• Director of the Radioprotection and Nuclear Safety Directorate (DRS/CNEN) and Advisor visit ABACC

    January 30, 2024

    On January 19, 2024, ABACC received a visit from the Director of Radioprotection and Nuclear Safety of the National Nuclear Energy Commission (DRS/CNEN), dr. Alessandro Facure, and the Board’s advisor, Dr. Ricardo Guterres. On that occasion, Dr. Marco Marzo gave a presentation in which he described the Agency’s creation process, its structure, the verification activities […]

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  • ABACC was invited to the ceremony of the inauguration of the President of the Argentine Republic

    December 18, 2023

    On December 10, 2023, Secretary Agustín Arbor González participated in the inauguration ceremony of the President of the Argentine Republic, Mr. D. Javier G. Milei.

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  • XI Week of Nuclear Engineering (SEN)

    December 12, 2023

    From November 28th and December 1st, 2023, the Polytechnic School and COPPE/UFRJ promoted the 6th Week of Nuclear Engineering (SEN). The meeting which had the support of several institutions in the nuclear sector, as well as ABACC, sought to provide integration and debate among sectors of Brazil related to Engineering, Physics and Nuclear Energy, in […]

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  • 25th Permanent Coordinating Group Meeting between the ABACC and the United States Department of Energy – DoE

    December 12, 2023

    On December 6, 2023, the 25th Meeting of the Permanent Coordination Group (PCG) ABACC-DoE (virtual) was held, with the aim of reviewing the state of technical cooperation between the two institutions, as well as identifying future areas of cooperation. The importance of collaboration between ABACC and DoE was highlighted, which began in 1994, with the […]

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  • Advanced safeguards workshop for brazilian ABACC inspectors

    November 14, 2023

    November 7th to 9th, 2023, the “Advanced Safeguards Workshop” was held at ABACC headquarters, Rio de Janeiro. The event was attended by 10 senior Brazilian inspectors. The program was designed to encourage discussions, among and with participants, on topics such as safeguards approaches, material diversion scenarios and accounting discrepancies, results acceptance criteria, examination and verification […]

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  • 67 years of the National Nuclear Energy Commission (CNEN)

    November 14, 2023

    On November 10, 2023, at the headquarters of CNEN, representatives of ABACC participated in the ceremony commemorating the 67th anniversary of the creation of the CNEN, which was attended by authorities and representatives of the Brazilian nuclear sector. The event was chaired by the president of the CNEN, Mr. Francisco Rondinelli Junior, and by the […]

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  • ABACC receives diplomats from the United Nations Programme of Fellowships on Disarmament

    October 23, 2023

    Argentina and Brazil managed to include ABACC in the agenda of the United Nations Disarmament Fellowship Program. The pioneering initiative demonstrates the recognition by the international community of the highly successful experience in building trust between the two countries. The Program comprises three segments, including visits to several international organizations related to disarmament, arms control […]

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  • 21st Meeting of the Liaison Committee (LC) of the Quadripartite Safeguards Agreement

    October 9, 2023

    On October 3, 2023, in Vienna, it was held the 21st Meeting of the Liaison Committee (LC) of the Agreement between the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Argentine Republic, the Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials (ABACC) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the Application of Safeguards – Quadripartite Agreement. […]

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  • ABACC at the 67th IAEA General Conference

    October 6, 2023

    The 66th Session of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference was held from 25 to 29 September in Vienna, Austria. The Secretary of ABACC made a statement in the plenary session of the General Conference, highlighting the verification activities being carried out in 2023, the importance of inspector training, the ongoing modernization of […]

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  • Participation of ABACC in the seminar “The ABACC Model: a view from Argentina”

    August 28, 2023

    On August 24, 2023, at the headquarters of the Nuclear Regulatory Authority (ARN) in Buenos Aires, the ABACC Secretariat delivered a lecture at the seminar “The ABACC Model: A View from Argentina”, organized by WiN Argentina (Women in Nuclear Argentina/Women in Nuclear (WiN) Global) The objective of the event was to present the role and […]

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  • “ABACC – 30 YEARS OF A PIONEERING MODEL,” event held in Argentina for academic institutions

    August 25, 2023

    On August 23, 2023, ABACC organized the event “ABACC-30 Years of a Pioneering Model” in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The event had the participation of 30 representatives from various universities and institutes in fields such as international law, political science, international relations, among others (University of Buenos Aires (UBA), University of San Andrés, National University of […]

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  • Visit of ABACC representatives to brazilian authorities

    August 24, 2023

    Between August 15 and 16, 2023, the Secretaries of ABACC and the Institutional Relations Officer visited Brazilian authorities in Brasília. They were received by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Mauro Vieira, and by the Minister of the Cabinet of Institutional Security (GSI) of the Presidency of the Republic of Brazil, General Marco […]

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  • ABACC is participating in the first meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 11th Conference of the Parties for the Review of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferations of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)

    August 1, 2023

    ABACC is attending the first session of the Preparatory Committee for the 11th Conference of the Parties for the Review of the NPT, which is being held in Vienna from July 31 to August 11, 2023. ABACC, as an observer, is following the Treaty review process. Marco Marzo, Deputy Secretary, will make an intervention, highlighting […]

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  • ABACC congratulates Ambassador Gabriela Martinic for being awarded the Order of Rio Branco

    July 21, 2023

    On July 11, 2023, Ambassador Gabriela Martinic was awarded with the “Ordem of Rio Branco” by the Brazilian Ambassador to Argentina, Julio Bitelli. which was instituted in 1963. The “Ordem of Rio Branco” was instituted in 1963. Ambassador Gabriela Martinic, currently Ambassador of Argentina to Kenya, was a member of the Board of ABACC from […]

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  • ABACC participates in an event regarding the State visit of the President of the Argentine Republic

    June 29, 2023

    On June 26, 2023, Deputy Secretary Marco Marzo, representing ABACC, participated in the lunch offered by the president of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to the President of the Argentine Republic, Alberto Fernández, in the context of the celebration of the 200 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries. ABACC was cited in a […]

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  • ABACC participates in the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

    June 15, 2023

    Representatives of ABACC attended the meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in Vienna, from 5 to 9 June, 2023. On 9th June, the representatives had a meeting with staff from the Safeguards Directorate as well as with the Director General Rafael Grossi.

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  • ABACC receives visit of delegations from Brazil and the United States

    June 15, 2023

      On May 29, 2023, ABACC received the visit of delegations from Brazil and the United States of America. The Brazilian delegation was headed by Ambassador Carlos Márcio Bicalho Cozendey, Secretary for Multilateral Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance, Alexandra Bell, […]

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  • ABACC received a visit of Representatives of the Directorate General for Nuclear and Technological Development of the Navy (DGDNTM) and the Naval Secretariat for Nuclear Safety and Quality

    June 14, 2023

    On May 31, 2023, ABACC received a visit from Vice-Admiral Henrique Baptista, Advisor for Institutional Relations and Social Communication at the DGDTNM, Rear-Admiral Paulo Cesar Demby from SecNSNQ and Cmdr. Braslavsky from the DGDTNM’s Institutional Relations advisory. The Deputy Secretary, Mr. Marco Marzo, presented the verification activities carried out in both countries, as well as […]

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  • ABACC participation in the International Seminar “Antinuclear Initiatives and Movements in Brazil since the End of the Cold War”, organized by the Federal University of Goiás, from April 26 to 27, 2023

    May 19, 2023

    On April 27, at the invitation of the International Relations Program of the Federal University of Goiás, Secretary Marco Marzo delivered the lecture “The origins, present and future of ABACC” and participated in the panel “Brazil and efforts to create the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPAN). The objective was to discuss the […]

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  • ABACC welcomes students from the Rio Branco Institute of the MRE

    May 11, 2023

    On May 10, 2023, ABACC received a visit from 43 students from Rio Branco Institute (Class 2022-2023) to learn about the role of the agency and the importance of transparency and the environment of trust provided by ABACC. The Secretary, Elena Maceiras, presented the creation, structure and activities of ABACC. The students visited the Technical […]

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  • CNEN president visits ABACC

    May 10, 2023

    On April 20, 2023, the president of the Brazilian Commission of Nuclear Energy (CNEN), Mr. Francisco Rondinelli Junior, visited ABACC. The Deputy Secretary of ABACC, Mr. Marco Marzo, delivered a presentation that described the creation process of the Agency, its structure, the verification activities in both countries and future challenges, followed by a visit to the […]

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  • Participation of ABACC in the “Regional Training Course on State Systems of Accounting and Control of Nuclear Material” (RTC – SSAC)

    April 20, 2023

    April 17 to 28, 2023, in Buenos Aires, the “Regional Training Course on State Systems of Accounting and Control of Nuclear Material” will be held, organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the government of the Argentine Republic, through the Nuclear Regulatory Authority (ARN). The objective of the course is to promote the […]

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  •  “ABACC – a Pioneer Model” organized by the Centro Interdisciplinario de Estudios Avanzados (CIEA) of the Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero

    April 19, 2023

      On April 17, 2023, the Secretary of ABACC, Ms Elena Maceiras, at the invitation of the Centro Interdisciplinario de Estudios Avanzados (CIEA) of the Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero, Buenos Aires, gave the lecture “ABACC, a Pioneer Model”, followed by questions from the audience. “ABACC, um Modelo Pioneiro”  

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  • ABACC-IAEA Joint Accounting Auditing Course for Brazilian ABACC Inspectors

    April 3, 2023

    From 28 to 31 March, 2023, the “ABACC-OIEA Joint Accounting Auditing Course” was held at the ABACC headquarters. The event was attended by 9 ABACC inspectors of Brazilian nationality. The topics of the course covered the concepts of accounting for nuclear materials, the content and format of the accounting reports prepared by the National Authorities […]

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  • ABACC-IAEA Joint Accounting Auditing Course for Brazilian ABACC Inspectors

    April 3, 2023

    From 14 to 17 March, 2023, the “ABACC-OIEA Joint Accounting Auditing Course” was held at the ABACC office in Buenos Aires at the ARN headquarters. The event was attended by 9 ABACC inspectors of Argentine nationality. The topics of the course covered the concepts of accounting for nuclear materials, the content and format of the […]

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  • ABACC participates in the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

    March 9, 2023

    The Secretaries of ABACC, Ms. Elena Maceiras and Mr. Marco Marzo, are participating in the meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in Vienna, on March 6-10. On 9th March, the Secretaries had a meeting with the Director General of IAEA, Ambassador Rafael Grossi.  

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  • Participation of ABACC in the International Safeguards Symposium: Reflecting on the Past and Anticipating the Future – October 31 to November 4, 2022 – Vienna – Austria

    November 21, 2022

    The Safeguards Symposium, organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) every four years, is a highly relevant event for the nuclear safeguards and non-proliferation community that brings together organizations, specialists and other stakeholders to present and discuss the state of the art and future of technologies, techniques, methods, criteria for its effective application. It […]

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  • ABACC at the 66th IAEA General Conference

    October 31, 2022

    The 66th Session of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference was held from 26 to 30 September in Vienna, Austria. The Secretary of ABACC made the statement in the plenary session of the General Conference highlighting the importance of the creation of ABACC, the coordination of activities with the OIEA and the activities […]

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  • ABACC welcomes students from the Rio Branco Institute of the MRE

    October 31, 2022

    On October 24, ABACC received a visit from 28 students from Rio Branco Institute (Class 2021-2023) to learn about the role of the agency and the importance of transparency and the environment of trust provided by ABACC. The Planning and Evaluation area made presentations about the creation, structure and activities of ABACC. The students visited […]

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  • Visit of the IAEA Director General to the ABACC Office in Argentina

    October 31, 2022

    The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, during official visit to Argentina, was received by Secretary Marco Marzo at the ABACC office in Buenos Aires.

