Andrew Newman PhD
Senior Director for Nuclear Fuel Cycle Activities
A New Approach to the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
The Nuclear Threat Initiative and the CSIS Proliferation Prevention Program launched the New Approaches to the Fuel Cycle (NAFC) project to develop an integrated approach to nuclear supply and demand that would improve the robustness of the nonproliferation regime without dampening the sustainability of nuclear energy. At this event, the authors will discuss the strategy.
- CSIS, 1616 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036
Every generation or so, experts debate whether we need to do more to control the technologies that can be used to make fissile material for nuclear weapons or for peaceful nuclear energy. Most recently, concerns about capabilities in Iran and North Korea have raised the question: Is the current approach on the fuel cycle — leaving uranium enrichment and spent fuel reprocessing capabilities in the hands of national governments — too risky on proliferation and security grounds?
In early 2011, the Nuclear Threat Initiative and the CSIS Proliferation Prevention Program launched the New Approaches to the Fuel Cycle (NAFC) project to develop an integrated approach to nuclear supply and demand that would improve the robustness of the nonproliferation regime without dampening the sustainability of nuclear energy. Drawing from industry, government, and NGO community expertise in the United States and abroad, the NAFC project is the first comprehensive approach to managing nuclear energy that would address "future Irans," seeking to close gaps in the system that allow the spread of sensitive fuel cycle technologies and enable states to produce weapons-usable nuclear material.
Speakers include: Dr. John Hamre, President, CEO, and Pritzker Chair, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Ms. Joan Rohlfing, President and COO, Nuclear Threat Initiative, Ms. Sharon Squassoni, Director and Senior Fellow, Proliferation Prevention Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Dr. Andrew Newman, Senior Program Officer, Material Security and Minimization, Nuclear Threat Initiative, and Dr. Everett Redmond, Senior Director, Policy Development, Nuclear Energy Institute.
Please join us on March 12th from 9:00-10:30 a.m. at CSIS to discuss the findings of the NAFC project, its recommended "best practices," and their role in ensuring a secure and sustainable nuclear future.
TWITTER: Follow the event at @CSIS_PPP
Please RSVP to the Proliferation Prevention Program at [email protected] or 202-741-3921.
