NTI Experts Present on Verification, Radiological and Nuclear Security at Institute of Nuclear Material Management Annual Meeting

Experts
from the Nuclear Threat Initiative will make presentations at the 58^th
annual Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM) meeting on topics
including radiological security, U.S.-Russia cooperation, and nuclear
disarmament verification. The INMM meeting, held in Indian Wells, CA, from July
16-20, provides a forum for international specialists to exchange the
latest technical information related to nuclear materials management, including
safeguards and security. NTI experts submitted the following papers to the
meeting: 

Re-Examining
the State of Radiological Source Security in Russia 
Paper Authors: Alex
Bednarek and Ioanna Iliopulos
Presentation by Alex Bednarek (Monday, July 17, 3:40 pm, Session – Nuclear Security and Physical Protection: System
Effectiveness and Policy Issue)

Progress
Under the International Partnership for Nuclear Disarmament Verification 
Paper Authors: Martin
Rioux-Lefebvre, Andrew Bieniawski and Andrew Newman
Presentation by Martin Rioux-Lefebvre (Tuesday,
July 18, 10:40 am, Session –Nonproliferation and Arms Control: Arms Control
Verification Concepts)

Pathways to Cooperation: A Menu of Potential U.S.-Russian
Cooperative Projects in the Nuclear Sphere
Presentation by Leon Ratz (Tuesday, July 18, 3:40
pm, Session – Nonproliferation and Arms Control: U.S.-Russia Cooperation)

Case
Study: An Analysis of Several National Approaches to Alternative Technologies
for Radioactive Sources 
Paper Authors: Andrew Bieniawski, Ioanna Iliopulos and Michelle Nalabandian
Presentation by Michelle Nalabandian (Wednesday,
July 19, 2:20 pm, Session –
Nonproliferation and Arms Control: Innovative Ideas in Nonproliferation)

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