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Technical Safeguards Terminology
Purpose, Objective, and Scope of IAEA Safeguards
Safeguards Approaches, Concepts, and Measures
Nuclear and Non-Nuclear Material: Basic Terms
Nuclear and Nuclear-Related Activities and Installations
Nuclear Material Accountancy
Nuclear Material Measurement Techniques and Equipment
Containment, Surveillance, and Monitoring
Environmental Sampling
Safeguards Information and Evaluation
Spent Nuclear Fuel Safeguards
Index of Terms

Feed material

Nuclear material introduced at the start of a process operation, e.g., UF₆ as the feed to an enrichment process or to a UO₂ conversion process, or UO₂ as the feed to a fuel fabrication operation.

Technical Safeguards Terminology
Purpose, Objective, and Scope of IAEA Safeguards
Safeguards Approaches, Concepts, and Measures
Nuclear and Non-Nuclear Material: Basic Terms
Nuclear and Nuclear-Related Activities and Installations
Nuclear Material Accountancy
Nuclear Material Measurement Techniques and Equipment
Containment, Surveillance, and Monitoring
Environmental Sampling
Safeguards Information and Evaluation
Spent Nuclear Fuel Safeguards
Index of Terms

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Technical Safeguards Terminology

Feed material

Technical Safeguards Terminology