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  • ABACC and the United Nations Disarmament Fellows Program

    October 31, 2022

    Argentina and Brazil managed to include ABACC in the agenda of the United Nations Disarmament Fellowship Program. The pioneering initiative demonstrates the recognition by the international community of the highly successful experience in building trust between the two countries. The Program comprises three segments, including visits to several international organizations related to disarmament, arms control […]

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  • Publication of the book “ABACC – 30 YEARS of a Pioneering Model”

    October 31, 2022

    The book “ABACC – 30 YEARS of a Pioneering Model” was published in September 2022, in the context of the 30th anniversary of its creation. The book presents a synthesis of the origins, development and structure of ABACC. The description of the safeguard inspections is highlighted in the text and in the photographic records, considering […]

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  • Visit to ABACC of the Executive Secretary of the CTBTO (Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization)

    September 9, 2022

    On September 2, 2022, Mr. Robert Floyd made courtesy visit to ABACC. Views on trust and confidence-building in the nuclear non-proliferation regime were exchanged. Photo Gallery

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  • 24th Permanent Coordinating Group Meeting between the ABACC and the United States Department of Energy – DoE

    September 6, 2022

      On September 1, 2022, the 24th Meeting of the Permanent Coordinating Group ABACC-DoE was held at the ABACC headquarters, with the aim of reviewing the state of technical cooperation between the two institutions, as well as identifying future areas of cooperation. Photo Gallery

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  • ABACC at the 10th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)

    September 6, 2022

    ABACC participated, as an observer, in the 10th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, held in New York, USA, from 1 to 26 August 2022. Representatives of ABACC followed the plenary discussions and the meetings of the Main Committees, in particular Committee II, dedicated mainly to reviewing the functioning of […]

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  • Ambassador Ian Biggs of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade visits ABACC

    July 26, 2022

    On 20 July 2022, ABACC received the visit from Ambassador Ian Biggs from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and advisors. The Secretary of ABACC, Mr. Marco Marzo, made an institutional presentation emphasizing the verification activities carried out in both countries, particularly during the COVID pandemic situation, as well as the coordination of […]

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  • ABACC participated in the Virtual Seminar “The Importance of Gender Diversity in Building State Systems of Accounting for and Control of Nuclear Material in Latin America and the Caribbean”– SSAC

    June 28, 2022

    On June 14, 2022, ABACC participated in the Seminar that was organized by the National Nuclear Security Administration (DoE/NNSA) of the United States Department of Energy, Women in Nuclear Global (WiN Global) and the Latin American chapter and the Caribbean (WiN ARCAL). The experiences of professionals dedicated to this topic were reflected and presentations were […]

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  • ABACC participated in the Annual Symposium of the Latin American Section of the “American Nuclear Society” LAS/ANS 2022 “Nuclear technologies contributing to sustainability”

    June 27, 2022

    The Annual Symposium took place between June 20 and 22, 2022 at the National Nuclear Energy Commission – CNEN with the presence of important authorities and specialists from the nuclear sectors of the countries of the Latin American region, as well as regional organizations and companies. The Symposium reviewed the perspective and status of nuclear […]

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  • Participation of ABACC in the Brazilian School of Nuclear Physical Security (EBSFN)

    June 23, 2022

    On June 22, Secretary Marco Marzo, by invitation, gave a lecture on ABACC at the Brazilian School of Nuclear Physical Security, an event held by the Institute for Energy and Nuclear Research (IPEN/CNEN) in cooperation with the IAEA, through its program INSEN – International Nuclear Security Education Network. The event was attended by several universities, […]

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  • ABACC participated at the IAEA Board of Governors

    June 10, 2022

    The Secretaries of ABACC, Ms. Elena Maceiras and Mr. Marco Marzo, participated in the Meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in Vienna, from 6 to 10 June 2022. The Secretaries took this opportunity to meet with the Director General of IAEA, ambassador Rafael Grossi. Rafael Mariano Grossi – Twitter

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  • ABACC-OIEA Joint Auditing Course on Accounting Records for Brazilian ABACC Inspectors

    May 27, 2022

    From May 24 to May 27, 2022, the “ABACC-OIEA Joint Auditing Course of Accounting Records (NSJAR)” was held at the ABACC headquarters. The event was attended by 8 ABACC inspectors of Brazilian nationality. The topics of the course covered the concepts of accounting for nuclear materials, the content and format of the accounting reports prepared […]

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  • Visit of representatives of ABACC to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE) and the Cabinet of Institutional Security (GSI)

    May 24, 2022

    On May 16, 2022, the Secretaries of ABACC and the Institutional Relations Officer were received by the Minister of the Cabinet of Institutional Security of the Presidency of the Republic of Brazil, General Augusto Heleno, accompanied by the Secretary of Systems Coordination, Rear Admiral Marcelo da Silva Gomes, and the Director of the Department of […]

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  • 60 years of the Nuclear Engineering Institute (IEN) of the National Nuclear Energy Commission

    May 24, 2022

    On May 6, representatives of ABACC participated in the ceremony commemorating the 60th anniversary of the creation of the IEN, which was attended by authorities and representatives of the Brazilian nuclear sector. On that occasion, the Luiz Aghina award was given to outstanding personalities in science and the nuclear sector.

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  • ABACC-OIEA Joint Audit Course on Accounting Records for Argentine ABACC Inspectors

    May 24, 2022

    From May 3 to 6, 2022, the “ABACC-IAEA Joint Audit Course of Accounting Records (NSJAR)”” was held at the ABACC office in Buenos Aires at the ARN headquarters. The event was attended by 9 ABACC inspectors of Argentine nationality as well as by 2 employees of ABACC from the Buenos Aires office. The topics of […]

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  • ABACC participated in the 44th Annual Meeting of ESARDA (European Safeguards Research and Development Association)

    May 24, 2022

    The 44th Annual Meeting of ESARDA was held from 13 to 17 May 2022. The Secretary of ABACC, Dr. Marco Marzo, was invited to give a brief speech at the opening session of the meeting. Officers of ABACC participated virtually in technical working groups related to the application of safeguards. Mr. Marzo highlighted the full […]

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  • Participation of ABACC in the Course on Statistical Concepts Applied to Safeguards held by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

    March 23, 2022

    From March 14 to 18, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), through a Technical Cooperation Agreement on Nuclear Material Control with the National Nuclear Energy Commission (CNEN) held a course on statistical concepts applied to safeguards. ABACC participated in the course that included theoretical classes and practical exercises. The Operations Officer, Fábio Dias, was invited […]

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  • Safeguards course for representatives of the Naval Agency for Nuclear Safety and Quality (AgNSNQ)

    March 23, 2022

    From March 8 to 10, ABACC held a safeguards course to representatives of the Naval Agency for Nuclear Safety and Quality. The program included topics such as the legal basis of safeguards in Brazil and Argentina and the basic concepts and techniques used in inspections. Photo Gallery

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  • ABACC received the visit of Representatives of the Cabinet of Institutional Security of the Presidency of Brazil (GSI/PR)

    February 24, 2022

    On February 23, 2021, ABACC received the visit from Rear Admiral Marcelo da Silva Gomes, Systems Coordination Secretary of the Cabinet of Institutional Security (GSI/ R), and Captain of Sea and War Alexandre Itiro Villela Assano, Director of Coordination Department of the Brazilian Nuclear Program Protection System (SIPRON). Verification activities carried out in both countries […]

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  • ABACC received the visit of the Director General of DGDNTM and the Director of AgNSNQ

    February 23, 2022

    On February 16, 2022, ABACC received the visit of the Director General of Nuclear and Technological Development of the Navy (DGDNTM), Admiral Petronio Augusto Siqueira de Aguiar, and the director of the Naval Agency for Nuclear Safety and Quality (AgNSNQ), Contra-Admiral Humberto Ruivo, Dr. Marco Marzo presented the verification activities carried out by ABACC in […]

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  • ABACC-EURATOM Meeting

    January 3, 2022

    On November 23, 2021, a virtual meeting was held with the EURATOM Safeguards Directorate with the aim of resuming cooperation within the framework of the agreement between EURATOM and ABACC. The main objective was to exchange experiences in the application of safeguards. The contact points were updated and biannual meetings were agreed. The first meeting […]

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  • 19th Meeting of the Liaison Committee of the Quadripartite Safeguards Agreement

    January 3, 2022

    The 19th Meeting of the Liaison Committee of the Quadripartite Agreement for the Application of Safeguards, signed between the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials (ABACC) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), was held on November 29, 2021, in the San Martin Palace, […]

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  • United Nations General Assembly Resolution on the ABACC

    December 8, 2021

    On December 6, 2021, the General Assembly of the United Nations approved, by consensus, the resolution presented by Brazil and Argentina regarding ABACC, demonstrating the recognition by the international community of the important contribution of this agency to the international regime of nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament. Link

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  • ABACC at the tenth edition of the International Nuclear Atlantic Conference – INAC 2021

    December 3, 2021

    From November 29th to December 2nd, the tenth edition of INAC was held virtually, and it was promoted by the Brazilian Nuclear Energy Association (ABEN). ABACC’s Deputy Secretary, Dr. Marco Marzo, participated in the opening session of the event. Also, with a virtual stand, ABACC participated in EXPO INAC 2021. Video

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  • Ceremony of the Signing of the 1st Partial License for the Construction of the Brazilian Conventional Submarine with Nuclear Propulsion

    December 2, 2021

    On November 25, in a ceremony held at the Navy’s Directorate-General for Nuclear and Technological Development, the Naval Authority for Nuclear Safety and Quality (ANSNQ), Admiral de Fleet Marcos Sampaio Olsen, signed the Ordinance for the Concession of the First Partial License for the Construction of the Brazilian Conventional Submarine with Nuclear Propulsion. The event […]

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  • ABACC and KINAC (“Korea Institute of Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Control”) held the annual bilateral meeting under the virtual modality on technical cooperation between both organizations

    October 26, 2021

    On October 19, 2021, ABACC and KINAC held a bilateral meeting with the aim of resuming contact, sharing information on the activities carried out by both organizations since the last meeting in 2019 and exchanging experience on technical issues of mutual interest in areas of application of the “Common System of Accounting and Control of […]

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  • ABACC participated in the (virtual) Joint Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management – ​​INMM – and of the European Research and Development Association – ESARDA, held from August 23 to 26 and from August 30 to September 1, 2021

    October 18, 2021

    In the year of the 30th Anniversary commemoration, ABACC decided to have an active participation in the Joint Annual Meeting INMM & ESARDA, presenting technical works in priority areas in the application of the regional verification system and its coordination with IAEA safeguards. In this special opportunity to celebrate 30 years of existence of a […]

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  • Training Course for ABACC and IAEA Inspectors on Inspection Procedures Applied to Brazilian Enrichment Plants

