IAEA Safeguards are a set of technical measures that allow the IAEA to independently verify a State’s legal commitment to use nuclear material and facilities only for peaceful purposes. Safeguards serve as important confidence building measures through which a State can demonstrate – and other States can be assured – that nuclear material and technology are being used only for peaceful purposes.
This photo essay explains the relevance and importance of safeguards in the non-proliferation regime, illustrated by photos of inspectors going through a training exercise at a nuclear power plant.