PRIORITY Clayn cdtiOn 5 FOREIGN ssh CE DESPATCH I giag NOT TYPE IN THIS SPACE I i 988 11 A FROM Amembassy Vienna mpTHE r00 REF Embtels 1891 1930 ACTIO DEPT 7 MM gig 7i fir w 2 5 080-3 161-4 Use Only OTHER I 7 1 5 37 A506 SUBJECT Safeguards Regarding the Landon S power discussions the US and Canadian 5 i a dd f representatiVes met on March 10 with Roger Smith to cover the following points l The importance of not referring in the Secretariat to the London meetings or the results of such discussions lest it give hthe impression that the Agency's general safeguards regulations are being patterned on ideas of the 5 powers and for this reason increase the extent of opposition in the Board when the regulations are considered The two representatives did not consequently de- sire to report the results of the London discussions as such and they spoke in nOTvay for the group but only as individuals Their imam-c Vedeler injb CONFIDENTIAL purpose was to take up with him a few points in the light of the London discussions which might serve in some measure as general guideposts concerning the limits of acceptability for the United States and Canada in Agency safeguards regulations 2 The desirability of the evolutionary approach and of the deve10pment of safeguards regulations only as needed for the immediate future in regard to facilities for research reactors and materials testing and small power reactors the tactical value of such an approach with respect to consideration by the Board of general safeguards measures Smith appeared to recog- 'nize the advantages of this approach 3 Minima for reports on reactor operation Smith's views seemed generally to offer no problem h Frequency of inspection visits the need for flexibility and for care in working out minima for reactors of ruutput 10-ho nu Reference was made to the formula developed in London Under normal circumstances taking one year with another the number or 'viSits shall be of the order of per annum Smith thought that the concept of a certain number of visits under normal reircumstances was a good one we pointed out possible difficulties athat his present curve of intended visits in relation to reactor put might cause'in being too precise and providing for too small 1 route INFORMATION COPY Retain in divisional files or destroy in accordance with security Authoritym resul- THP AROVP 'lk TlnN ann- Inn m I Page 2 8g Dwgu Dcsp No 9 Com DEW fml No meAmembassy Vienna Lhw No thin Iran 271 From a number of visits for reactors at the lower end of the scale He reiterated the advantages of specificity in connection with his present curVe but said he would give thought to developing a broad-band curve based on ranges of reactor ratings 5 The acceptability of limited pursuit of successive generations of derived material and the desirability of avoiding in the June meetings detailed discussion of the application of this principle particularly by presentation of mathematical formulae using the constant It was suggested that the Secretariat might find it useful to refer to the concept as limited pursuit of sirnificant quantities of fissile materials 6 Generally favorable regard at the London meetings for the approach taken by the Secretariat in working out the general safeguards regulations At the conclusion of this discussion Smith expressed his appreciation for the chance to exchange ideas He then asked whether the group in London had reached any conclusion on the question at what reactor rating should inspection visits at the time of construction begin in order to determine whether con- struction conformed with design we indicated that this point had not become a specific subject of discussion and Smith then asked if we could ascertain from our Governments some views on this matter see reftel 1891 Finally Smith indicated that he intended to submit as a Secretariat document in May some 125 pages on safeguards regula- tions which would be divided into three sections See attached copy He said that the first two sections concerning general principles of safeguards and safeguards procedures for atomic energy installations should present no controversial problems The third section would deal Specifically with the application of safeguards control Some doubt was expressed whether it would be possible to get through the Board in June such a long document including the extended section on safeguards control when there would be so short a time to study the document after its distribution in May An alternative possibility was sug- gested of submitting to the Board in June the first two sections and only a summary of the principles of safeguards control If this summary could then be adopzed there would be more chance for the detailed elaboration of the measures to be accepted by the at a meeti in the fall g 0 Adam arold C Vedeler cc London Acting United States Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency Enclosure 1 List showing sections of IAEA Safeguards Manual DECLASSIFIED Authority m of I - A 14 9 88 From_N COPY 23 February 1959 I INTERNATIOITAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY Safeguards Manual 1 General Principles of Safeguards 1 1 Design and Construction review Accounting procedures Inventory control Measurement and analysis methods Reports audits and inspection Storage and transportation 1 7 Health and Safety 2 Safeguards Procedures for Atomic Energy Installations 2 1 Ore processing oxide and metal preparation 2 2 Fuel element fabrication 2 3 Fuel element prior to irradiation storage and handling 2 H Reactors 2 5 Fuel elements after irradiation storage and handling 3 Application of Agency Safeguards Control Rights and responsibilities of Agency Basic considerations in application of control General procedures applying to application of control Specific procedures for application of control 3 H 1 Ore processing oxide and metal preparation 3 h 2 Fuel element fabrication 3 H Fuel elements prior to irradiation 3 h Reactors 3 h 5 Fuel elements after irradiation 0 3 5 Safeguards provisions in project agreements Procedure for visit of inspectors to countries notification procedure responsibilities of countries visited 0 DECLASSIFIED Authority 9 6 70 7 793 FMS 5Q 9mm l557                     National Security Archive    Suite 701  Gelman Library  The George Washington University    2130 H Street  NW  Washington  D C  20037    Phone  202 994‐7000  Fax  202 994‐7005  nsarchiv@gwu edu