Safeguards Ordinance (SaO) (SaO)
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Art. 11 Consideration of safeguards from the planning phase
The future implementation of safeguards in accordance with Annex 2 number 1.1 shall be considered from the time at which the planning of facilities begins (safeguards by design). In particular, the future installation of monitoring and measurement instruments that facilitate the verification of the material inventory and the uninterrupted monitoring of the material movements in accordance with Article 2 paragraph 1 letter a shall be included in the plans.
Art. 12 Specifying material balance areas
1 The person with authority for a facility under Article 2 paragraph 1 letter c number 1 shall specify areas in the facility in which with material in accordance with Article 2 paragraph 1 letter a will be handled. 2 He or she shall limit the material balance area so that the quantity of material within the area and the quantity that is moved beyond the boundaries of the area can be ascertained at all times. 3 He or she shall define key measurement points (KMPs) within a material balance area so that movements of such material within the material balance area can be ascertained at all times.
Art. 13 Person responsible for reports and conducting inspections
The person with authority for a facility under Article 12 paragraph 1 shall designate a person responsible for reports and for conducting inspections and entrust that person with the necessary competencies and provide him/her with the required resources.
Art. 14 Reporting obligations
1 The person responsible for reports and inspections under Article 13 shall submit the reports in accordance with Annex 2 number 2 to the SFOE. 2 In the case of closed-down facilities, he or she shall report each quarter to the SFOE on the removal or disablement of essential equipment. 3 The reporting obligations end as soon as the IAEA declares the facility to be decommissioned in relation to safeguards.