    October 18, 2021

    From 4 to 8 October, 2021, ABACC in cooperation with CNEN, CTMSP, INB and IAEA carried out the course for ABACC and IAEA inspectors on “Inspection Procedures Applied to the Brazilian Enrichment Plants”. The first part of the training was developed at Safeguards Laboratory of CNEN (LASAL/IRD) in Rio de Janeiro, and the second one […]

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  • ABACC was invited to the XXVII Session of the General Conference of the Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)

    October 14, 2021

    On September 30, ABACC participated as an observer in the XXVII Session of the General Conference of the Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL). On the occasion, the Secretary of ABACC, Ms. Elena Maceiras, made a statement under the agenda item “Interventions by Member States and Observers.” […]

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  • 35th Coordination Meeting of ABACC and IAEA Authorities (virtual)

    October 14, 2021

    On Octuber 1, the Secretaries of ABACC, Marco Marzo and Elena Maceiras met with the Director of Operations Division B, Van Zyl De Villiers, accompanied by other members of both agencies. The general state of cooperation between both agencies was reviewed, as well as their main conclusions and the identification of mechanisms for increasing cooperation. […]

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  • ABACC at the 65th IAEA General Conference

    September 27, 2021

    The 65th Session of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference was held from 20 to 24 September in Vienna, Austria. On September 21, in the context of the 30th anniversary of ABACC, the side event “Commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of the Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials (ABACC)” was held. […]

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  • ABACC’s General Safeguards Course for Inspectors

    September 27, 2021

    From September 13 to 17, 2021, the “General Course for ABACC Inspectors” was held. Due to sanitary restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic it was held virtually, through the Zoom platform. Thirteen inspectors from Argentina and Brazil participated in the course, as well as a few other invited. The program included topics such as the […]

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  • Interview with Secretaries of ABACC to the Associação Brasileira de Energia Nuclear – ABEN

    August 5, 2021

    On August 4, 2021, the interview with the Secretaries of ABACC, Ms. Elena Maceiras and Mr. Marco Marzo, was published on the website of ABEN (Associação Brasileira de Energia Nuclear) entitled “ABACC: 30 anos como ícone de confiança mútua entre Brasil e Argentina e de independência e credibilidade internacional” Interview

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  • 30th Anniversary of ABACC – Special of the Energía Nuclear Latinoamericana – ENULa

    August 2, 2021

    On the occasion of ABACC’s 30th anniversary, the ENULa published an interview with ABACC officials and the coverage of the commemorative event of July 19, 2021, held in Rio de Janeiro. Especial 30 años ABACC (first part) Especial 30 años ABACC (second part) Especial 30 años ABACC (third part)    

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  • Commemorative Event – 30th Anniversary of ABACC

    July 26, 2021

    On July 19, 2021, a commemorative event on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of ABACC was held at the Itamaraty Palace in Rio de Janeiro. ABACC was created on July 18, 1991 with the signing of the Agreement between the Republic of Argentina and the Federative Republic of Brazil for the Exclusively Peaceful Use […]

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  • ABACC participated in the event of the Nuclear Disarmament Verification Group of Governmental Experts (GGE)

    July 5, 2021

    On June 23, Mr. Marco Marzo, Deputy Secretary of ABACC, participated as a speaker in a virtual briefing to the Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) on nuclear disarmament verification. The event was organized by United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) and provided a space for interaction between experts related to nuclear disarmament verification.

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  • 23rd Permanent Coordinating Group Meeting between the ABACC and the United States Department of Energy – DoE

    May 3, 2021

    The 23rd Meeting of the Permanent Group ABACC-DoE (virtual) was held between the 29th and 30th of April, in order to review the state of the technical cooperation between the both institutions. There were highlighted the results and benefits obtained from this collaboration which beginning dates back to 1994, with the signature of the “Agreement […]

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  • ABACC participated in the Seminar on Nuclear Disarmament organized by Pugwash Brasil

    April 20, 2021

    On April 15, the Seminar on Nuclear Disarmament was held, promoted by the organization Pugwash Brasil (http://pugwashbr.ccs.puc-rio), in partnership with Pontifical Catholic University / RJ (PUC-Rio), Federal University of Pampa (UNIPAMPA), State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM); Federal University of Latin American Integration (UNILA). The Secretary of ABACC, […]

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  • Thematic debate on ABACC in a formal meeting of the Conference of Disarmament (virtual)

    March 14, 2021

    On March 9, 2021, a thematic debate on ABACC was held with the participation of the Secretary, Elena Maceiras, the Deputy Secretary, Marco Marzo, and the Research Director of the European Leadership Network (ELN), Andreas Persbo. The event was chaired by Ambassador Gonçalo Mello Mourão, Special Representative of Brazil to the Conference on Disarmament and […]

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  • Thematic debate on ABACC in a formal meeting of the Conference of Disarmament

    March 8, 2021

    On March 9, 2021, at 11 am, Brasília time, a thematic debate on ABACC will be held. The debate can be followed in real time through the link https://listen-live.unog.ch/ which gives access to the website of the United Nations in Geneva.

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  • ABACC received the visit of Representatives of the Cabinet of Institutional Security of the Presidency of Brazil

    March 7, 2021

    On March 3, 2021, ABACC received the visit from Rear Admiral Carlos André Coronha Macedo, Systems Coordination Secretary of the Cabinet of Institutional Security (GSI / PR), and Captain of Sea and War Alexandre Itiro Villela Assano, Director of Coordination Department of the Brazilian Nuclear Program Protection System (SIPRON). Verification activities carried out in both […]

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  • Participation of ABACC in the “International Workshop on Isotopic Analysis of Uranium and Plutonium by Nondestructive Assay Techniques for Nuclear Safeguards” (virtual)

    March 2, 2021

    From February 16-19, 2021, ABACC participated in the “International Workshop on Isotopic Analysis of Uranium and Plutonium by Non-destructive Techniques for Nuclear Safeguards” (virtual), organized by the IAEA. On the occasion, one of the ABACC Operations officers presented the technical paper entitled “Application of the NaIGEM Code for Uranium Enrichment Measurements by Gamma-Ray Spectrometry with […]

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  • Message from ABACC for the 54th Anniversary of the Treaty of Tlatelolco

    February 18, 2021

    On February 15, OPANAL (Organization for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean), together with its Member States, organized a webinar in celebration of the 54th anniversary of the Treaty of Tlatelolco (Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in America Latin America and the Caribbean). The event was moderated by […]

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  • ABACC received the visit from the Secretary of Sovereignty and Citizenship Affairs of Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    February 18, 2021

      On February 11, 2021, the Ambassador Fábio Mendes Marzano, and his assistant Mr. Gustavo Ziemath visited the ABACC headquarters. On this opportunity, it was reported the verification activities carried out by the Agency in both countries, followed by a visit to the technical units of ABACC. Photo Gallery

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  • ABACC in the Commemoration of the 3rd Anniversary of the Naval Agency of Nuclear Safety and Quality – AgNSNQ

    February 18, 2021

    On February 11, ABACC was present at the ceremony to commemorate the 3rd anniversary of the Naval Agency of Nuclear Safety and Quality – AgNSNQ. The ceremony was chaired by the Director General of Nuclear and Technological Development, Admiral Marcos Sampaio Olsen, and by the Director of AgNSNQ, Rear Admiral Humberto Moraes Ruivo and it was […]

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  • ABACC receives the visit from the Ambassador of Brazil to the IAEA

    December 22, 2020

      On December 16, 2020, Ambassador Carlos Sergio Sobral Duarte, appointed to head the Permanent Mission of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), visited the ABACC headquarters. Verification activities carried out in both countries were reported considering the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the coordination of activities with the […]

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  • 42nd Annual Meeting (Virtual) of the European Safeguards Research and Development Association – ESARDA – November 16-19, 2020

    December 21, 2020

    The president of ESARDA invited the Secretary of ABACC to participate in the meeting of the ESARDA Steering Committee, and present the ABACC and the Common System of Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials, highlighting the interest in deepening technical cooperation in safeguards areas of mutual interest. ESARDA is an association of European organizations established […]

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  • Meeting between ABACC and the Director General of the IAEA (virtual)

    October 5, 2020

    On October 1, 2020, ABACC representatives met with the Director General of the IAEA, Rafael Mariano Grossi, to discuss areas of common interest to both agencies, Among the various topics adressed, the inspection activities carried out in Argentina and Brazil stand out, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the importance of cooperation between ABACC […]

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  • Coordination Meeting of ABACC and IAEA Authorities (virtual)

    October 5, 2020

    On September 30, the Secretaries of ABACC, Marco Marzo and Elena Maceiras met with the Deputy Director General – Head of the IAEA Department of Safeguards, Massimo Aparo, the Director of Operations Division B, Van Zyl De Villiers, accompanied by other members of both agencies. The general state of cooperation between both agencies was reviewed, […]

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  • 64th IAEA General Conference

    October 2, 2020

    The 64th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was held from 21 to 25 September in Vienna, Austria.   On September 22, the video with the statement of the Secretary of ABACC, Marcos Marzo, was presented in the plenary session. It was highlighted the performance of inspections in both countries in circumstances […]

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  • Participation of ABACC in meeting of the Nuclear Affairs Committee of the Argentine Council for International Relations (CARI)

    September 8, 2020

    The Nuclear Affairs Committee of the Argentine Council for International Relations (CARI) invited the Secretaries of ABACC, Mr. Marco Marzo and Ms Elena Maceiras, to participate in a meeting of the Committee on September 1 (virtual). In 29 years of labor by the Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials (ABACC), the Secretaries […]

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  • The Secretary of ABACC takes office the presidency of the Latin American Section of the American Nuclear Society (LAS / ANS)

    August 31, 2020

    On August 19, 2020, LAS / ANS held a virtual ceremony of launching of Mr. Marco Marzo as chairman of LAS / ANS for a period of one year, as well as the new members of the executive committee for a three-year term. The LAS/ ANS was created on April 14, 1975 with the aim […]

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  • Interview of the Secretary of ABACC with Energía Nuclear Latinoamericana – ENULa

    August 5, 2020

    On August 4, 2020, the interview of ABACC Secretary, Mr. Marco Marzo, was published on the weekly portal ENULa (Energía Nuclear Latinoamericana), which aims to promote the nuclear sector in its applications. Interview

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  • ABACC participates in the 61st Annual Meeting (virtual) of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management – INMM – from 12 to 16 July 2020

    July 29, 2020

    ABACC participated in the Annual Meeting of INMM, un institute that promotes research and development, as well as the practical application of new concepts, approaches, techniques and equipment for the management of nuclear materials. The annual meeting aims to exchange information and technical knowledge on aspects related to the management and control of nuclear material, […]

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  • ABACC participates in the “Informal Workshop on Good Practices and Lessons Learned with Respect to the Existing Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones (Virtual)”, from 7 to 9, July 2020

    July 29, 2020

    ABACC was invited to participate in the “Informal Workshop on Good Practices and Lessons Learned with Respect to the Existing Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones” organized by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs – UNODA held between 7 and on July 9, 2020. The workshop was organized in consultation with the president and participating countries of the […]

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  • 70th Anniversary of the National Atomic Energy Commission of Argentina – CNEA

    June 1, 2020

      On May 31, 2020, the National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA) of Argentina celebrated its 70th anniversary. ABACC congratulates the CNEA by highlighting its contribution to the development and application of nuclear energy for peaceful uses.

