International Nuclear Safeguards

Policy
One-Week Tuition-Free Intensive Course in Monterey and
The Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS) and
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), in support of
the U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security
Administrations Next Generation Safeguards Initiative, are
pleased to announce a one-week, tuition-free, intensive course
on international nuclear safeguards policy in Monterey, CA,
and up to six paid summer internships at Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory in Livermore, CA.
The International Nuclear Safeguards Policy and Information
Analysis Course will be held in Monterey from June 1 - 5,
2015. The course is tuition free and open to all nationalities.
Some stipends will be available to non-local applicants to
partially cover transportation and housing costs. Course
applicants who are U.S. citizens may also apply for a ten-week
paid internship (June 8 to August 14, 2015) at LLNL. The
internshipApplication
pays $6,000 in two
monthly installments.
Deadline
COURSE TOPICS INCLUDE

Friday, March 6, 2015

The role of the IAEA and international safeguards

in the nuclear nonproliferation regime

Concepts, objectives, evolution and history of

international nuclear safeguards

State-level safeguards analysis

Case-study analyses of safeguards challenges

Introduction to safeguards inspection, material

accounting, containment, and surveillance

Applicants must be a currently enrolled graduate

student or a young professional with an interest in
nuclear nonproliferation/safeguards. We are especially
interested in applicants who demonstrate how a deeper
understanding of international safeguards policy will aid
their professional pursuits. To be eligible for LLNL
internships, applicants must be U.S. citizens.
Qualified applicants for internships will be interviewed
Application
forms
are
available
at
by a selection panel.
http://cns.miis.edu/edu/internship_nucsafe.htm and should
be accompanied by an academic transcript, one letter of
Contact
recommendation, a 500-word statement of purpose, and a
Edith Bursac (edith.bursac@miis.edu)
current resume. All selections for the course and/or
James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies
internships will be finalized by early April 2015.
460 Pierce Street
Monterey, CA93940
(831) 647-6531
http://cns.miis.edu