As part of the "Governing the Atom" brief series, VCDNP Senior Fellow Dr. Sarah Case Lackner provides a succinct overview of the purpose, history, and functioning of the International Conferences on Nuclear Security (ICONS).
The VCDNP hosted a panel discussion to discuss key findings of the 2023 NTI Nuclear Threat Index, which is warning against neglecting nuclear security in a rapidly changing risk environment.
The VCDNP hosted a side event at the 2023 NPT Preparatory Committee meeting focused on IAEA coordinated research projects and expanding access to the benefits of ionising radiation.
In a side event held on the margins of the NPT Preparatory Committee meeting in Vienna experts and senior officials discussed the origins and implementation of the IAEA’s Seven Pillars for Nuclear Safety and Security.
The VCDNP organised a panel to discuss the experience of nuclear regulators in Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, and Malaysia in addressing nuclear safety and security and the support provided to them by the IAEA.
On 15 June 2022, the VCDNP and CNS held a high level diplomatic workshop ahead of the Tenth NPT Review Conference with a particular focus on the non-proliferation and peaceful uses pillars.
A delegation of VCDNP experts took part in the first Conference of States Parties to the CPPNM and its Amendment, including official conference sessions and side events.
On 29 March 2022, the VCDNP hosted a hybrid side event at the Conference of the Parties to the Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (A/CPPNM) with Ambassador Bonnie D. Jenkins.
On 3 March 2022, the VCDNP hosted a virtual panel discussion entitled “Towards a Successful A/CPPNM Review Conference,” featuring high-level experts including the Co-Presidents Designate.
A new VCDNP fact sheet provides an overview of the Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, touching on key questions for the Convention’s 2022 Review Conference.
The VCDNP has published a new report that examines the impact of the CPPNM’s Amendment on States Parties and what measures would facilitate its effective implementation and universality.
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.
Resulting from a series of three workshops held between April 2019 to November 2020, the VCDNP compiled a recommendation paper on work that could be done in order to strengthen nuclear safeguards and export controls in managing new challenges posed by advanced nuclear and emerging technologies.
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