Future of the Nuclear Security Environment in 2015: Proceedings of a Russian-U.S. Workshop

FrontMatter......Page 2
PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 8
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 11
CONTENTS......Page 12
OVERVIEW OF U.S.–RUSSIAN PARTNERSHIP AND PERCEPTIONS OF THE THREAT ENVIRONMENT......Page 16
LEADERSHIP THROUGH PARTNERSHIP: A VISION FOR THE 2015 NUCLEAR SECURITY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION......Page 18
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF RUSSIAN–U.S. COOPERATION IN THE NUCLEAR ARENA: A REVIEW OF OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS......Page 28
ACCUMULATED EXPERIENCE THROUGH LONG-TERM COOPERATION: APPLYING LESSONS LEARNED FROM U.S.–RUSSIAN MPC&A PROGRAMS......Page 42
THE EXPERIENCE OF RUSSIA AND THE UNITED STATES IN COOPERATION ON PROTECTION, CONTROL, AND ACCOUNTING OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS......Page 44
MATERIAL PROTECTION, CONTROL, AND ACCOUNTING:LESSONS LEARNED APPLIED TO UNITED STATES AND RUSSIAN NUCLEAR SECURITY COOPERATION IN 2015......Page 52
THE KOLA TRAINING AND TECHNICAL CENTER OF THE RUSSIAN NAVY......Page 64
PARTNERSHIP IN THE GLOBAL CONTEXT OF THE 21ST CENTURY: A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY......Page 72
ASSURANCES OF SUPPLY VS. PROLIFERATION: A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY......Page 74
FULL PARTNERSHIP: SHARING STRATEGIC, MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES......Page 84
THE SALIENT NEED TO DEVELOP NEW APPROACHES TO ADDRESS NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROLIFERATION ISSUES......Page 86
MINIMIZING CIVIL HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM STOCKS BY 2015: A FORWARD-LOOKING ASSESSMENT OF U.S.–RUSSIAN COOPERATION......Page 104
COST-SHARING ARRANGEMENTS IN INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION: THE CRDF EXPERIENCE......Page 120
A NUCLEAR RENAISSANCE: EXPANDING NUCLEAR ENERGY AND ASSOCIATED SECURITY CHALLENGES......Page 126
INTERNATIONAL URANIUM ENRICHMENT CENTER IN ANGARSK: A WAY TO ENSURE THE SECURITY OF NUCLEAR FUEL SUPPLY AND NON-PROLIFERATION......Page 128
NUCLEAR POWER OF FAST REACTORS: A NEW START......Page 140
LEGAL ASPECTS OF NEGOTIATION, ENTRY INTO FORCE, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF PEACEFUL USE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY......Page 150
PROSPECTS FOR RUSSIA-U.S. COOPERATION IN THE AREA OF NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION IN THE CONTEXT OF PROBLEMS ARISING FROM A NUCLEAR POWER RENAISSANCE......Page 160
CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO TOMORROW’S CHALLENGES: OPPORTUNITIES FOR BI-LATERAL AND MULTI-LATERAL COOPERATION......Page 166
NUCLEAR TERRORISM THREATS AND RESPONSES......Page 168
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIP RELATIONSHIPS: FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES, PROMISING DIRECTIONS AND METHODS OF RUSSIAN–AMERICAN COLLABORATION IN THE FIELD OF NON-PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS......Page 178
U.S. AND RUSSIAN COLLABORATION IN THE AREA OF NUCLEAR FORENSICS......Page 194
MAXIMIZING U.S.–RUSSIAN NUCLEAR SECURITY COOPERATION IN 2015: LEGAL OBSTACLES AND OPPORTUNITIES......Page 218
NUCLEAR SECURITY AND NON-PROLIFERATION FOR THE COMING DECADES: COOPERATION IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT......Page 230
NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION AND NUCLEAR ARMS CONTROL......Page 232
APPROACHES TO REDUCING THE RISK OF NUCLEAR MULTI-POLARITY......Page 244
NUCLEAR SECURITY IN 2015: THE CASE OF NORTH KOREA......Page 252
BUILDING PARTNERSHIP ON THE STRENGTH OFEXPERIENCE: TRENDS, PRIORITIES, AND TOOLS FOR CONTINUED RUSSIAN-U.S. COOPERATION......Page 260
BUILDING PARTNERSHIP ON THE STRENGTH OF EXPERIENCE: TRENDS, PRIORITIES, TOOLS FOR CONTINUED RUSSIAN–U.S. COOPERATION......Page 262
LIST OF ACRONYMS......Page 270
APPENDIX A: AGENDA......Page 276
APPENDIX B: PARTICIPANTS LIST......Page 280
APPENDIX C: JOINT NATIONAL ACADEMIES’/RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES’ COMMITTEE BIOGRAPHIES......Page 282
APPENDIX D: JOINT STATEMENTS BY PRESIDENTS VLADIMIR V. PUTIN AND GEORGE W. BUSH AND INTERNATIONAL STATEMENTS ON NUCLEAR SECURITY......Page 287
APPENDIX E: AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION FOR COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF PEACEFUL USES OF NUCLEAR ENERGY......Page 314