Posts with Tag: IAEA

The Current Landscape of Peaceful Uses and Nuclear Security

18 December 2020 •

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.

Workshop #3 on Advanced Nuclear and Emerging Technologies: Implications for Nuclear Safeguards and Export Controls

15 December 2020 •

Event Reports

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.

A Lexical History of the State-Level Concept and Issues for Today

14 December 2020 •

Nuclear Safeguards, Publications, Reports and Papers

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.

Rebuilding the Vienna Spirit through Russian-US Dialogue on Safeguards

19 November 2020 •

Nuclear Safeguards, Publications, Reports and Papers

US and Russian experts, including VCDNP Non-Resident Senior Fellow John Carlson, call for mutual cooperation to bolster IAEA non-proliferation efforts in a new joint report, published by NTI and CENESS.

The Contribution of Innovative Nuclear Technology to Sustainable Agriculture

12 November 2020 •

Peaceful Uses, Publications, Reports and Papers

A new case study authored by VCDNP Senior Research Associate Ingrid Kirsten details the contribution nuclear science and technologies make to agricultural development, including the case of Bangladesh's work in plant mutation breeding using nuclear techniques.

2020 NTI Nuclear Security Index: Results and Recommendations

15 October 2020 •

Event Reports

How strong is international nuclear security architecture? How can countries strengthen nuclear security? To address these questions, the VCDNP and NTI held a webinar with Ambassador Laura Holgate (ret.), Samantha Neakrase and Jack Brosnan on the results and recommendations from the 2020 NTI Nuclear Security Index and their relevance to Vienna-issues.

The Impact of SMRs on Non-Proliferation and IAEA Safeguards

2 September 2020 •

Non-Proliferation, Nuclear Safeguards, Publications, Reports and Papers

Small modular reactors promise affordable, safe, climate-conscious sources of energy for the world, says Nicole Virgili. In her new paper, she examines challenges and opportunities posed by new reactor designs to safeguards and non-proliferation.

The Problem with the Saudi Nuclear Program

13 August 2020 •

Commentary, Non-Proliferation, Nuclear Safeguards, Publications

In light of recent reports, VCDNP Research Associate Noah Mayhew argues that the international community's focus on Saudi's nuclear energy program should be on IAEA safeguards.

The IAEA’s Response to COVID-19: Mitigating the Global Pandemic and Maintaining Safeguards Accountability

20 July 2020 •

Event Reports

How are the IAEA and Member States responding to the COVID crisis? How are safeguards practices maintained in the face of the pandemic? IAEA DG Grossi, Philippines Ambassador Natividad and UK Ambassador Hall answer these questions in the VCDNP's latest webinar, recording included.

Virtual Education: IAEA Safeguards, the NPT and Geospatial Analysis

27 May 2020 •

Event Reports

Experts from the VCDNP and CNS presented to students at the second MEPhI Science Diplomacy School dedicated to “The NPT: Preserving the Legacy.”

IAEA Safeguards as the NPT’s Verification Mechanism

12 May 2020 •

Non-Proliferation, Nuclear Safeguards, Publications, Reports and Papers

VCDNP Non-Resident Senior Fellow John Carlson, with Vladimir Kuchinov and Thomas Shea, examine the vital role of IAEA safeguards in the NPT in their new paper published by NTI.

Meeting the Growing Safeguards Burden

20 April 2020 •

Nuclear Safeguards, Publications, Reports and Papers

VCDNP Research Associate Noah Mayhew and CNS Washington Executive Director Ian Stewart published an article in The Nonproliferation Review on IAEA safeguards.

VCDNP Fact Sheet on Material Out of Regulatory Control and Preventing Cross-Border Trafficking

15 April 2020 •

Briefs and Factsheets, Nuclear Security, Peaceful Uses, Publications

A new VCDNP fact sheet highlights the benefits of nuclear technologies for the prevention of illicit trafficking while facilitating trade.

IAEA Safeguards in North Korea: Possible Verification Roles and Mandates

19 March 2020 •

Non-Proliferation, Nuclear Safeguards, Publications, Reports and Papers

VCDNP Senior Fellow John Carlson published a report with Stimson Center's 38 North project focused on possible approaches for the IAEA to conduct verification activities in the DPRK.

Friends with Enemies: Neutrality and Non-Alignment

10 March 2020 •

Event Reports

On 2-3 March 2020, VCDNP Senior Fellows Angela Kane and Nikolai Sokov participated in the International Institute for Peace (IIP) conference entitled "Friends with Enemies: Neutrality and Non-Alignment Then and Now."

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