5.5

Declaration Examples

Here are examples of declarations that may help to understand the types and level of detail of requested information. The examples are based on “Guidelines and Format for Preparation and Submission of Declarations Pursuant to Articles 2 and 3 of the Model Protocol Additional to Safeguards Agreements”.

Article 2.a.(i) - Fuel Cycle-Related Research and Development (government-sponsored)

Entry numbers for each line item should start at "1" and increase consecutively.
Use the Ref (Reference) column when referring to another declaration or a previously reported declaration that is being updated.
The listing for Fuel Cycle Stage can be found in Article 18. of the AP.
For Location, include the name of the organization and address where the activity is occurring. Be specific enough for the IAEA to determine the geographic relationship of the location with regards to the other location entries.
Be sure that the R&D General Description clearly describes the work being carried out, the time frame, objectives, current stage of the work, degree that the objectives have been met, any major components, any collaboration with another organization or another State.
Be sure and include R&D that improves the performance of an existing process or system, and components of a multi-component R&D project where nuclear material is not present even though it may involve nuclear material later in the project.
Comments can be used to relay other relevant information.

Article 2.a.(iii) - Buildings on Each Site

Building size (number of floors and approximate total square meters of floor area or the dimensions of the building).
Use of the building and/or the main contents of the building.
For the map, one contiguous area with exact boundaries including all buildings and other structures, railways, roads, rivers, etc.
Include a map legend and the geographical orientation to the North of the map or diagram.
If possible, geographical coordinates for at least one reference location in the map or diagram.

Article 2.a.(iv) - Nuclear-related Manufacturing Activities

Annex I lists the nuclear-related manufacturing activities.
Description of the scale of operations for each location of activities specified in Annex I including approximate production capacity, products of the activity, and use of the product.

Article 2.a.(v) - Uranium Mines and Concentration Plants, and Thorium Concentration Plants

Information required includes all mines and concentration plants regardless of their operational status.
Include mining activities where uranium is, or has been, produced as a by-product.
Provide information on the type of operation, the operational status, location (name of organization and address where the mine is located), and estimated annual production capacity.
Geographical coordinates should be provided in the case of ambiguity or imprecision of the location.
Detailed nuclear material accountancy is not required.

Article 2.a.(vi) - Source Material Holdings, Exports, and Imports

Location includes the name and address of where the source material is located.
Intended Use Code: Nuclear (N); non-nuclear (NN), and not designated (ND). No requirement to include material once it is in its non-nuclear end-use form.

Article 2.a.(vii) - Nuclear Material Exempted from Safeguards

Information should be compatible with inventory change reports provided to the IAEA.

Article 2.a.(viii) - Further Processing of Intermediate of Certain High-level Waste

Information required includes annual notification of changes in location of intermediate-or high-level waste containing plutonium, high-enriched uranium or uranium-233.
Plans for further processing should be provided to the IAEA 180 days in advance.
Further processing does not include repackaging of the waste or its further conditioning not involving the separation of elements for storage or disposal
Waste Type should indicate the type of waste before any conditioning took place (e.g. hulls, feed clarification sludge, high-activity liquid, or intermediate-activity liquid).

Article 2.a.(ix) - Exports and Imports of Nuclear-related equipment and Non-nuclear Material

Annex II contains the specified equipment and non-nuclear material.
Must be reported each calendar quarter even if there are no exports to report.
Identity of Specific Item(s) includes item dimensions, capacity (volume), throughput, material of construction, identification or serial numbers, key specifications of non-nuclear material, name and address of the manufacturer, and any other information that will help identify the item(s).

Article 2.a.(x) - Ten-year Plan

General Plans for Development of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle include a brief statement of the development plans, including the intended results, any target completion dates, or overall schedule for the development and the locations involved.
General Plans for Nuclear Fuel Cycle-Related Research and Development Activities include a general description of each R&D plan, its overall objectives, any target date or overall schedule for the R&D and the locations involved. The declaration should include all developments and activities for the succeeding ten-year period that have been approved by the appropriate authorities.

Article 2.b.(i) - Fuel Cycle-Related Research and Development (private sector)

Include all government and private sector plans relevant to development of the nuclear fuel cycle approved by the appropriate authorities (governmental offices or entities with long range planning responsibilities for the development of the fuel cycle).
General Plans for Nuclear Fuel Cycle-Related Research and Development Activities include a general description of each R&D plan, its overall objectives, any target date or overall schedule for the R&D and the locations involved. The declaration should include all developments and activities for the succeeding ten-year period that have been approved by the appropriate authorities.