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  • ABACC Participated at the IAEA Board of Governors

    March 15, 2020

    The Secretary of ABACC, Ms. Elena Maceiras, participated in the Meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in Vienna, from 9 to 12 March 2020. The Secretary took this opportunity to meet with ambassador Rafael Grossi, Director General of IAEA.

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  • ABACC in the Commemoration of the 2nd Anniversary of the Naval Agency of Nuclear Safety and Quality – AgNSNQ

    February 6, 2020

    On February 5, ABACC was present at the ceremony to commemorate the 2nd anniversary of the Naval Agency of Nuclear Safety and Quality – AgNSNQ. The ceremony was chaired by the Director General of Nuclear and Technological Development, Admiral Marcos Sampaio Olsen, and by the Director of AgNSNQ, Rear Admiral Humberto Moraes Ruivo. Navy members, […]

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  • Ceremony of Inauguration of the President of Argentine

    December 16, 2019

    On December 10, 2019 the Secretary of ABACC was present at the ceremony of launching of the new President of Argentina, Mr. Alberto Fernández.

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  • Visit to ABACC of the new elected Secretary-General of the Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)

    December 9, 2019

    On December 5, 2019, Ambassador Flávio Bonzanini, OPANAL’s next Secretary General paid a courtesy visit to ABACC. The ambassador will take office in January 2020 in Mexico City, the headquarters of OPANAL.

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  • Training Course on Inspection Procedures in Fuel Fabrication Plant

    December 9, 2019

    From December 10 to 12, 2019, ABACC, in cooperation with CNEN, INB and IAEA, conducts a training course for its inspectors on Short Notice Random Inspection (SNRI) procedures at fuel fabrication plants. The course is taking place at the facilities of the Brazilian Nuclear Industries – INB / Resende. 8 inspectors of Argentine nationality are […]

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  • The Ambassador Rafael Mariano Grossi is the New IAEA Director General

    December 4, 2019

    On December 2, at a special session of the IAEA General Conference, Argentine Ambassador Rafael Mariano Grossi was appointed as IAEA as Director General. IAEA The Secretary of ABACC, Ms. Elena Maceiras attended the conference and made a statement in the plenary. Statement  Video

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  • ABACC participates in the workshop “Strengthening the NPT Regime: Priorities for the 2020 NPT Review Conference”

    December 3, 2019

    On December 3 – 4 in Rio de Janeiro, the ABACC’s representatives attend at the workshop entitled “Strengthening the NPT Regime: Priorities for the 2020 NPT Review Conference.” The event brought together experts from the Latin American region, prior to the NPT 2020 Review Conference, to discuss subjects that could contribute to the successful of […]

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  • Launch of the Spanish version of the book “Introduction to Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials”, written by Marco Marzo – Secretary of ABACC

    December 2, 2019

    The Spanish version of the book “Introduction to Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials”, written by Marco Marzo, was prepared by the Nuclear Regulatory Authority of Argentina (ARN). The presentation ceremony of the new version will take place on November 29 at ARN headquarters. The book consolidates in a single publication the key elements of […]

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  • Inauguration of the 8th Cascade of Ultracentrifuges at the Nuclear Fuel Factory of the Brazil’s Nuclear Industries – INB

    November 30, 2019

    On November 29, ABACC was represented at the ceremony of the inauguration the 8th cascade of uranium ultracentrifuges at the INB’s Nuclear Fuel Plant in Resende / RJ. The President of Brazil, Federal Government’s authorities and representatives of the nuclear sector attended the event.

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  • ABACC participated in the act commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the Argentinean Nuclear Regulatory Authority – ARN

    November 29, 2019

    The Nuclear Regulatory Authority from Argentina celebrated its 25th Anniversary. The event was chaired by the president of the board of ARN, Mr. Néstor Masriera and it was attended by Government authorities, and representatives of the nuclear sector and ABACC, among others.

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  • The Nuclear Regulatory Authority of Argentina (ARN) has published “Trilingual Technical Vocabulary of Basic Safeguards Terms”

    November 7, 2019

    The Secretary of ABACC, Ms. Elena Maceiras, participated in the launch on November 7 at ARN Headquarters of the first edition of a trilingual technical vocabulary (Spanish, Portuguese and English) of basic safeguard terms. ARN Photo gallery

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  • The Secretary of ABACC will give a lecturer at the Pampa Federal University

    November 5, 2019

    Mr. Marco Marzo was invited by the Federal University of Pampa (UNIPAMPA) to participate as a lecturer in the “Cycle of Lectures on Current Issues of International Law”. The theme of the lecture is “Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Safeguards: Iran, North Korea and Other Challenges”. UNIPAMPA Photo gallery

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  • Argentine inspectors of ABACC attend training course on Containment and Surveillance Systems

    November 5, 2019

    The ABACC promoted from October 22 to 25 the containment and surveillance training course for Argentine inspectors of ABACC. The training course was held in Buenos Aires and the lectures were given by ABACC instructors. The objective was to carry out practical exercises on the application of containment and surveillance technology in nuclear power plants […]

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  • 18th Meeting of the Liaison Committee (LC) of the Quadripartite Safeguards Agreement

    October 31, 2019

    The 18th Meeting of the Liaison Committee (LC) of the Agreement between the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Argentine Republic, the Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials (ABACC) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the Application of Safeguards – Quadripartite Agreement, was held on October 29th in Rio de Janeiro […]

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  • Ambassador Rafael Mariano Grossi appointed Director General of IAEA

    October 31, 2019

    On October 29, Argentine Ambassador Rafael Mariano Grossi has been elected by the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as the new Director General (DG) of the IAEA. Ambassador Grossi has extensive professional experience in nonproliferation and disarmament and he will be the IAEA’s sixth DG since it was founded in […]

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  • ABACC at INAC 2019

    October 22, 2019

    ABACC is present at EXPO INAC 2019 (International Nuclear Atlantic Conference) from October 21 to 24, in Santos/SP. The stand is receiving a large number of visitors, in particular students from universities that have the opportunity to learn the activities carried out by ABACC. There is demonstration of equipment used in inspections, as well as […]

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  • ABACC receives diplomats from the United Nations Programme of Fellowships on Disarmament

    October 18, 2019

    October 6 to 9, 2019, ABACC hosted twenty-five fellows and two coordinators of the United Nations Programme of Fellowships on Disarmament. The Program consists of three segments, including study visits to several international organizations related to disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation. It is highlighted that Argentina and Brazil were able to include ABACC in the […]

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  • ABACC participated in the 9th INMM / ESARDA / INMMJ Joint Workshop

    October 15, 2019

    On October 7 – 10, the 9th INMM / ESARDA / INMM – Japan Joint Workshop, entitled “Future Challenge for the Enhancement of International Safeguards and Nuclear Security” was held in Tokyo. The event brought together experts from several countries to discuss key challenges in implementing nuclear safeguards, physical security, nonproliferation and arms control, as […]

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  • ABACC at the 63rd IAEA General Conference

    October 1, 2019

    The 63rd Session of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference was held from 16 to 20 September in Vienna, Austria. On September 17, in the context of the 25th anniversary of the Quadripartite Safeguards Agreement, the side event “Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials (ABACC) Experience: Non-Proliferation and Safeguards through […]

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  • ABACC at the 60th INMM Annual Meeting

    July 25, 2019

    The Technical Support and Operations officers attended the 60th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), held in Palm Desert, CA – July 18-22. A summary of the verification activities of ABACC carried out in 2018 as well as the current challenges were presented during the annual meeting of INMM’s International Safeguards […]

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  • Training Course for ABACC Inspectors on Containment and Surveillance Systems

    July 23, 2019

    The ABACC is promoting from July 23 to 26 July the containment and surveillance training course for Brazilian inspectors of ABACC. The training course is taking place at the headquarters of ABACC and the lectures are given by ABACC instructors. The objective of the course is the application of containment and surveillance systems in argentine […]

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  • The ABACC participates in the act commemorating the 35th anniversary of the Directorate of International Security, Nuclear and Space Affairs – DIGAN – of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship of the Argentine Republic

    July 12, 2019

    The Directorate of International Security, Nuclear and Space Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship of Argentina celebrated its 35th anniversary on July 10, with a tribute to its first Director, Ambassador Adolfo Saracho and a tour of the most important landmarks since its creation, among them, the establishment of the ABACC. The […]

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  • ABACC participates in the “Global Nuclear Politics” course, organized by Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV), between July 1 and July 7, 2019, São Paulo, Brazil

    July 8, 2019

    The purpose of the course is to train university students and professionals from different institutions of Brazil in fundamental aspects related to nuclear governance. This intensive course reviewed key concepts of the nuclear non-proliferation regime, the peaceful use of nuclear energy and nuclear disarmament with a perspective turned to nuclear policy and Brazil. Leading experts, […]

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  • Participation of ABACC in event in honor of the President of the Republic

    June 7, 2019

    The Secretaries of ABACC were invited to attend the luncheon hosted by the President of the Argentine Republic, Mauricio Macri, in honor to the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Jair Messias Bolsonaro. Authorities from both countries were present at the event. Photo Gallery

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  • ABACC-IAEA Joint Course on Accounting Records to ABACC Brazilian Inspectors

    June 6, 2019

    The ABACC-IAEA Joint Course on Accounting Records (SJAR) will be held at ABACC’s headquarters in Rio de Janeiro from June 10 to 14, following the training of inspectors. The event will be attended by 10 ABACC inspectors of Brazilian nationality. On June 13, the new NSJAR software will be presented. Dr. Lilia Palhares and Dr. […]

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  • The ABACC receives Navy representatives for technical lectures

    June 3, 2019

    On May 28, the ABACC Secretariat received the Vice Admiral Noriaki Wada, the Director of the Centro Tecnológico da Marinha in São Paulo (CTMSP), Rear Admiral Antonio Capistrano de Freitas Filho, the Secretary of Coordenação de Sistemas of the Gabinete de Segurança Institucional (GSI / PR), and Rear Admiral Humberto Morais Ruivo, the Director of […]

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  • Students of the undergraduate course in Nuclear Engineering of the Polytechnic School of UFRJ visit ABACC

    May 30, 2019

    On May 27, students from undergraduate students in Nuclear Engineering at the Polytechnic School of Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) visit ABACC. The students were received by the Secretaries of ABACC welcome the students and the officers from the Operation and the Planification and Evaluation sectors performed a presentation on ABACC activities. Practical […]

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  • ABACC at the 41st Annual Meeting ESARDA Symposium

    May 17, 2019

    The 41st ESARDA Annual Meeting Symposium of ESARDA marked the 50th Anniversary of ESARDA. It was held from 13 to 17 May, in Stresa, Italy. The Deputy Secretary of ABACC, Dr. Marco Marzo, was invited to join the opening plenary of the meeting. Officials from the Planning and Evaluation and Technical Support sectors participated in […]

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  • Argentine Authorities visited the Naval Complex of Itaguaí and the Nuclear Industrial Center of ARAMAR

    May 14, 2019

    On May 13 – 14, the representatives from ABACC and the Argentine authorities visited the Naval Complex of Itaguaí and the Nuclear Industrial Center of ARAMAR. The Argentine delegation was composed by the Secretary for Strategic Affairs, Fulvio Pompeo, the Vice-Chancellor, Ambassador Gustavo Zlauvinen, the Rear Admiral Julio Guardia, the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the […]

