ASNO Publications
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ASNO Papers - 2008
ASNO Papers - 2007
- Andrew Leask, Implementing the amended convention on the physical protection of nuclear material
- John Carlson, SAGSI: its role and contribution to safeguards development
- Russell Leslie, Annette Berriman and John Carlson, Potential for production of proliferation sensitive materials in research reactors
- John Carlson, Addressing proliferation challenges from the spread of enrichment capability
- John Carlson, Five decades of safeguards and directions for the future
- Russell Leslie, Annette Berriman and John Carlson, Ensuring effective safeguards coverage of states with small quantities protocols
- John Carlson, Challenges to the nuclear non-proliferation regime. Can the regime survive. An Australian perspective
- Russell Leslie, John Carlson, Andrew Leask and Annette Berriman, Developing and maintaining safeguards expertise: Australia's experience
- Josy Meyer and Vanessa Masters, Celebrating 10 years of implementing a global ban on Chemical Weapons, in the Plastics and Chemicals Industries Association Member News Update, April 2007
- Josy Meyer and Vanessa Masters, The Chemical Weapons Convention: 10 years on, Chemistry in Australia, Volume 74, No. 3, April 2007 (magazine of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute Inc.)
- James Larrimore, Myron Kratzer, John Carlson, and Bruce Moran, Transparency and Openness: Roles and Limitations in the Nuclear Nonproliferation Verification System, Extract from the Journal of Nuclear Materials Management, Fall 2006, Volume XXXV, No. 1, pages 36-51
ASNO Papers - 2006
- John Carlson, Reactor Grade Plutonium, December 2006
- John Carlson, Defining the safeguards mission. IAEA Safeguards Symposium, Vienna, Austria, 16-20 October 2006
- Sensitive Technologies: The Tertiary Sector's Responsibilities, September 2006
- John Carlson, Russell Leslie, Annette Berriman, Nuclear weaponisation activities: What is the role of IAEA safeguards? INMM 47th Annual Meeting, Nashville Tennessee. 16-20 July 2006
- John Carlson, Russell Leslie, Annette Berriman, Detection of undeclared nuclear activities: Does the IAEA have the necessary capabilities? INMM 47th Annual Meeting, Nashville Tennessee. 16-20 July 2006
- Annette Berriman, Russell Leslie, John Carlson, The role of "safeguards criteria" in an evolving safeguards environment. INMM 47th Annual Meeting, Nashville Tennessee. 16-20 July 2006
- Vanessa Masters, Implementing CWC Obligations: an Australian Perspective, paper distributed at the Counter-Proliferation Export Controls Seminar, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 7 June 2006
ASNO Papers - 2005
- John Howell, Chemical Security Regulation in Australia, in the Advocate for the Consumer, Cosmetic, Hygiene and Specialty Products Industry (ACCORD) Update News, 21 December 2005
- John Howell, The Chemistry of Regional Security - Looking for a Better Return on the Chemical Weapons Convention, paper presented at Sydney Universities' Science Safeguards and Security Workshop, held at the NSW Office of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Sydney, 16 November 2005
- John Carlson, Safeguards and Non-Proliferation: Current Challenges and the Implications for Australia, Sydney, 10 November 2005
- John Carlson, Changing the Safeguards Culture, INMM/ESARDA, Santa Fe, 30 October - 02 November 2005
- John Carlson, Safeguards in a Broader Policy Perspective: Verifying Treaty Compliance, INMM/ESARDA, Santa Fe, 30 October-02 November 2005
- Russell Leslie, Annette Berriman and John Carlson, Minimum Inspection Frequencies Under Integrated Safeguards, July 2005
- Russell Leslie, Annette Berriman and John Carlson, Are Randomized Inspections at Pu Or HEU Storage Facilities Sufficiently Effective Under Integrated Safeguards?, July 2005
- John Carlson and Russell Leslie, Safeguards Intensity as a Function of Safeguards Status , July 2005
- John Carlson and Russell Leslie, Special Inspections Revisited , July 2005
- John Howell, National Regulation and Security of Dual-Use and Hazardous Materials, AVCC's Occupational Health and Safety Officers' Conference, Adelaide University, 8 July 2005
- Minimum inspection frequencies under Integrated Safeguards - ASSP report, June 2005
- Randomized inspections at UDU storage facilities under Integrated Safeguards, Mean Time to Detection - ASSP report , June 2005
