Small Modular Reactors: Navigating the New Nuclear Renaissance
27 October 2025
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Briefs and Factsheets, Publications
In a new Sustainable Solutions brief, VCDNP experts explain key features of SMRs and explore how SRMs could open the door to nuclear power for developing countries.
In the first brief of the new Emerging Tech series, Senior Fellow Dr. Sarah Case Lackner and AI researcher Zaheed Kara explain the origins, benefits, shortcomings, and potential future developments of AI models and systems.
Launch Event: The History of PAROS & A Results-Oriented and Form-Flexible Approach to PAROS
8 September 2025
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Event Reports
The VCDNP presented its inaugural publications on space security at an online event, featuring presentations by Research Fellow Louis Reitmann and a panel discussion with leading governmental and non-governmental experts on the prevention of an arms race in outer space.
“Revitalising the Vienna Spirit: Forging Common Ground on the Nuclear Agenda” Diplomatic Workshop Convenes in Krems
4 July 2025
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Event Reports
Senior diplomats, officials from international organisations, and non-governmental experts discussed the state of the international nuclear non-proliferation regime, the implications of recent events, and prospects for the 2026 Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference.
The Balance of Confidence and Feasibility in Irreversible Nuclear Disarmament
19 May 2025
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Disarmament, Publications, Reports and Papers
A new study authored by Senior Research Associate Noah Mayhew, Senior Fellow Dr. Nikolai Sokov, and Dr. Adam Bernstein explores political, legal, and normative considerations that NPT States Parties could consider for irreversibility in nuclear disarmament.
The Nuclear Suppliers Group: What You Need to Know
12 May 2025
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Briefs and Factsheets, Non-Proliferation, Publications
In a new brief under the Governing the Atom series, Research Fellow Louis Reitmann summarises the origins, purpose, functioning, and challenges of the Nuclear Suppliers Group, marking the 50th anniversary of its first meeting in 1975.
VCDNP Delegation to the 2025 NPT Preparatory Committee Meeting
6 May 2025
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Event Reports
VCDNP experts participated in the 2025 NPT Preparatory Committee meeting as NGO observers, organisers, and speakers at four side events, as well as advisors on national delegations.
Expert Papers: Nuclear Security and the Nuclear Supply Chain in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
29 April 2025
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New Technologies, Nuclear Security, Publications, Reports and Papers
The VCDNP has published three new papers by nuclear and cyber security experts to map and respond to changes in civil nuclear, triggered by the dawn of the AI age. They provide useful information for diplomats, policy-makers, and industry on how nuclear energy can benefit from the AI revolution while managing accompanying risks.
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