Research Analyst Samuel Hickey was quoted in a WhoWhatWhy article discussing the potential revival of the Iran nuclear deal. “The key benefit of the JCPOA is simply that it would allow the international community to determine if Iran were pursuing a nuclear bomb with enough time to be able to come up with a diplomatic […]
Non-Proliferation: Steps on the Path
By John Erath Earlier this month, the Center held its Annual Conference on the theme “Arms Control in a Divided America.” One of the distinguished speakers was Ambassador Susan Burk, who spoke of the advantages of bipartisanship she observed over a long career of government service. Ambassador Burk noted that much of her work was in the traditionally bipartisan […]
Fact Sheet: Low-Enriched Uranium for Naval Reactors
Congress is considering whether to continue research that started in 2016 into using low-enriched uranium (LEU) to replace weapon-grade highly-enriched uranium (HEU) to fuel naval nuclear propulsion reactors. Such a switch would reduce risks of nuclear proliferation and avoid the need to restart production of weapons-grade uranium for the first time since 1992. Rapidly Closing […]
Can the Iran nuclear deal be saved?
Research Analyst Samuel Hickey was quoted in a Vox article about the challenges to reaching an agreement on a possible revival of the Iran nuclear deal. Iran will likely argue that the United States is the one that blew the deal up, and Tehran stayed in compliance for a year, so it’s up to the […]
Fact Sheet: Congress’ Options on Civil Nuclear Waste Disposal
The disposal of commercial spent nuclear fuel is an environmental and economic responsibility for the United States government. Successive administrations have failed to find a solution since the nuclear chain-reaction was envisioned for civilian energy generation in 1946. Through the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (NWPA), Congress assigned the management and disposal of spent nuclear fuel to the […]