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  • ABACC in the third meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)

    May 12, 2019

    ABACC participated in the third session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons that held in New York-USA, from 29 April to 10 May 2019. ABACC, besides to follow the discussions on the different elements and pillars of the Treaty and […]

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  • Visit of representatives of ABACC to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Office of Institutional Security (GSI)

    May 10, 2019

    The Secretaries of the ABACC and the Institutional Relations Officer paid a courtesy visit to the Secretary General of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Otávio Brandelli. Minister Fabio Mendes Marzano, Secretary of National Sovereignty and Citizenship Affairs, and Minister Marcelo Câmara, head of the Division of Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies also attended the meeting. The representatives of […]

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  • ABACC-IAEA Joint Course on Accounting Records to ABACC Argentine Inspectors

    May 1, 2019

    From April 22 to 26, the “ABACC-IAEA Joint Course on Accounting Records (SJAR)” was held at the Institute of Public Policy and Human Rights (IPPDH-Mercosur) in Buenos Aires. The event was attended by 10 ABACC inspectors of argentine nationality. On April 25th, it is highlighted the presentation of the new software NSJAR. Mr. Luis Giordano […]

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  • Radiological Protection Day – April 15

    April 29, 2019

    On April 15, in celebration of the Day of Radiological Protection, an event was held at the Instituto of Radioproteção e Dosimetria (IRD / CNEN), which brought together specialists from institutions in the country to discuss the challenges of radiological protection in Brazil. Radiation protection supervisors, operators, users, regulatory authorities, professors and postgraduate students participated […]

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  • INMM: Advanced Reactor Safeguards Workshop at Texas A&M University

    April 28, 2019

    April 23 to 25, it was held the “Advanced Reactor Safeguards Workshop”. The event was organized by the INMM – Student Chapter of the University of Texas. ABACC presented the concepts of safeguards to be used in modular reactors and addressed the advantages and disadvantages of applying safeguards to those reactors. NSSPI

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  • ABACC on the Women in Nuclear (WIN) Argentina

    March 22, 2019

    On March 19 in Buenos Aires the WIN (Women in Nuclear) Argentina promoted the “Women of the Nuclear Sector Promoted the Debate on Climate Change “. Ms. Elena Maceiras, Secretary of the ABACC, participated in the Nuclear Energy and Climate Change panel. The main thematic axes focused on the benefits of nuclear energy with respect […]

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  • The ABACC participates in the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting

    March 11, 2019

    The Secretary of ABACC, Ms. Elena Maceiras, participated in the Meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in Vienna, from 4 to 8 March 2019. ABACC has been participating as an observer since 2011. The Secretary took this opportunity to hold meetings with Mr. Massimo Aparo, Director General of […]

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  • Workshop on Nuclear Safeguards, Nuclear Safety, Nuclear Security and Response to Nuclear o Radiological Emergencies

    February 28, 2019

    February 12 to 14, it was held at the Escola Naval de Guerra (EGN) the International Workshop on Nuclear Safeguards, Nuclear Safety and Response to Nuclear or Radiological Emergencies, Rio de Janeiro. The event was promoted by the Directorate for Nuclear and Technological Development of the Navy (DGDNTM) with the collaboration of the National Nuclear […]

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  • ABACC attends the Transfer Ceremony of the Post of Director of CTMSP

    January 10, 2019

      On January 7 ABACC was present at the ceremony of transfer from the post of director of the Technological Center of the Navy of São Paulo to Vice Admiral Noriaki Wada. The event was attended by authorities and representatives of institutions of the nuclear sector.

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  • ABACC in the Ceremony of the Transfer of the Post of Secretary of Coordination of Systems and Secretary of Security and Presidential Coordination

    December 30, 2018

    On December 27, ABACC attended the ceremony of transmission of the post of Secretary of Systems Coordination and Secretary of Security and Presidential Coordination. The event was chaired by the Minister of State of the Institutional Security Cabinet, General Sergio Etchgoyen, and was attended by the Commander of the Brazilian Navy, Admiral Eduardo Bacellar Leal […]

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  • ABACC Participates in the XLV Annual Meeting of the Argentine Association of Nuclear Technology in Buenos Aires, on December 5 and 6, 2018

    December 12, 2018

    The Argentine Association of Nuclear Technology – AATN holds annual meeting in which professionals and technicians debate current issues of the nuclear sector. ABACC participated in the event with the presence of the Deputy Secretary, Ms. Elena Maceiras and an Officer, who presented a lecture entitled “ABACC Regional System of Safeguards: Experience and Cooperation”. Conferences […]

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  • The New Board of Directors of the Brazilian Association of Nuclear Energy

    December 11, 2018

    On December 7, ABACC participated in the ceremony of the new board of directors of the Brazilian Association of Nuclear Energy (ABEN). ABEN brings together technicians and researchers from the nuclear sector and among its main objectives is the dissemination of information on the peaceful applications of nuclear energy in different areas. ABEN

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  • ABACC visits the PROSUB facilities

    December 10, 2018

    On November 22, ABACC representatives visited the Unit for the Metal Assembly Production Unit (UFEM) and the Construction of the Shipyards and the Naval Base (EBN), where the Construction and Maintenance of the Shipyards of the submarines, the Naval Base and the Specialized Maintenance Complex will operate. The delegation was received by Rear Admiral Humberto […]

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  • The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Welcomes Ms. Elena Maceiras

    November 21, 2018

    The Ambassador Nelson Antonio Tabajara de Oliveira, Undersecretary General for Multilateral Political Affairs, Europe and North America, received Ms. Elena Maceiras on the occasion of her appointment as Secretary of ABACC of Argentine nationality. The homage was held at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia and was attended by Dr. Marco Marzo, Secretary of ABACC, Ambassador […]

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  • Participation of ABACC in the Symposium on International Safeguards of the IAEA

    November 13, 2018

    ABACC participated in the International Symposium on Safeguards, organized by the IAEA from 5 to 8 November 2019 in Vienna. The Symposium, held every four years, aimed to discuss and answer to current and future challenges, and the capacities to be developed by the IAEA and Member States to provide an innovative response to the […]

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  • The Seminar “Business Opportunities between Brazilian and Argentine Companies of the Nuclear Sector”

    November 10, 2018

    The seminar “Business Opportunities between Brazilian and Argentine Companies of the Nuclear Sector” was held on 11/7/2108 at the Brazilian Embassy in Buenos Aires. The event was jointly organized by the Embassy of Brazil, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Argentine Republic and the Subsecretariat of Nuclear Energy. It was possible to review the […]

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  • 17th Meeting of the Liaison Committee of the Quadripartite Safeguards Agreement

    October 30, 2018

    The Liaison Committee of the Agreement between the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Argentine Republic, the Brazilian and Argentinean Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials (ABACC) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the Application of Safeguards – Quadripartite Agreement, meets annually to review the status of the implementation of this Agreement, […]

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  • Visit to the Aramar Experimental Center

    October 30, 2018

    The Ministry of Foreign Affairs invited the Secretaries of ABACC to visit the Aramar Experimental Center on October 23 with the Director of the Department of Safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency and his delegation. Photo gallery

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  • Training Course for ABACC Inspectors on Containment and Surveillance Systems

    October 26, 2018

    ABACC in cooperation with the IAEA, CNEN and ARN, promoted the containment and surveillance training course for the inspectors of ABACC. From October 1 to 5, the course was held in the Safeguard Laboratory of CNEN – LASAL / IRD and it was attended by 14 Brazilian inspectors. From October 16 to 19 the course […]

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  • UFRJ Promotes the 6th Week of Nuclear Engineering

    October 15, 2018

    From 15 to 19 October, the Polytechnic School and COPPE/UFRJ promoted the 6th Week of Nuclear Engineering (SEN), a meeting that seeks to provide the integration and the debate among the sectors of Brazil related to Engineering, Physics and Nuclear Energy, as well as being an appropriate space for developing, learning and promoting innovation capacity. […]

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  • Training Course for ABACC and IAEA Inspectors on Inspection Procedures Applied to Brazilian Enrichment Plants

    October 11, 2018

    From 1 to 5 October, 2018, ABACC in cooperation with CNEN, CTMSP, INB, IAEA and DOE carried out the course for ABACC and IAEA inspectors on inspection procedures applied to the Brazilian enrichment plants. The course was divided into two blocks; the first one was developed at Safeguards Laboratory of CNEN (LASAL/IRD) and the second […]

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  • ABACC at the 62nd IAEA General Conference

    October 9, 2018

    The 62nd Session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (AIEA) was held from 17 to 21 September in Vienna, Austria. In a plenary session, the Secretary, Dr. Marco Marzo, made the statement by the ABACC highlighting the activities carried out throughout 2017. (Statement Video) A meeting was held between the ABACC […]

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  • ABACC on the midia

    August 21, 2018

    ARN Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear U238 Tecnología Nuclear para el Desarrollo ENUla Energía Nuclear latinoamericana INFOBAE EXAME    The Denuclearization of Brazil and Argentina Brasil y Argentina: celebrar la independencia, afianzar la integración

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  • ABACC at the 59th Annual Meeting of INMM

    August 9, 2018

    The 59th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM) was held in Baltimore, United States, July 22-26. ABACC attended the annual meeting of the International Safeguards Division of INMM, contributing to the definition of the future activities of the Division. The Technical Support, Operations and Planning and Evaluation Officers presented the papers […]

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  • ABACC will attend the International Seminar South America in the Nuclear Age: Risks, Challenges and Prospects

    August 7, 2018

    On August 20 and 21 the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) and Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs will hold the International Seminar on South America in the Nuclear Age: Risks, Challenges and Perspectives. It will be debated the role the South American countries in the face of the global context of combating […]

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  • NNSA delegation – DoE visits ABACC

    July 10, 2018

    During the visit of Mr. Kevin Veal, Director of the NNSA Office of International Nuclear Safeguards, and his delegation, Mr. Bob Swartz and Mrs. Ruth Smith, a meeting was held between ABACC and DoE on the status of ABACC-DOE collaboration as well as a visit to the facilities of our agency, with particular emphasis on […]

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  • ABACC at the Regional Workshop on Nuclear Safeguards Inspection

    June 30, 2018

    ABACC participated in the “Regional Workshop on the Inspection of Nuclear Safeguards”, held in Buenos Aires from June 25 to 29, 2018. The workshop was organized by the Argentine Nuclear Regulatory Authority and the Office of International Nuclear Safeguards of the National Nuclear Security Administration of the United States Department of Energy (DOE/NNSA). ABACC presented […]

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  • Ceremony of Launching of the Foundation Stone of the Brazilian Multipurpose Reactor (RMB)

    June 10, 2018

    On June 8, Iperó (SP), ABACC was present at the ceremony of Launching of the Foundation Stone of the Brazilian Multipurpose Reactor – RMB. The RMB project is another concrete result of the Brazil-Argentina partnership for the development of the nuclear sector of both countries. Photo Gallery Department of Defense IPEN

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  • ABACC visit to facilities in Argentina

