# IAEA Continuity of Control Across Generations **Domain:** Deep Time / Nuclear Governance / Institutional Succession **Doc Type:** Canonical Wiki Entry **Maturity:** Developed **Evidence / Concept Status:** International technical guidance ## Definition **IAEA Continuity of Control Across Generations** captures nuclear-waste guidance requiring continuity of control and sustainable management systems where future generations may inherit responsibility. ## Why It Matters for Deep Time Continuity It is a direct precedent for designing institutions to evolve while preserving the obligation itself. ## Existing Architecture / Evidence IAEA guidance notes that future generations who were not original interested parties may inherit management responsibility and that management systems should evolve to meet future needs. ## Evidentiary Boundary The source domain is radioactive waste, not digital persons. ## Related Ontology [[wiki/Deep-Time Stewardship|Deep-Time Stewardship]] · [[wiki/Deep-Time Rendezvous Problem|Deep-Time Rendezvous Problem]] · [[wiki/Deep-Time Duty Bearer|Deep-Time Duty Bearer]] · [[wiki/Intergenerational Stewardship|Intergenerational Stewardship]] <!-- BEGIN DEEP TIME CONTINUITY ROUTING --> ## Canonical Branch [[wiki/Deep Time Continuity|Deep Time Continuity]] <!-- END DEEP TIME CONTINUITY ROUTING -->