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A Fissile Material (Cutoff) Treaty and its Verification - International ...

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Challenge #1Verifying Shutdown ofEnrichment <strong>and</strong> Reprocessing Plants• Satellite monitoring• Remotely monitored video cameras <strong>and</strong>sensors <strong>and</strong> seals on key equipment• Short-notice r<strong>and</strong>om inspectionsCost would not be highPotential sensitivities aboutqualitative indicators of past production(e.g. HEU <strong>and</strong> plutonium isotopics)The U.S. Portsmouth gaseous-diffusion uranium-enrichment plantstopped operating in 2001, but has not yet been decommissionedA <strong>Fissile</strong> <strong>Material</strong> (<strong>Cutoff</strong>) <strong>Treaty</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>its</strong> <strong>Verification</strong> - Geneva, May 2, 2008

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