- Lasers, Liberty and Legislation, pamphlet presented at Australian Institute of Physics Congress, February 2005
ASNO Papers - 2004
- John Carlson, Integrated Safeguards - Progress and Issues , July 2004
- Annette Berriman , Russell Leslie and John Carlson, Assessing Motivation as a Means of Determining the Risk of Proliferation, July 2004
- Annette Berriman , Russell Leslie and John Carlson, Information Analysis for IAEA Safeguards, July 2004
- Andrew Leask, Enhancing Biosecurity, Biosecure 2004, Canberra, 23 September 2004
- John Carlson, Andrew Leask, Russell Leslie, Safeguards as a Design Criteria - Guidance for Regulators, September 2004
- Stephan Bayer, Nicholas Doulgeris, Andrew Leask, A Regulators Systematic Approach to Physical Protection for Nuclear Facilities, 5th International Seminar on Nuclear Material Technology, Jakarta, September 2004
ASNO Papers - 2003
- John Carlson, Russell Leslie and Annette Berriman, Strengthening the Non-Proliferation Regime, INMM Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, 13-17 July 2003
- John Carlson, Non-Proliferation - The DPRK Challenge, INMM Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, 13-17 July 2003
- John Carlson, Russell Leslie, Peter Riggs and Annette Berriman, Back to Basics - Re-Thinking Safeguards Principles, INMM Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, 13-17 July 2003
- Howell, John, Australia's Experience in Tracking Systems for International Trade in Chemicals Listed in the Chemical Weapons Convention Schedules of Chemicals, published by The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, The Hague, 9 May 2003
ASNO Papers - 2002
- R. Leslie, P. Riggs V. Bragin, Q.S.Truong, G.Borstad, R.Neville and K.Staenz, Satellite Imagery for Safeguards Purposes: Utility of Panchromatic and Multispectral Imagery for Verification of Remote Uranium Mines, INMM Annual Meeting, Orlando Fl, USA, 23-27 July 2002
- R. Leslie, P. Riggs V. Bragin, Q.S.Truong, G.Borstad, R.Neville and K.Staenz, Satellite Imagery for Safeguards Purposes: Utility of Panchromatic and Multispectral Imagery for Verification of Remote Uranium Mines, INMM Annual Meeting, Orlando Fl, USA, 23-27 July 2002
- John Carlson and Russell Leslie, Integrated Safeguards - a case of the good being the enemy of the best?, INMM Annual Meeting, Orlando Fl, USA, 23-27 July 2002
- John Carlson, Peter Riggs and Russell Leslie, The Role of Remote Monitoring under Integrated Safeguards, INMM Annual Meeting, Orlando Fl, USA, 23-27 July 2002
- John Carlson and Russell Leslie, Nuclear non-proliferation: The role of complementary regimes, INMM Annual Meeting, Orlando Fl, USA, 23-27 July 2002
Listed in the 2000-2001 Annual Report
- John Carlson and Victor Bragin, FMCT VerificationPrecedents from Other Regimes, INMM Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 16-20 July 2000.
- John Carlson and Victor Bragin, Towards a Proliferation-Resistant Nuclear Fuel Cycle, INMM Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 16-20 July 2000.
- John Carlson, Victor Bragin and Russell Leslie, FMCT Verification Arrangements, INMM/ESARDA Workshop, Tokyo, 13-16 November 2000.
- Victor Bragin, John Carlson and Russell Leslie, The Opportunity to Develop a Proliferation-Resistant Fuel Cycle, INMM/ESARDA Workshop, Tokyo, 13-16 November 2000.
- John Carlson, Views on Regional Non-Proliferation Arrangements, INMM/ESARDA Workshop, Tokyo, 13-16 November 2000.
- John Carlson, Victor Bragin and Russell Leslie, Implementation of Integrated Safeguards in Australia, ESARDA Symposium, Bruges, 8-10 May 2001.
- Victor Bragin, John Carlson and Russel Leslie, The Categorisation of Nuclear Material in the Context of Integrated Safeguards, ESARDA Symposium, Bruges, 8-10 May 2001.
- Victor Bragin and John Carlson, Verification Arrangements for the Proposed Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty, Japan-Australia sponsored Workshop on FMCT Verification, Geneva, 14-15 May 2001.
- Victor Bragin, John Carlson and Russel Leslie, Integrated SafeguardsStatus and Trends, The Nonproliferation Review, Summer 2001, pp. 102-110.
- Victor Bragin, John Carlson and Russell Leslie, Building Proliferation Resistance into the Nuclear Fuel Cycle, International Seminar on Status and Prospects for Small and Medium Sized Reactors, Cairo, 27-31 May 2001.