    June 8, 2018

    From May 14 to 18, technical meetings and courtesy visits to institutions in Argentina were held by the Secretary of ABACC and the Head of Institutional Relations. The agenda was prepared by the National Regulatory Authority and included visits to the CAREM reactor, the Pilcaniyeu Technological Complex, the Bariloche Atomic Center and INVAP. Representatives of […]

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  • Students and coordinators from the University of Oklahoma visited ABACC

    June 4, 2018

    On May, students and coordinators from the course of engineering of University of Oklahoma visited ABACC. Mr. Fábio Dias, the Operations Officer from ABACC performed an institutional presentation emphasizing the ABACC model for the application of a common system of accounting and control of nuclear materials in Argentina and Brazil. Mr. Marcos César, the Technical […]

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  • ABACC holds the ABACC-IAEA Joint Course on Accounting Records (SJAR)

    May 24, 2018

      Following the training program for 2018, the “ABACC- IAEA Course for Joint Auditing of Registers (SJAR)” was offered to ABACC inspectors. The course took place at the ABACC’s headquarters in Rio de Janeiro from 21 to 24 May and 10 Brazilian inspectors participated. Photo Gallery  

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  • ABACC participates in the meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)

    May 2, 2018

    ABACC participates in the second session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons that is being held in Geneva, from 23 April to 04 May 2018. ABACC, besides to follow the discussions on the different elements and pillars of the Treaty […]

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  • The book “Introduction to Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials” was released by Marco Marzo, Secretary of the ABACC

    April 20, 2018

      The book consolidates in a single publication the key elements of Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials, it is offered a comprehensive understanding of the subject and it is addressed to nuclear facility managers, managers of regulatory and supervisory bodies, students and stakeholders in the areas of non-proliferation, safeguards and physical security.     […]

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  • ABACC-IAEA Joint Course on Accounting Records

    April 9, 2018

      10 Argentine inspectors of ABACC participate in the “ABACC- IAEA Course for Joint Auditing of Registers (SJAR)”. The event is provided by ABACC and it takes place at the Nuclear Regulatory Authority (ARN) Headquarters, in Buenos Aires, from April 10 to 13, 2018.” Photo Gallery

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  • ABACC participates in the Meeting of Member State Support Program to IAEA Safeguards

    April 2, 2018

    From 13 to 15 February ABACC participated as observer of the Meeting of Coordinators of Member State Support Program to IAEA Safeguards. This is a biannual meeting that aims to discuss the research and development plan of IAEA safeguards, the concepts and approaches, the state-of-the-art technologies, the destructive and non-destructive testing techniques, the containment and […]

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  • ABACC holds a meeting of the advisory group on destructive analysis (DA)

    April 2, 2018

    On 8 and 9 March, a meeting of experts in destructive analysis of ABACC support network laboratories and members of the Secretariat was held at the Agency’s headquarters to discuss topics of common interest. Representatives from the Argentine laboratories of the National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA) as well as from the Brazilian laboratories of the […]

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  • ABACC receives delegation from the Brookhaven National Laboratory

    March 25, 2018

    From March 19 to 22, ABACC received the visit of Mrs. Susan Pepper, head of the Department of Nonproliferation and Physical Security at the Brookhaven National Laboratory, and her advisers Ms. Katherine Bachner and Mr. Noel Blackburn. The main objective of the visit was to exchange opportunities for cooperation with Brazilian institutions on topics of […]

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  • Seminar “50 Years of the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: Statements and Perspectives”

    March 9, 2018

    On March 6, Dr. Marco Marzo, Secretary of ABACC, participated as a speaker at the seminar “50 Years of the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: Statements and Perspectives”. The event was carried out by the Ministry of Defense through the Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos em Defesa (IBED), in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign […]

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  • Technical Meetings between ABACC and the IAEA

    March 5, 2018

    On the 5th and the 6th February technical meetings between ABACC and IAEA were held at  ABACC headquarters. The safeguards approaches and implementation at the nuclear facilities in Argentina and Brazil were discussed. On 8th February it was held a technical meeting among ABACC, Argentina’s Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) and the IAEA to discuss the […]

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  • ABACC received the visit of Ambassador Sergio Queiroz Duarte

    January 25, 2018

    On January 17, ABACC received the visit of Ambassador Sergio Queiroz Duarte. From 2007 to 2012 he was United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs. He is currently the president of the non-governmental Pugwash Conferences on Science and International Affairs, founded in 1957 and Nobel Peace Prize in 1995. During the visit, topics such as […]

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  • 51st Summit of Heads of State of Mescosul and Associated States – Brazil-Argentina Nuclear Cooperation

    December 22, 2017

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  • ABACC holds a technical meeting with DoE and IAEA at its headquarters

    December 15, 2017

    A meeting between experts from ABACC, IAEA and DoE-USA was held from 27 to 28 November when different technical cooperation projects of common interest to SCCC and IAEA safeguards were evaluated. The software developed by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) was approved for verification of irradiated fuel elements and the identification of more modern […]

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  • ABACC invited to participate in the Seminar “Towards a world without nuclear weapons: challenges and perspectives”

    December 13, 2017

    From December 7 to 8, the seminar “Towards a world without nuclear weapons: challenges and perspectives” was held at the Itamaraty Palace, Brasília. Dr. Marco Marzo, Secretary of ABACC, Engineer Sergio Solmesky, Deputy Secretary, and Dr. Maria Cristina Lourenço, Institutional Relations Officer, participated on the event. The seminar consisted of three sessions, among them “ABACC […]

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  • ABACC was present on the 60th anniversary of the IEA-RI Research Reactor, São Paulo, SP

    December 12, 2017

    The Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares promoted the international seminar on the use of research reactors to celebrate 60 years of IEA-RI. Dr. Luiz Machado, Planning and Evaluation Officer of ABACC, presented a lecture entitled The ABACC Model for Nuclear Material Control. Sergio Solmesky, the Deputy Secretary of ABACC, participated of the first day […]

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  • Meeting between ABACC and JRC-ISPRA

    November 9, 2017

    On November 7, 2017, a meeting between JRC-ISPRA and ABACC was held at ABACC Headquarters to close two technology transfer projects: 1) use of ultrasonic seals to contain nuclear material in a pool of irradiated fuels; 2) 3D Laser application for verification of information of nuclear installations projects. Representatives of the European Commission delegation in […]

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  • ABACC, CNEN and IAEA test the Fast Neutron Collar (FNCL) system in a Brazilian plant

    November 8, 2017

    In October ABACC received an invitation of CNEN to participate in the Fast Neutron Coincidence Collar (FNCL) field test at the Fuel Element Plant – FNC – Reconversion and Pastilles / Components and Assembly. This equipment is intended to allow the independent verification of the mass of U-235 in combustible elements containing Gadolinium. This test […]

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  • ABACC at INAC 2017

    November 6, 2017

    ABACC was present at EXPO INAC 2017 from October 22 to 27, in Belo Horizonte. The stand received a large number of visitors, in particular students from universities that had the opportunity to learn the activities carried out by ABACC. There was demonstration of equipment used in inspections, as well as explanations on the implementation […]

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  • ABACC participates in the 3rd Technical Meeting on Statistical Methodologies for Safeguards

    October 20, 2017

    Dr. Luis Machado, Planning and Evaluation Officer, participated in the 3rd Technical Meeting on Statistical Methodologies for Safeguards, held at the IAEA from 10 to 12 October. This meeting defined the participation of ABACC in the coordination, together with Argentina and Brazil, of the activities to prepare the seventh review of the International Target Values […]

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  • ABACC’s participation on the event “O papel da Salvaguarda Nuclear no Brasil”at  COPPE/UFRJ

    October 19, 2017

    Dr. Marco Marzo, Secretary of ABACC, and Dr. Fabio Dias, Operations Officer, were invited to participate in the seminar organized by the UFRJ’s students section of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), untitled “The Role of Nuclear Safeguarding in Brazil, on October 3, 2017 at COPPE / UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro. The themes of […]

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  • ABACC was present at the 61st Anniversary of CNEN

    October 12, 2017

      Representatives from institutions of the Brazilian nuclear sector participated in the 61st anniversary of CNEN. The ceremony took place at the headquarters of CNEN, on 10th October, in Rio de Janeiro. This year, the event was focused on the 30 years of the radiological accident in Goiania. Photo gallery

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  • The Secretariat of ABACC receives a visit from students and professors of the Nuclear Engineering Program of COPPE / UFRJ

    October 10, 2017

    In October, the Secretariat of ABACC received the visit from students and professors of the COPPE / UFRJ Nuclear Engineering Program. Dr. Sonia Fernandez Moreno, Planning and Evaluation Officer, presented the structure and activities of ABACC and the Operations and Technical Support areas performed demonstrations of containment and surveillance equipments as well as non-destructive analysis. […]

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  • Participation of ABACC at the 61st IAEA General Conference

    October 2, 2017

    The secretaries of ABACC participated in the IAEA’s 61st General Conference held in Vienna from 18 to 22 September 2017. On 21st September, Dr. Marco Marzo in his statement presented a brief history of ABACC and the coordination of the activities with the IAEA. Statement

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  • Workshop on Inspection Procedures in Manufacturing Plants

    September 14, 2017

    ABACC is conducting training courses for its inspectors on Short Notice Random Inspection (SNRI) for manufacturing plants. In Brazil, the training is being carried out at the Nuclear Industries of Brazil (INB) facility in Resende, on September 13 – 15, 2017, with the cooperation of CNEN, INB and IAEA. In Argentina, the course will be […]

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  • General Course for ABACC Inspectors

    September 6, 2017

    From August 28 to September 1, 2017, it was held in the headquarters of ABACC, Rio de Janeiro, the “General Course for  ABACC inspectors”. 13 new Brazilian inspectors attended. The program included topics such as the legal aspects of safeguards in Brazil and Argentina, its basic concepts and the techniques to be applied in the […]

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  • “The ABACC experience: continuity and credibility in the nuclear programs of Brazil and Argentina”

    August 21, 2017

    The journal The Nonproliferation Review published on volume 23, issue 5/6 the article “The ABACC experience: continuity and credibility in the nuclear programs of Brazil and Argentina”. The article, written by Mariana Oliveira do Nascimento Plum and Carlos Augusto Rollemberg de Resende, presents a historical overview of the creation of ABACC and discusses how it […]

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  • Prof. Kate Brown and Mr. Stephen Herzog visited ABACC

    August 16, 2017

    On the 11th August 2017, the secretaries of ABACC had the visit of Prof. Kate Brown, author of the book “Plutopia”. She is professor of History and a specialist in nuclear disasters. On the 14th August 2017, Mr. Stephen Herzog , PhD candidate at Yale University, discussed with Ing. Sergio Solmesky the negotiations between Brazil […]

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  • Participation of Dr. Marco Marzo at the “50th Anniversary Symposium: Nuclear Safeguards in Los Alamos”

    August 1, 2017

    The Los Alamos National Laboratory of the United States organized a symposium to commemorate the 50 years of the International Program of Nuclear Safeguards of the laboratory on July 13-14, 2017. Dr. Marco Marzo was invited and took part in the first panel of the symposium – “Celebrating 50 Years of Nuclear Safeguards”. The other […]

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  • Secretary of ABACC gives lectures at the Brookhaven National Laboratory

