Annual Report 1999-2000

ISBN: 0 642 45019 6

This report is the Secretary's account to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister for Trade on the performance of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) during the financial year 1999- 2000.

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Scope of the Annual Report

Letter to the Minister

ASNO Outcomes and Outputs

Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation
Office 1999-2000

The Year in Review

Outlook: The Year Ahead

Resources Overview: Corporate Management

Program Activities

Current Topics

IAEA Safeguards An Overview

Implementation of Integrated Safeguards in Australia

Strengthening Our Relationship with the International Verification
Agencies

Regional Training Course on National Safeguards Systems

The Nuclear IndustrySome Current Issues

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation RegimeInstitutional and Technical
Aspects

Nuclear Waste ManagementPartitioning And Transmutation

The Proposed Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty
(FMCT)

CTBT Developments in Australia

ASNO Technical Seminars

Background

Brief Outline of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle

The IAEAs Safeguards Statement for 1999

Australian Uranium Exports

Safeguards on Australian Uranium Exports

Reporting Requirements

Freedom of Information Act 1982 Section 8 Statement

Categories of Documents Held By ASNO

Annexes

Annex A Nuclear Material within Australia
Annex B Associated Items Within Australia
Annex C AONM Overseas
Annex D Accounting Reports to the IAEA
Annex E IAEA Statements of Conclusions
Annex F IAEA Safeguards Statistics
Annex G ASAP
Annex H Media Release
Annex I Status of Australian IMS Stations
Annex J ASNO Publications and Presentations

Glossary of Abbreviations, Acronyms And Definitions

List of Tables

Table 1 Details of ASNO Budget and Expenditure 1999-2000
Table 2 Categories of Staff at 30 June 2000approved and actual
(in brackets)
Table 3 Status of Safeguards Permits and Authorities in Australia
Table 4 Material Balance Areas in Australia
Table 5 Permits for CWC Scheduled Chemical Facilities held at 30
June 2000
Table 6 Electricity projections (figures in terawatt/hours (TWh)
Table 7 Comparison of Materials in Civil and Military Nuclear Fuel
Cycles
Table 8 World Nuclear Electricity Generation at 31 December 1999
Table 9 Countries to which Australian Uranium was supplied in 1999
Table 10 Australias Bilateral Safeguards Agreements and their
Dates of Entry into Force
Table 11 Checklist of Reporting Requirements
Table 12 Nuclear Material within Australia at 30 June 2000
Table 13 Associated Items within Australia at 30 June 2000
Table 14 Locations and Quantities of AONM as at 31 December 1999
Table 15 Transfers of AONM during 1999
Table 16 Numbers of Accounting Reports generated for the IAEA
Table 17 Numbers of Entries covered by Accounting Reports generated
for the IAEA
Table 18 Routine Safeguards Inspections Performed by the IAEA
during 1999-2000
Table 19 IAEA Conclusions of Inspections in Australia
Table 20 IAEA Safeguards Expenditure (US$ million)
Table 21 IAEA Verification Activities.
Table 22 Approximate Quantities of Material Subject to IAEA
Safeguards on 31 December 1997, 1998 and 1999
Table 23 Number of Installations under IAEA Safeguards or
Containing Safeguarded Material on 31 December 1997, 1998 and 1999
Table 24 Australian IMS StationsStatus as at 30 June 2000

List of Figures

Figure 1 ASNOs operating environment
Figure 2 ASNO Organisational Chart
Figure 3 ASNOs performance against specific aims and
organisational groupings
Figure 4 Civil Nuclear Fuel Cycle-Outline

General enquiries relating to ASNO functions, activities
or responsibilities should be directed to the Director General,
Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office.

The R.G. Casey Building

John McEwen Crescent

Barton ACT 0221

Telephone: +61 2 6261 1920

Facsimile: +61 2 6261 1908

http://www.asno.dfat.gov.au

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Commonwealth
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