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Nuclear Safeguards Education Portal
Safeguards Treaties and Legal Issues

Description: This reference module presents the language and vocabulary used within the legal community associated with nuclear safeguards.. The information contained in this module is largely taken from the IAEA Safeguards Glossary: 2001 Edition.* 

Purpose:  To provide additional context for the definitions given in the IAEA document and additional resources for members of the safeguards community. 

This reference module consists of the following sections:

  1. The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
  2. Other Legal Instruments related to Safeguards
  3. Safeguards Agreements and the Additional Protocol
  4. Export Control
  5. Index of Terms