view as pdf (preferred for reading charts and end notes) Public Testimony for the Record FY 2021 House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies FY 2021 Public Witness Hearing March 31, 2020 Testimony: Nickolas Roth, Director, Nuclear Security Program, Stimson Center Matthew Bunn, Professor of Practice, Harvard University William […]
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In the News–The Japan Times Editorial Board: Review the nation’s quest for a nuclear fuel cycle
The uncertain fate of the spent mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel removed from two nuclear power reactors in western Japan last month — for the first time since the commercial use of plutonium-uranium fuel in light water reactors began about a decade ago — is yet another sign of the stalemate over the government’s nuclear fuel cycle […]
In the News: U.S. delays ban on licenses for bomb-grade uranium exports for two years
The U.S. Energy Department has waived a ban on licenses for the export of weapons-grade uranium for making medical isotopes, which critics said raises proliferation risks and undermines companies that are converting to safer materials. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette said in a letter to the top members of the U.S. House of Representatives energy […]
New Project—Radioactive Sources: Applications and Alternative Technologies
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will appoint an ad hoc committee of experts to examine domestic and international developments in radioactive source applications and feasible alternative technologies. In addition, the assessment will use criteria to assess the overall technical feasibility and maturity of those technologies, including the Department of Energy Technology Readiness […]
In the News—NNSA administrator: The US and nuclear threat reduction
In October, U.S. special operations forces launched the daring raid in Syria that killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. This operation brought justice to a brutal murderer and marked an important victory in the war against jihadist terrorist groups. Yet, if the last two decades have taught us anything, it is that killing or […]
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