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The International Uranium Enrichment Center at Angarsk: A Step Towards Assured Fuel Supply?
Nov. 1, 2008 | Anya LoukianovaAnya Loukianova examines the origins and progress of the Russian initiative to create a multilateral fuel enrichment enterprise and a fuel bank with low-enriched uranium.
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The Nuclear Posture Review Debate
Aug. 19, 2009 | Anya LoukianovaAnya Loukianova explores the possibilities for continuity and change in the 2009 U.S. Nuclear Posture Review, based on the Obama administration's stance on arms control heretofore.
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What the Doctor Ordered: Eliminating Weapons-Grade Uranium from Medical Isotope Production
Sept. 5, 2012 | Anya LoukianovaMo-99 is a radioisotope critical to cancer and other medical treatments, subject in recent years to supply shortages and often produced using weapons-useable highly enriched uranium. While nuclear security would benefit from more widespread use of HEU-free processes, phaseout of HEU must be accomplished without undue market disruption.This issue brief discusses the evolving structure of the Mo-99 market and assesses executive, legislative, and international efforts to balance the trade-offs between security of medical isotope supply and nuclear security.
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