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  • Updating Nonproliferation Criteria for U.S. Nuclear Trade
    ACA Events
    May 16, 2012

    Prepared Comments by Daryl G. Kimball for Nonproliferation Policy Education Center and the Foreign Policy Initiative Forum on “Tightening Nuclear Nonproliferation Rules: What Congress’ Role Should Be”
    May 16, 2012
  • Iran to Boost 20%-Enriched Uranium Output
    Arms Control Today
    July 7, 2011

    Iran announced that it would triple its production of uranium enriched to 20 percent, increasing concerns that it is trying to get closer to producing material that can be used for nuclear weapons.
  • Iran’s First Power Reactor Goes Critical
    Arms Control Today
    June 2, 2011

    After decades of delays, Iran’s first nuclear power reactor, built by Russian state company Atomstroyexport, began operations May 8. Spent fuel from the reactor is to be sent to Russia.
  • Iran Says It Needs More 20%-Enriched Fuel
    Arms Control Today
    May 3, 2011

    Iran says that it will continue to produce 20 percent-enriched uranium for reactors it intends to build, a move likely to complicate international efforts to address Tehran’s nuclear program.

     
  • Pyroprocessing Is Reprocessing: U.S. Official
    Arms Control Today
    April 4, 2011

    A spent fuel treatment process that South Korea is developing has proliferation risks similar to those of traditional spent fuel reprocessing, a State Department official said.

  • Chinese-Pakistani Reactor Deal Moves Ahead
    Arms Control Today
    April 4, 2011

     

    A planned civilian nuclear deal between China and Pakistan is moving to completion although it has prompted concerns within the Nuclear Suppliers Group.

     
  • Syria Allows Uranium Plant Inspection
    Arms Control Today
    April 4, 2011

     

    Syria has given the International Atomic Energy Agency access to a facility linked to the country’s nuclear program, but the agency and the U.S. government say Damascus must do more to address concerns about suspected undeclared activities.

     
  • Iran Prepares Improved Centrifuges
    Arms Control Today
    April 4, 2011

    Iran apparently is on the verge of starting full-scale testing of more powerful centrifuges, but a senior U.S. official and other experts said Tehran would not necessarily be able to produce and use those machines in large quantities.
  • The Stockpile’s Steward: An Interview With NNSA Administrator Thomas D’Agostino
    Arms Control Today
    April 4, 2011

    The head of the National Nuclear Security Administration talks about the NNSA’s nuclear weapons and nonproliferation work, covering a range of topics that includes plutonium pit production, warhead life extension programs, scaled experiments, plutonium disposition, and efforts to reduce and secure vulnerable nuclear materials at civilian sites around the world.
  • N. Korea Judged to Have More Enrichment Sites
    Arms Control Today
    March 3, 2011

    North Korea probably has multiple uranium enrichment-related facilities, U.S. intelligence officials said, following North Korea’s decision to reveal one such facility last year.