III. Conclusion

Uzbekistan and the United States have made impressive progress in collaborative MPC&A efforts over the past two years. Installation of improved physical protection systems such as hardened doors and windows, nuclear material detectors and personnel access controls has markedly enhanced the security of nuclear materials at the Institute of Nuclear Physics in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Great progress has also been made in building relationships between Uzbek and U.S. officials and technical experts.

MPC&A improvements at TNP demonstrate the successful strategy of the Russia/NIS Nuclear Material Security Task Force. Similar MPC&A upgrades have now been completed at nuclear facilities in Latvia, Lithuania and Belarus. The Department of Energy is using this strategy at over 40 locations in Russia, the NIS and the Baltic States to secure nuclear materials and reduce the dangers of nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism.

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