as facility/site officer; and formulate conclusions and appropriate reports for use by senior management in reporting to States and to the Board of Governors.
Safeguards inspection activities are divided into field activities (inspections) and activities at Headquarters. Usually, pre- and post-inspection activities are carried out at Headquarters, as well as such functions as preparation of verification procedures, involvement in team efforts (for example, the negotiation and drafting of Facility Attachments), quality control of inspection reports and statements, participation in State evaluations, and provision of operational support.
Division of Safeguards Information Management (SGIM)
The Division of Information Management comprises four Sections and provides the Department of Safeguards with services relating to data processing, secure information distribution, information analysis and knowledge generation, which are needed to draw independent, impartial and credible safeguards conclusions
Section for Information Collection and Analysis (ICA)
The Section for Information Collection and Analysis (ICA) contributes to the all-sources information analysis necessary for the IAEA to produce credible conclusions, as required, concerning the compliance of States with their safeguards obligations. The Section participates in the review and definition of processes and technologies for information collection, processing, dissemination and analysis in support of the State evaluation process. It assists in defining information collection and analysis processes and in the assessment of relevant tools and systems.
Information is drawn from a variety of sources, especially in relation to State declarations of nuclear material, activities and facilities as well as nuclear-related information from media, scientific and technical literature, and other public sources, including commercial satellite imagery, and trade-related data. The Section evaluates such information and provides assessments together with other safeguards divisions to confirm compliance of States with their safeguards undertakings. The Section regularly liaises with senior Agency and States’ officials on information-related matters.
Section for Customer Services and Support (ICO)
The Section for Customer Services and Operations is responsible for 24/7 quality computer services to the Department, through: the provision and operation of secure information technology and communications (ITC) infrastructure at headquarters, regional offices and other remote safeguards sites, and to inspectors in the field; the provision of secure electronic data management systems (databases and electronic repositories); the design, implementation and control of IT security architectures and processes to support the Department's information security requirements; and quality customer support to ensure that the Department's staff have the approved electronic tools and information required for their work.
The Division's customer services and operations are run in compliance with best practices defined by international standards, in particular ITIL and ISO 17799, while the development of the infrastructure and database landscape follows best project management practices, in tight coordination with the Information Architecture and Projects Section. The Customer Services and Operations Section, which operates in an environment where the protection of confidential information is paramount, comprises three technical units and a support unit.
Section for Information Architecture and Projects (IAP)
The Information Architecture and Projects Section provides project-oriented information and communication technology (ICT) services to all the Divisions and Sections in the Department, working cooperatively with staff in the Operations Divisions and the Support Divisions to plan, establish and maintain information systems and to provide them with system analysis, software development, software contract management and maintenance services.
The Section is responsible for the development of information related projects. It implements best practices in project management, using Capability Maturity Model (CMM) standards. The Section continuously monitors the Department's information-related needs so that they can be translated into requests for new or enhanced functionalities of ICT systems.
Section for Declared and Statistical Information Analysis (IDS)
The Section for Declared and Statistical Information Analysis provides safeguards information services to all the divisions and sections in the Department in the area of processing and evaluating safeguards information and contributes to the Departmental information analysis process in support of State evaluations, in particular to SGIM's consolidated analytical efforts.
The specific areas of expertise of the Section include providing statistical support to the Divisions of Operations and other departmental counterparts regarding new Integrated Safeguards Approaches, material balance evaluations, trend analyses, stratification and sampling plan determinations, as well as providing evaluations of samples collected during field activities. The Section's staff members routinely liaise on information issues with senior IAEA officials and with officials from Member States.
Division of Concepts and Planning (SGCP)
This Division is responsible for strategic planning and for the development and standardization of safeguards concepts, approaches, procedures and practices in order to ensure effective and efficient application of safeguards on a non-discriminatory basis. It supports the activities of the Department in analyses of data and material balance evaluations. It maintains estimates of the quality of safeguards data. In addition, it provides administrative and technical secretarial services to SAGSI (Standing Advisory Group on Safeguards Implementation).
For more information, see SG pages.