- John Carlson, Victor Bragin and Russell Leslie, Integrated SafeguardsAustralias Views and Experience, Journal of Nuclear Materials Management, Summer 2001, pp. 16-21.
- John Carlson, Towards the Universalisation of the Additional Protocol: An Australian Perspective on Strengthened and Integrated Safeguards, International Symposium for the Further Reinforcement of IAEA Safeguards in the Asia-Pacific Region, Tokyo, 27-29 June 2001.
- K Brown, R Mathews (DSTO) and G Shaw, Inspection Procedures for the Inspection of DOC/PSF plant sites, Australian non-paper distributed in the November 2000 session of the OPCW-convened Industry Cluster Meeting.
- G Shaw, Australian Experiences with Implementation, keynote speaker at the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Workshop held in Hanoi, Vietnam, January 2001.
- G Shaw, Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, Chemistry in Australia, Volume 68, No. 3, April 2001, pp 16-17.
- J Meyer and G Shaw, Australian Controls on the Import of Chemicals under the Chemical Weapons Convention: Guidelines for Importers, first revision, April 2001.
- J Meyer, G Shaw and S Singh (ISD), Promoting Regional Cooperation under the Chemical Weapons Convention, DFAT News, Vol 8 No. 5, May 2001.
- G Shaw, Implications of CWC Implementation for Industry and Traders: an Australian Perspective, CWC Regional Workshop, Melbourne, Australia, May 2001.
Listed in the 1999-2000 Annual Report
- V Bragin, J Carlson and J Hill, Re-Examination of the Timeliness Verification Goals, Proceedings of the International Seminar on Strengthening of Safeguards: Integrating the New and the Old, Dresden, Germany, 9-11 May, 2000.
- V Bragin, J Carlson and J Hill, FMCTPurpose and Scope of Verification Activities, Proceedings of the 40th Annual INMM Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, July 26-29, 1999.
- V Bragin, An Introduction to Focused Approach to Verification under FMCT, International Conference 'Breaking Ground on a Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty,' Munich, Germany, July 23-25, 1999
- V Bragin and J Carlson, The Timeliness Goal in the Context of Integrated Safeguards, Proceedings of the Second Russian International Conference on Nuclear Material Protection, Control, & Accounting, Obninsk, Russia, 22-26 May, 2000.
- V Bragin and J Carlson, On the Verification of a Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty, Proceedings of the Second Russian International Conference on Nuclear Material Protection, Control, & Accounting, Obninsk, Russia, 22-26 May, 2000.
- V Bragin and J Carlson, FMCT : Some Significant Divisions in the Scope Debate, Disarmament Forum, UNIDIR, 2, 1999, pp. 29-34.
- V Bragin and J Carlson, An Introduction to Focused Approach to Verification under FMCT, JNMM, Winter 2000, pp 39-45.
- K Brown and G Shaw, The Chemical Weapons Convention Import Controls, Chemistry in Australia, June 2000, pp 28.
- K Brown and G Shaw, The Chemical Weapons ConventionAn Overview of the Inspection Process : Guidelines for Producers of Chemicals, published and distributed May 2000.
- K Brown and G Shaw, Protocol to the Biological Weapons Convention: Government Survey, presented at National Consultative Group Meeting September 1999.
- K Brown and G Shaw, Australian Controls on the Import of Chemicals under the Chemical Weapons Convention : Guidelines for Importers, published and distributed December 1999.
- J Carlson, V Bragin and J Hill, Safeguards ReformA Decade On, Proceedings of the 40th Annual INMM Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, July 26-29, 1999.
- J Carlson, Nuclear SafeguardsA System in Transition, Australian Nuclear Association Conference, 27 October 1999.
- J Carlson, Nuclear Energy and Non-ProliferationIssues and Challenges: An Australian Perspective, JAIF Symposium onPeaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy and Non-Proliferation, Tokyo, 9-10 March 2000.
- J Carlson, How Regional Non-Proliferation Arrangements Complement International Verification, IAEA seminar on IAEA Safeguards for the 21st Century, Taejon, ROK, 18-20 October 1999.
- G Shaw, The Chemical Weapons Convention, presented at an ACT Rotary Club meeting, Canberra, June 2000.
- G Shaw, Australian Experiences with import-export control of chemicals under the CWC and the harmonised system, presented at the 2nd OPCW Meeting of National Authorities, The Hague, May 2000.
- G Shaw, Australian experiences in implementing the Chemical Weapons Convention, presented at the Singapore Regional CWC Forum, Singapore, May 2000.