HEU Fuelled Operating Facilities and Remaining Challenges
Vienna, Austria
Panel 1: HEU Fuelled Operating Facilities and Remaining Challenges
This panel discussion was convened as a part of the 2nd International Symposium on HEU Minimization in Vienna, which was co-hosted by Austria, Norway and NTI, in cooperation with the IAEA. Panel members discussed challenges to HEU minimization.
- Chair: Alexander Bychkov, Deputy Director General, Department of Nuclear Energy, International Atomic Energy Agency
- Dr. Ramamurti Rajaraman, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Jawaharlal Nehru University (India) and Co-Chair, International Panel on Fissile Materials
- Dr. Pavel Podvig, International Panel on Fissile Materials (Russia)
- Dr. Ole Reistad, Institute for Energy Technology (Norway)
About
This was the first of six panel discussions that took place at the 2nd International Symposium on HEU Minimization in Vienna, which was co-hosted by Austria, Norway and NTI, in cooperation with the IAEA.
Understanding
the Nuclear Threat
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In Depth
Global Security Newswire
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U.S. Official Rejects Call For International Nuclear Security Standards
May 1, 2012
WASHINGTON -- A senior Obama administration official on Monday rejected suggestions that the Nuclear Security Summit process should strive to establish enforceable international standards for protecting vulnerable nuclear materials.
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Canadian Imports of Russian HEU Criticized
March 21, 2012
A 2010 agreement between a Canadian medical isotope production company to purchase highly enriched uranium from Russia has drawn criticism from nonproliferation analysts who argue it runs contrary to Ottawa's publicized nuclear security promises, the Globe and Mail reported on Wednesday.
