Strengthening Long-Term Nuclear Security:

Protecting Weapon-Usable Material in Russia (2005)

Overview
Table of Contents
Related Resources

Authors

Committee on Indigenization of Programs to Prevent Leakage of Plutonium and Highly Enriched Uranium from Russian Facilities, Office for Central Europe and Eurasia, National Research Council

Description

In July 2005, the National Academies released the report Strengthening Long-term Nuclear Security: Protecting Weapon-Usable Material in Russia. The report highlighted several obstacles in the transition from a U.S.-Russian cooperative program to a Russian-directed and Russian-funded fully indigenized program that will ensure the security of 600 tons of weapon-usable nuclear material at a level of international acceptability. Overcoming these obstacles requires an increased political commitment at a number of levels of the Russian Government to modern material protection, control, and accounting systems (MPC&A). Adequate resources must be provided to facilities where weapon-usable material is located for upgrading and maintaining MPC&A systems. Additionally, the technical security systems that are being installed through the cooperative program need to be fully embraced by Russian managers and specialists. The report recommends the establishment of a ten-year indigenization fund of about $500 million provided by Russia and its G-8 partners as a new mechanism for gradually shifting the financial burden of MPC&A to the Russian Government.

PDF Summary

RELATED BOOKS

Future of the Nuclear Security Environment in 2015: Proceedings of a Russian-U.S. Workshop (2009)
Ashot A. Sarkisov and Rose Gottemoeller, Editors; Joint Committees on the Future of the Nuclear Security Environment in 2015; in cooperation with the Russian Academy of Sciences; National Research Council

U.S.-Russian Collaboration in Combating Radiological Terrorism (2007)
Committee on Opportunities for U.S.-Russian Collaboration in Combating Radiological Terrorism, Office for Central Europe and Eurasia, National Research Council

Protection, Control, and Accounting of Nuclear Materials: International Challenges and National Programs -- Workshop Summary (2005)
Christopher Eldridge, Editor, Development, Security, and Cooperation, National Research Council

View More

Strengthening Long-Term Nuclear Security:

Protecting Weapon-Usable Material in Russia (2005)

Get the book now

Strengthening Long-Term Nuclear Security:

Protecting Weapon-Usable Material in Russia (2005)

Overview

Authors

Description

Table of Contents

Front Matter i-xiv

Summary 1-10

1 Responding to the Threat of Nuclear Terrorism 11-26

2 The Need for Russian Champions for MPC&A 27-30

3 Financial Support for MPC&A Activities 31-38

4 Improved Approaches to Facilitate Indigenization 39-46

Epilogue 47-48

Appendix A Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Russian Federation Regarding Cooperation in the Area of Nuclear Material Physical Protection, Control, and Accounting 49-56

Appendix B Specific Recommendations from Two Previous National Research Council Reports Concerning Indigenization of MPC&A 57-58

Appendix C Committee Biographies 59-62

Appendix D United States Legislative Basis for DOE MPC&A Activities in Russia and DOE MPC&A Program Description 63-70

Appendix E The U.S. Department of Energy’s Approach to Materials Protection, Control, and Accounting Sustainability in Russia 71-74

Appendix F List of Consultations and Site Visits by the Committee 75-76

Appendix G Timeline of the U.S. Department of Energy- Ministry of Atomic Energy Cooperation 77-80

Appendix H U.S. Congressional Appropriations and Funding Projections for MPC&A Cooperative Program with the Russian Federation 81-84

Appendix I Russian Facilities Participating in the Cooperative MPC&A Program as of June 2005 85-86

Appendix J Russian Federal Target Program on Nuclear and Radiation Safety in Russia for 2000–2006 87-104

Related Resources

RELATED BOOKS

Free Resources

Research Tools

Copyright Info

Most Popular

Citation Manager