Ambassador Hamad Alkaabi
Permanent Representative of the UAE to the IAEA and UAE Special Representative for International Nuclear Cooperation
September 15 Event in Vienna on International LEU Bank
Andrew Bieniawski
On 27 August 2015, the IAEA and the Republic of Kazakhstan signed an agreement to establish a physical reserve of Low Enriched Uranium (LEU Bank) in Oskemen, Kazakhstan. Join us for an interactive discussion with a panel of leading experts on the issue. The speakers will discuss the achievements made so far and the next steps in establishing the fuel bank as well as multilateral atapproaches to the nuclear fuel cycle (MNAs) – assurances of supply and non-proliferation. Copies of the INENS Issue Brief on MNAs published by our Working Group will be distributed at the event.
SPEAKERS:
Amb. Hamad Al-Kaabi, Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the IAEA and NTI Board Member
Andrew Bieniawski, Vice-President, Nuclear Security and Minimization, NTI
Dr. Alex Burkart, Deputy Office Director, Nuclear Energy, Safety and Security, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, U.S. State Department;
Dr. Tariq Rauf, Director, Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute;
Terry S. Wood, Project Executive, LEU Bank, International Atomic Energy Agency.
Chair: Dr. Peter D. Carter, Advisor on Peaceful Uses, INENS; former Head of Nuclear Non-Proliferation, UK Department of Energy and Climate Change.
Welcome Remarks: Meena Singelee, Executive Director, INENS.
DETAILS:
Tuesday 15 September 2015, 13:15 – 14:50 (refreshments will be available from 13:00)
Venue: Meeting Room L1, Level 1 (Green), Austria Center Vienna. Accessible via the M-Building walkway.
Prior registration is not necessary. Please feel free to bring colleagues.
This event is co-sponsored by the United States Mission to the International Organizations in Vienna and the UK Mission to the International Organisations in Vienna.
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