VCDNP Senior Research Associate Ingrid Kirsten moderated a discussion on the security and cost- effectiveness of nuclear applications in agriculture and how farmers and consumers benefit when these applications are used to track the impact of climate change and to develop climate-smart agriculture practices.
The VCDNP Task Force has published recommendations for increasing access to nuclear science and technology for peaceful uses in advance of the tenth NPT Review Conference and for the IAEA, its Member States and other stakeholders.
On 15 October 2021, the VCDNP held a webinar with Laura Rockwood and John Carlson to discuss the implications of naval nuclear propulsion for safeguards implementation, in the context of the AUKUS partnership.
The VCDNP established a Task Force in late 2020 to examine and provide recommendations for approaches that could lead to increased access to nuclear science and technologies for peaceful uses.
On 22 September 2021, during the 65th IAEA GC, the VCDNP and the Permanent Mission of Ghana organised a hybrid side event on Ghana’s successful implementation of phase 1 of the IAEA Milestones Approach.
A brief overview of the nuclear non-proliferation and safeguards aspects of the proposal for Australia to build and operate nuclear-powered submarines, authored by VCDNP Non-Resident Senior Fellow John Carlson.
VCDNP Executive Director Elena K. Sokova and Research Associates Artem Lazarev and Noah Mayhew participated in several panel discussions and oral presentations during the 2021 INMM/ESARDA Joint Annual Meeting.
VCDNP Senior Research Associate Ingrid Kirsten has authored a new article on the nexus between peaceful uses and nuclear security, and the role of the IAEA in this regard.
On 12 May 2021, the VCDNP, in collaboration with the German government, held a virtual workshop to discuss the sustainable use of nuclear technology in industrial applications and food safety, commensurate nuclear security measures, and the assistance provided by the IAEA in this regard.
A new fact sheet authored by VCDNP Senior Research Associate Ingrid Kirsten sheds light on the facts about the use of radioactive sources versus linear accelerators for cancer care and puts cancer control using both methods into context in the case of Zambia.
On 9-10 March 2021, the VCDNP held a virtual workshop to discuss these issues and provide a platform to share national experiences in the implementation of the Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM).
VCDNP Non-Resident Senior Fellow John Carlson has authored a new study in cooperation with UNIDIR on nuclear verification questions related to a Middle East zone free of weapons of mass destruction.
On 24 November 2020, the VCDNP convened a high-level panel to discuss the challenges and opportunities related to expanding peaceful uses of nuclear science and technologies.
The VCDNP held its third workshop in cooperation with the NNSA focused on unique challenges and benefits that emerging and advanced technologies pose to nuclear safeguards and export controls.
VCDNP Research Associate Noah Mayhew details the history of safeguards at the State level through the lens of safeguards terminology in this new VCDNP Occasional Paper.
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