Nuclear Security and Safeguards Education Portal: Containment and Surveillance

Module Description: In this module the elements of containment and surveillance, as used in nuclear safeguards, will be introduced.

Prerequisites: Students taking this module should have a basic understanding of nuclear nonproliferation and applied nuclear material safeguards.

Learning Objectives: Students completing this module should be able to explain the need and intent of containment and surveillance; define containment and surveillance; identify equipment commonly used in containment and surveillance; and explain how containment and surveillance can be used at a facility to supplement material accountancy.