    July 17, 2017

    At the invitation of the Nonproliferation and National Security Department of the Brookhaven National Laboratory, Dr. Marco Marzo, the secretary of ABACC gave two lectures at the course “Nuclear Nonproliferation, Safeguards, and Security in the 21st Century”, held June 19-30, 2017, in Upton, United States. The topics were: “A detailed presentation and discussion of game […]

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  • ABACC participates in the “Summer School: Nuclear Disarmament and Non-proliferation”

    July 10, 2017

    The Secretariat of ABACC has been invited to participate in the “Summer School: Nuclear Disarmament and Non-proliferation”, to be held between July 10 to 14, in Mexico City. Sergio Solmesky, assistant secretary of ABACC, will deliver a presentation entitled “Regional Safeguards Arrangement: Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials”. This course is promoted […]

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  • E-book now available “The ABACC Model: a landmark in the development of the relationships between Brazil and Argentina”

    July 5, 2017

      The book “The ABACC Model: a landmark in the development of the relationships between Brazil and Argentina”, published in commemoration of the 25 years of ABACC, is now available as an e-book on the Getúlio Vargas Foundation website. If you are interested, please access the link http://www.fgv.br/ide/ebooks/ to get the information how to download the […]

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  • ABACC at the 58th INMM Annual Meeting

    June 16, 2017

    ABACC participated actively in the annual meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, which was held in Indian Wells, United States, on July 16-20, 2017. The Secretary of ABACC, Dr. Marco Marzo chaired the session “International Safeguards: Evolution of Safeguards”. Sonia Fernández Moreno, Planning and Evaluation Officer, chaired the session “International Safeguards: Country Experiences […]

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  • ABACC receives the visit from the Ambassador of Brazil to the IAEA

    June 7, 2017

    On June 5, 2017, the Ambassador of Brazil to the IAEA, Marcel Fortuna Biato, paid a visit to ABACC, when he took the opportunity to learn more deeply about the activities developed to accomplish our mission of applying the SCCC and to discuss topics about nuclear safeguards. Photo gallery

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  • Academics from the University of Massachusetts and from King´s College London visited ABACC

    June 6, 2017

    Professor Sukesh Aghara, from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and Dr. Christopher Hobbs, from King´s College London, visited ABACC on June 2, 2017. They were interested in learning about the work developed by ABACC and to exchange ideas about possible joint projects. The visit ended up with a presentation of the two institutions. Photo gallery

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  • CNEN president visits ABACC

    June 2, 2017

    On May 31, 2017, the president of the Brazilian Commission of Nuclear Energy, Paulo Roberto Pertusi, accompanied by the Director of Radioprotection and Nuclear Safety, Alexandre Gromann de Araujo Góes and by the Head of Cabinet, Cassia Helena Pereira Lima, visited ABACC. The Secretary of ABACC took the opportunity to deliver a presentation that described […]

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  • Laboratories from the Support Network to ABACC discuss the inter-comparison exercise

    May 24, 2017

    On May 25 and 26, 2017, representatives of the laboratories from the Support Network to ABACC met to discuss the results of the analyses of samples from the conducted inter-comparison exercise. The activities of monitoring the certification of the ABACC-Cristallini Method with ASTM International were also on the agenda of the meeting. Representatives from the […]

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  • ABACC participates at the “Preparatory Committee of the 2020 Review Conference”

    May 18, 2017

    ABACC was invited to participate, as an observer, at the “2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and its Preparatory Committee”. The meeting was held between May 2-12, 2017, in Vienna, and ABACC was represented by its deputy secretary, Sergio Solmesky.

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  • ABACC presents work at the 39th Annual Meeting of ESARDA

    May 16, 2017

    The work “Use of Ultrasonic Sealing as a Containment System at Spent Fuel Storage”, which is the result of the cooperation between ABACC and the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, with the collaboration of the Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear and the International Atomic Energy Agency, will be presented at the next Annual Meeting of […]

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  • Launch of the book “The ABACC Model: a landmark in the relations between Brazil and Argentina”

    May 15, 2017

    The book “The ABACC Model: a landmark in the relations between Brazil and Argentina” was launched on May 11, 2017, at the 44th Santa Maria Book Fair, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. It contains articles from several writers, from Brazil, Argentina and other countries, and discusses ABACC in the context of nuclear non- proliferation. The […]

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  • 22nd Meeting of the Permanent Coordinating Group

    May 5, 2017

    On May 3, 2017, the 22nd Meeting of the Permanent Coordinating Group was held at the ABACC headquarters. The participants included representatives from the National Nuclear Security Administration of the United States Department of Energy and from ABACC. Over the years, ABACC and several laboratories of the United States Department of Energy have been developing […]

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  • ABACC participates in the VII Forum on Confidence and Security-Building Measures

    May 4, 2017

    ABACC was invited to participate, via videoconference, in the Forum on Confidence and Security-Building Measures, organized by the Organization of American States (OAS), on April 27, 2017, in Washington, USA. The secretary of ABACC, Dr. Marco Marzo, accompanied by the deputy secretary, Sergio Solmesky, and by planning and evaluation officers, presented the context of the […]

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  • Course SJAR of Joint Auditing of Registers in Buenos Aires

    April 20, 2017

    Following the training program planned for 2017, the “ABACC- IAEA Course for Joint Auditing of Registers” was offered to ABACC inspectors. The course took place from 18 to 21 April and 10 Argentine inspectors participated. The objective of the course is to keep the inspectors updated with the activities performed during the inspections in the […]

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  • Secretary of ABACC receives the insignia of the Order of Rio Branco

    April 19, 2017

    On April 20, 2017, Dr. Marco Marzo, the secretary of ABACC, received the insignia of the Order of Rio Branco with the rank of Commander, offered by the Council of the Order of Rio Branco. The ceremony took place at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasília, with the presence of President Temer and other dignitaries. For […]

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  • The Consul General of Mexico in Rio de Janeiro visits ABACC

    April 13, 2017

    The Consul General of Mexico, Linda Marina Dolores Munive Temoltzin, accompanied by the Culture and Press Consul, Adolfo Zepeda Soria, visited the ABACC headquarters on April 13, 2017. During the visit, they delivered a commemorative photograph of the 50th Anniversary of the Signing of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America […]

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  • In an interview, Rose Gottemoeller, the Deputy Secretary General of NATO, mentions ABACC

    March 27, 2017

      Rose Gottemoeller, the first female Deputy Secretary General of NATO, in an interview for the Milênio program of Globo News, on March 20, 2017, mentioned ABACC as an example for the rest of the world. “I want to mention Brazil and Argentina. In the 1980s, you had very advanced nuclear programs with the military […]

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  • ABACC receives specialists from the United States Department of Energy

    March 21, 2017

    Mrs. Ruth Smith, a senior manager from the “International Nuclear Safeguards Engagement Program (INSEP)”, a program of the National Nuclear Security Administration of the United States Department of Energy, accompanied by Mr. Brent McGinnis, from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, visited ABACC on March 21, 2017. The technical challenges in the application of safeguards and […]

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  • Meeting of the Liaison Sub-Committee of the Quadripartite Agreement

    March 20, 2017

    On March 31, 2017, in Buenos Aires, at the headquarters of the Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear, the 16th Meeting of the Liaison Sub-Committee of the Quadripartite Agreement will be held. On the agenda, topics will be discussed relating to the application of safeguards in Argentina and Brazil, in particular the new facilities, the safeguards approaches and […]

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  • Course for the ABACC-IAEA Joint Auditing of Accounting Records

    March 20, 2017

    On March 28-31, 2017, the “Course for the ABACC-IAEA Joint Auditing of Accounting Records (SJAR)” will be held at the ABACC headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. 10 Brazilian inspectors will attend. This will be the first course in the new ABACC training classroom with its modern facilities and advanced technological resources. Photo gallery  

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  • Visit of Rear Admiral Noriaki Wada to ABACC

    March 14, 2017

    Rear Admiral Noriaki Wada, the Secretary of Institutional Coordination from the Cabinet of Institutional Security of the Presidency of Brazil, visited ABACC on March 10, 2017. Mr. Sergio Solmesky, deputy secretary, performed the institutional presentation emphasizing important aspects such as the crossed inspections and the high level of the technical background of the inspectors. Planning […]

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  • Participation of ABACC Officer at the 2017 Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference

    March 14, 2017

    At the invitation of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Mrs. Sonia Fernández Moreno, the Planning and Evaluation Officer from ABACC, will give a lecture at the panel “2017 Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference”, on March 20, 2017. The topics to be considered will be non-proliferation and international safeguards.

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  • ABACC Secretary participates in the IAEA Board of Governors’ Meeting

    March 14, 2017

    The Secretary of ABACC, Dr. Marco Marzo, participated in the IAEA Board of Governors’ Meeting, on March 6-9, 2017. ABACC has been participating as an observer in these meetings since 2011. This participation, in addition to marking its institutional presence in one of the policy organs of the IAEA, also allowed ABACC to follow-up the […]

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  • Argentine Ambassador in Brazil mentions ABACC in his speech

    January 30, 2017

    The Ambassador of the Argentina Republic in Brazil, Carlos Magariños, spoke before the Commission on Foreign Relations and National Defense, at the Brazilian Federal Senate in June 2016, and referred to the creation of the ABACC and to its role in promoting the integration of both countries. “… many examples of progress with regard to […]

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  • Meeting with the laboratories of ABACC’s Network

    January 9, 2017

    Technical meetings were held, on December 12 through 16 2016, between ABACC and the IAEA in order to discuss the destructive analyses of nuclear materials carried out by both agencies as part of the verification of safeguards. The meetings were attended by ABACC officials, representatives of the laboratories of the ABCCC’s Network and representatives of […]

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  • The Director General of the IAEA visited ABACC

    November 28, 2016

    Within the framework of his official visit to Brazil, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mr. Yukyia Amano, paid a courtesy visit to the ABACC on the 25th November 2016. Messrs. Luis Longoria, Director of Technology for Latin America, and Comleth Brady, Advisor to the Director General, joint Mr. Amano in his […]

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  • ABACC participated in the “Technical Training Meeting on Technologies for Safeguards Joint Use

    November 24, 2016

    From November 7 to 11, ABACC employees attended the “Technical Training Meeting on Technologies for Safeguards Joint Use”, held at the International Atomic Energy Agency. This training enabled the two agencies to exchange information about the joint use of equipment, which is a procedure that is used in the safeguards inspections.

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  • Participation of ABACC in the “Jornada América Latina como Zona de Paz”

    November 11, 2016

    Dr. Marco Marzo, deputy secretary of ABACC participated on November 7th 2016 in the  “Jornada América Latina como Zona de Paz”, organized by the Argentine Senate.

