EXIM SEMSEM
Dual-use items:
a.do not include software and technology
b.can be used for both civil and military purposes
c.all of the above
d.are only those listed in Annex I to Reg. (EC) No. 428/2009
b.can be used for both civil and military purposes
Dual-use items is a broad term used to describe items having multiple applications particularly in both civilian and military context.
Membership in the IAEA requires a State to accept safeguards.
a.True
b.False
b.False
Where is detection equipment typically deployed?
a.No one knows, it remains under secret
b.In major points of entry and strategic points on needs
c.At location of nuclear plants and dedicated labs only
d.All airports, borders and risky places
b.In major points of entry and strategic points on needs
In which countries are the following nuclear facilities: Dimona, CIRUS, Yongbyon, Natanz, Fordow, and Al-Kibar?
a.Iran, Israel, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Pakistan.
b.Israel, India, North Korea, Iran, Iran, Syria.
c.Syria, Israel, Libya, Pakistan, India, Iraq.
b.Israel, India, North Korea, Iran, Iran, Syria.
Which of the following IAEA documents is relevant to nuclear security?
a.INFCIRC 225 Rev.5
b.INFCIRC 153
c.Both
a.INFCIRC 225 Rev.5
Controlled technology can take the form of both technical data and technical assistance:
a.True
b.False
a.True
Which of the Code 10 format allows hardcopy submission?
a.Labelled
b.Fixed Field
c.XML
b.Fixed Field
Nuclear trade restrictions are decided by the United Nations Security Council under the framework of article 39 and 40 of its Charter have been adopted against:
a.North Korea.
b.India.
c.Pakistan.
a.North Korea.
How much Plutonium (Pu) is typically contained into a 500 kg heavy metal uranium oxide fuel after typical irradiation in a light water reactor (LWR)?
a.5 kilograms
b.50 kilograms
c.1 gram
d.1 kilogram
a.5 kilograms
Are carbon fibres always subject to dual-use export controls? Select the correct answers.
a.Yes
b.Yes, but only if they are very thick
c.It depends on the stated end use
e.Yes, but only if they have a minimum specific tensile strength
e.Yes, but only if they have a minimum specific tensile strength
What is the name of the report sent to the IAEA where material unaccounted for (MUF) is reported?
a.Material Balance Report (MBR)
b.Inventory Change Report (ICR)
c.Concise Note (CN)
d.Physical Inventory Listing (PIL)
a.Material Balance Report (MBR)
What are the objectives of radioactive and nuclear detection measurements?
a.To block the radiations and neutralize the sources
b.To determine the amount of material triggering an alarm
c.To determine if a nuclear bomb or a dirty bomb can be manufactured with the sources
d.To localize, identify and characterize the sources together with giving safety assessment to the operator
d.To localize, identify and characterize the sources together with giving safety assessment to the operator
What kind of purpose do safeguards sealing systems serve?
a.Seals secure materials, documents or any other important items placed in a containment against unauthorized access.
b.Seals protect materials, documents or any other important items placed in a containment, physically.
c.Seals are used to track movements of materials, documents or any other important items placed in a containment.
a.Seals secure materials, documents or any other important items placed in a containment against unauthorized access.
C/S techniques are used widely by safeguards inspectorates to….
a.carry out nuclear material accountancy reporting.
b.support and complement nuclear material accountancy.
c.replace nuclear material accountancy.
b.support and complement nuclear material accountancy.
What are nuclear “dual-use items” in your view?
a.Items which can be used both for enrichment and reprocessing
b.Items which can be used at least two times
c.Items not especially designed or prepared for nuclear use, but equivalent to those needed to develop Trigger List systems and components
d.Items especially designed or prepared for nuclear use, equivalent to those needed to develop Trigger List systems and components
d.Items especially designed or prepared for nuclear use, equivalent to those needed to develop Trigger List systems and components
What are the International Target Values (ITVs)?
a.Estimates of achievable uncertainties for safeguards samples
b.State of the art requirements for operators and safeguards authorities
c.Uncertainty values defined in ISO 17025 international standard
d.Data base of measurement uncertainties of safeguards samples
a.Estimates of achievable uncertainties for safeguards samples
What’s the difference between a radiological and a traditional crime scene?
a.There is no difference for the investigators
b.They are similar, the radiological involves an additional hazard and accordingly evidences collection and safety procedures
c.Police investigators are not allowed to access the radiological crime scene due to radiation
d.No fingerprint can be retrieve because of the radiation
b.They are similar, the radiological involves an additional hazard and accordingly evidences collection and safety procedures
The Atomic Energy Act (Mac Mahon Act) adopted by the US in 1946:
a.allowed export to third states of all nuclear material, equipment and technology.
b.allowed export to third states of all nuclear material, equipment and technology if the State is a member of NATO.
c.prohibited any export to third states of all nuclear material, equipment and technology.
c.prohibited any export to third states of all nuclear material, equipment and technology.
What type of gamma-ray detector is best suited to measure plutonium samples?
a.Bismuth Germanate Oxide (BGO)
b.High Purity Germanium (HPGe)
c.Lanthanum Bromide – LaBr3(Ce)
d.Sodium Iodide – NaI(Tl)
b.High Purity Germanium (HPGe)
According to the EU control list (Delegated Act 2022/1), pressure transducers are controlled under…
a.Category 1
b.Category 2
c.Category 6
d.Category 0
e.Category 3
b.Category 2
What is safeguards by design?
a.It is the incorporation of institutional measures in the safeguards approach including international laws, treaties, protocols, import and export agreements, and the application of international safeguards and verification activities
b.A management tool used for ensuring a systematic approach to all of the activities affecting the quality of the safeguards implementation
c.The conceptual integration of IAEA safeguards mission and tools for the design, equipment, physical and operating processes of nuclear facilities to minimize the resources and burden required for the safeguards implementation
c.The conceptual integration of IAEA safeguards mission and tools for the design, equipment, physical and operating processes of nuclear facilities to minimize the resources and burden required for the safeguards implementation
Among special measures at a radiological crime, special perimeter has to be established, involving hot and cold zones:
a.In the hot zone personal protective equipment is required to safely investigate the scene
b.Cold zone and hot zone are directly connected but entries should be monitored by radiation experts
c.Cold zone is named on the base that it settled outside any building and thus refers to open sky
d.Hot zone is associated with fire and explosion hazard
a.In the hot zone personal protective equipment is required to safely investigate the scene
Is it a nuclear weapons program made by technology, science and politics?
a.True
b.False
a.True
Mass spectrometry techniques belong to a group of Destructive Analysis (DA) because:
a.They involve sample processing
b.They require high maintenance
c.They are time-consuming
d.They generate nuclear waste
a.They involve sample processing