IAEA Safeguards inspectors examine a fresh fuel basket during a training exercise.

(Source: Dean Calma/IAEA)

The Scope of IAEA Safeguards is dependent upon the agreements a state has with the IAEA. States under CSA have committed to IAEA safeguards on "all source or special fissionable material in all peaceful nuclear activities within the territory of the State, under its jurisdiction or carried out under its control anywhere." This includes not only material declared to the IAEA, but all nuclear material that is subject to IAEA safeguards. INFCIRC 66 agreements limit the scope of safeguards to only items specified in the agreement. This may include nuclear material, non-nuclear material, services, equipment, facilities, and information. Under a Voluntary Offer Agreement, the scope is limited to the nuclear materials and/or facilities specified in the agreement.