Russia Fissile Material and Nuclear Fuel Cycle Chronology
This annotated chronology tracks news coverage of selected fissile material and nuclear fuel cycle-related stories pertaining to Russia for the years 2004 to the present and is being regularly updated. Inclusion in this chronology does not necessarily indicate that a particular development is of direct or indirect proliferation significance. Some entries provide international or domestic context for technological development and national policymaking. Moreover, some entries may refer to developments with positive consequences for nonproliferation.
This material is produced independently for NTI by the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of and has not been independently verified by NTI or its directors, officers, employees, or agents. Copyright © 2011 by MIIS.
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An annotated chronology of developments in Russia pertaining to fissile materials and the nuclear fuel cycle.
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Obama’s Pick for Energy Secretary Blocked Over Cuts at S.C. Nuclear-Waste Plant
April 24, 2013
WASHINGTON -- In his recent confirmation hearing, Ernest Moniz told senators that one of his very first trips as Energy secretary would be to Hanford, the troublesome nuclear-waste site in Washington state. But Moniz might be wise to detour down to South Carolina on his way in light of a move Tuesday by Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) to block his confirmation.
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CIA ID'd North Korean Uranium Plant in 2002, Rice Says
Oct. 26, 2011
Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in her new memoir states that senior Bush administration officials were told by the CIA in 2002 that North Korea had constructed a sizable uranium enrichment plant -- eight years before Pyongyang declared such activities to the world, Foreign Policy reported on Tuesday (see GSN, Jan. 24).