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  • President Temer mentioned ABACC’s anniversary in his speech at the UNO

    September 20, 2016

    “In his opening speech at the 71st General Assembly of the UNO, held on the 20th September 2016,  President Terner referred to the celebration of ABACC’s 25th anniversary, as follows: “This year, Brazil and Argentina celebrated the 25th anniversary of their Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials. This Agency is the only binational […]

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  • Event in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of ABACC

    September 2, 2016

    A ceremony was held in Rio de Janeiro, on the 29th August 2016, celebrating the 25th Anniversary of ABACC – Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials. The ceremony was attended by high authorities such as the Argentine Ambassador in Brazil, Carlos Magariños; the Argentine Undersecretary of Nuclear Energy, Lic. Julián Gadano; the […]

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  • Accounting Report No. 1000

    July 28, 2016

    In the last week of July, 2016, ABACC sent “Accounting Report No. 1000” to the IAEA and, by coincidence, the same month was the 25th anniversary of ABACC. These 1,000 reports are the result of the significant effort over the last 25 years by everyone who has been part of the ABACC team, which guarantees […]

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  • ABACC: symbol of transparency, mutual confidence and the political determination in the peaceful use of nuclear energy

    June 1, 2016

    In the joint statement of the delegations of Brazil and Argentina during the IAEA Board of Governors meeting in March 2016, it was mentioned the 25 years of the signature of the Bilateral and Quadripartite Agreements, both related to the creation of ABACC. Statement

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  • The ABACC model is of interest in Japan

    March 9, 2016

    On the 15th February 2016, Mr. Kenta Horio, of the University of Tokyo, and Mr. Tatsujiro Suzuki, Professor of the University of Nagasaki, visited the ABACC headquarters in order to get acquainted with its organizational structure, the activities developed, its international relations and, especially, the challenges faced and the achievements throughout these 25 years of […]

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  • Event “ABACC: 25 years of accomplishments and perspectives for the future”

    December 7, 2015

    On December 2nd, 2015 ABACC organized the event “ABACC: 25 years of accomplishments and perspectives for the future”. It was the landmark of the activities for the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of ABACC. Among the speakers, we had Ambassador Celso Amorim, Ambassador  Sérgio Duarte, Lic. Julián Gadano from the Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear of Argentina […]

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  • Presentations in the 2015 NPT Review Conference mention ABACC

    June 2, 2015

    The speeches presented by the representatives of Argentina and Brazil in the 2015 NPT Review Conference, carried out from April 27th to May 22nd 2015 at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York, mention ABACC. The speech of the representative of Argentina, Ambassador María Cristina Perceval, stated the work performed by ABACC, in […]

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  • Paper in ESARDA Symposium on the cooperation EURATOM-ABACC

    June 2, 2015

    During the ESARDA Symposium 2015, held in Manchester from 18 to 21 May , the paper “EU – ABACC Cooperation: Strengthening Safeguards Capabilities” was presented by Mr. João Gonçalves, project coordinator by EURATOM. The presentation gives details of this cooperation, the projects developed and the results expected.  

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  • President of the safeguards authority of Korea visited ABACC

    November 5, 2014

    On the 27th October, 2014, the president of the KOREA INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION AND CONTROL – KINAC , Mr. Young-Myung Choi , visited ABACC to participate in the 11st annual coordination meeting to discuss the technical cooperation projects developed by the two organizations. Two officers from KINAC accompanied Mr. Young in the visit. ABACC […]

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  • Total success in the training for inspections in enrichment facilities in Brazil

    October 14, 2014

    Organized by ABACC with the collaboration of the Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear, the Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil and of the Centro Tecnológico da Marinha em São Paulo, the “Course for ABACC and IAEA inspectors on inspection procedures for the Brazilian installations of uranium enrichment”, took place during September 1– 5, 2014 in the cities […]

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  • The contribution of OPANAL and ABACC for the establishment of Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones

    September 11, 2014

    In collaboration with the Alexandre de Gusmão Foundation, the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be promoting an event —to be held on July 30, 2014, at the Palácio Itamaraty in Rio de Janeiro— aimed at discussing the contribution to disarmament by the Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones, as well as the role played by OPANAL and the […]

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  • Kick Off Meeting Euratom-ABACC – 2013

    May 23, 2013

    In a meeting held on the 24 April 2013 at ABACC premises, activities were started in connection with two cooperation projects between ABACC and EURATOM. The projects, in which technologies related to containment and surveillance for safeguards will be used, are: – Development and application of a laser 3D LFR system for the verification of […]

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  • ABACC participates at the international seminar “The Nuclear Policy in Argentina and in the World: Present Situation and Perspectives”

    May 8, 2013

    On the 25th and 26th of April 2013, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the seminar “The Nuclear Policy in Argentina and in the World: Present Situation and Perspectives” was held. Organized by the Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear de Argentina, la Universidad Nacional de San Martín y la Universidad de San Andrés had the participation, among others, of […]

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  • Article on the 20th anniversary of ABACC in the ESARDA Bulletin

    August 23, 2012

    The paper “Twenty years of ABACC: Accomplishments, lessons learnt and future perspectives”, presented in the 33rd Annual Meeting of the European Safeguards Research and Development Association (ESARDA), was selected for publication by the magazine’s editorial committee and was published in ESARDA’s Bulletin No. 47 dated June 2012. Authored by ABACC’s Planning and Evaluation Official, the […]

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  • Seminar in Rio de Janeiro celebrated the 20th anniversary of ABACC

    November 29, 2011

    During this year of 2011, ABACC has commemorated the 20th anniversary of its creation. Among the scheduled celebrations, a seminar was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the Palácio Itamaraty, on the 10th and 11th November 2011. The programme of the event included round tables dealing with the international scenario of non-proliferation, the peaceful […]

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  • ABACC’s existing safeguards agreement provides the highest guarantees regarding nuclear safeguards

    August 12, 2011

    (Extract  of the ‘joint communiqué” signed during the official visit of the  President of Argentine Republic, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, to the Federative Republic of Brazil) On 29 July 2011, the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, and the President of the Argentine Republic, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, held a working meeting in Brasilia. […]

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  • “To celebrate ABACC is to celebrate Argentina and Brazil looking at the world from their strategic relationship”

    August 1, 2011

    With these words, Antonio Patriota and  Héctor Timerman, Foreign Ministers of Argentina and Brazil, respectively, highlighted the role of ABACC on the path of the two countries to consolidate the peace in the region and the will for the peaceful use of nuclear energy, in a joint article distributed on the occasion of the 20 year commemorations of ABACC. Statement

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  • Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon congratulated ABACC for its 20 years of working for nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation

    July 18, 2011

    “On the twentieth anniversary of the establishment of the Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials, the Secretary-General congratulates both governments on this significant milestone,” according to a statement issued by his spokesperson. “ABACC has made a very substantial contribution to regional nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation by providing for a sound regional framework […]

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  • ABACC: a source of inspiration for other regions in the world?

    July 18, 2011

    In the occasion of a ceremony commemorating ABACC’s 20th anniversary, held at the Palacio San Martín in Buenos Aires on the 8th July, in his speech, the Minister of Foreigner Affairs of Brasil, Ambassador Antonio Patriota recognized the importance of the ABACC and of the Quadripartite Agreement as relevant contributions to the strengthening of the […]

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  • Celebrating nuclear cooperation

    July 15, 2011

    In an article entitled “Celebrating nuclear cooperation”, published in the newspaper “La Nación” on the 8th July, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mr. Yukiya Amano, made a look back at the history of nuclear cooperation between Brazil and Argentina, started with the Statement of Foz de Iguazú, highlighting the Quadripartite Agreement […]

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  • Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) recognizes the Quadripartite Agreement as an alternative criterion to the Additional Protocol

    June 28, 2011

    After more than 6 years of negotiations, the participating countries of the 21st Plenary Meeting Nuclear Suppliers Group established new guidelines, in which only countries that met with the highest standards of physical protection, safety and nuclear safeguards would have unimpeded access to the sensitive technologies of uranium enrichment and the reprocessing of nuclear fuel. […]

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  • President of ESARDA mentions the success of ABACC in these 20 years

    June 14, 2011

    The president of ESARDA Dr. Kristóf Horváth, in the openning speech of the annual meeting held on May 2011 in Budapest, said: “Speaking on the role of our regional safeguards system let me seize the opportunity to welcome the representatives of the Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials in our Annual Meeting, […]

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  • IAEA Safeguards Officers visit ABACC

    May 12, 2011

    Sergey Zykov and Roger Jean Lafolie, of the Technical Support Division of the Department of Safeguards, of the International Atomic Energy Agency, visited ABACC on 10 May 2011. Several aspects of the ABACC/IAEA interaction in the joint inspections were discussed. They had the opportunity to visit the ABACC Technical Support and see the developments that […]

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  • ABACC participation at the ESARDA meeting

    May 12, 2011

    Between 16 and 20 May, the 2011 Symposium of the European Safeguards Research and Development Association – ESARDA will be held in the city of Budapest. This event brings together specialists and experts dedicated to the research and development of nuclear safeguards. ABACC will participate by presenting the speech “Twenty years of ABACC: Accomplishments, lessons […]

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  • Installation of equipment for the state of health transmission

    May 12, 2011

    A delegation from the Technical Support Division of the Safeguards Division, of the AIEA, visited ABACC between 21 and 25 March 2011. They installed an equipment to demonstrate the transmission of the state of health information of an unattended surveillance system. The preliminary results were highly satisfactory. This technique will increase the efficiency in the […]

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  • 20 year commemoration of ABACC

    April 20, 2011

    ABACC was created in July 1991 and is commemorating 20 years of constant operation in support of non-proliferation and nuclear safeguards. A series of events is being programmed: in Brasília, with the participation of the presidents of Argentina and Brazil, in Vienna, during the IAEA General Conference, a round table at the Sociedade Brasileira para […]

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  • Seminar on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation promoted by the Organization of American States

    April 19, 2011

    The Committee on Hemispheric Security and the Inter-American School of Defense, with the support of the Secretariat for Multidimensional Security of the Organization of American States organized a seminar on disarmament and non-proliferation on 28-30 March 2011. Prominent figures in the field will were present, including the United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Ambassador […]

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  • ABACC supports the preparation of academic studies on safeguards and non-proliferation

    April 18, 2011

    Three studies on safeguards and non-proliferation were prepared with documentation supplied by ABACC, which was principally studies presented by ABACC officers at technical meetings and documentation from the historical archives. These studies were developed for the Columbia University and the London School of Economics, in a masters program together with and for the Naval Post […]

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  • ABACC participates in the IAEA Board of Governors with the status of ‘Observer’

    April 18, 2011

    At the meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency, held on 7-9 March 2011, ABACC was accepted as a bi-national observer agency and can participate in meetings. The acceptance of ABACC was unanimous and this participation has only previously been offered to EURATOM.

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  • Seminar on Containment and Surveillance

    April 18, 2011

    The ‘ABACC Technical Meeting on Containment and Surveillance Highlights of C&S Systems, Open Issues and Needs’ was held at ABACC, between 6-8 October 2010. Representatives from IAEA, EURATOM, US-DOE, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan Nuclear Material Control Center, Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear, Comisión Nacional de Energia Atómica and Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear participated in the […]

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  • The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency visits ABACC

    April 10, 2011

    YUKIYA AMANO, director general of IAEA, visited ABACC in February 2010 to strengthen the work bonds between the two agencies. Through the Quadripartite Agreement, ABACC and AIEA perform joint inspections in Argentina and Brazil. Accompanying Mr. Amano, was Dr. Marco Marzo, AIEA’s director of the Operation A Division of the Safeguards Department and Dr. Rafael […]

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  • The Brazilian Nuclear Program

    December 27, 2007

    Brazil is now living a special moment in the history of its nuclear activities. In Brazil, research in the nuclear field was started in 1945, the year in which nuclear energy became well-known worldwide because of its worst feature, the destructive power of the bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Since then, Brazil has played a […]

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