The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is implementing an evolving approach to its international safeguards verification activities – one that is driven by the consideration of the state as a whole, and utilization of all safeguards relevant information available to the Agency. This approach has led to the need for IAEA inspectors to be kept abreast of emerging information, even while in the field. This document presents the use case for a proof-of-concept customization of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s (PNNL) Precision Information Environment (PIE), applied to an international safeguards problem space. PIE facilitates remote data acquisition, scalable storage, automated processing, analysis and machine learning, and collaborative interaction facilities from a centralized location to both local and mobile users. The use cases described in this document reflect the following IAEA safeguards scenarios: 1. Creating an Inspection Plan and downloading information at IAEA headquarters; 2. Syncing emerging or updated information between IAEA headquarters and remote users; 3. Utilizing PIE to facilitate Computerized Inspection Report (CIR) completion and access to supporting documents for Physical Inventory Verification activities; 4. Utilizing PIE to facilitate CIR completion and access to supporting documents for Design Information Verification activities. This document also defines a series of technical requirements and performance metrics for the proof-of-concept customization.
Revised: April 24, 2013 |
Published: February 4, 2013