Nonproliferation Articles and Press Releases
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February 7, 2023In January, NNSA Principal Deputy Administrator Frank Rose visited Europe, where he met with senior officials to discuss nuclear and radiological security, emergency preparedness and response, nuclear nonproliferation, and cooperative support.National Nuclear Security Administration
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Press ReleasesFebruary 1, 2023The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration announced the establishment of a $25 million cooperative agreement with a University of Florida-led consortium of 16 universities for research in nuclear forensics.National Nuclear Security Administration
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Press ReleasesJanuary 13, 2023NNSA and DOE's Office of Environmental Management completed the first shipment of downblended surplus plutonium transuranic (TRU) material from K-Area at the Savannah River Site to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico in December.National Nuclear Security Administration
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January 12, 2023The Department of Energy published a Final Rule in the Federal Register strengthening the Department’s ability to enforce regulations governing exports of unclassified civil nuclear technology.National Nuclear Security Administration
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December 30, 2022The director of the International Data Centre Division at the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization recently visited the Washington, D.C., area to discuss U.S. support for her agency and its mission.National Nuclear Security Administration
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Press ReleasesDecember 16, 2022NNSA published a Notice of Availability in the Federal Register Dec. 16, 2022, announcing the availability of the draft Surplus Plutonium Disposition Program Environmental Impact Statement for comment.National Nuclear Security Administration
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November 28, 2022Once approved by regulators, the new facility will significantly increase domestic production capability for isotope used to fight heart disease and cancerNational Nuclear Security Administration
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November 18, 2022The Mobile Packaging Program teams must be prepared to adapt to whatever they encounter when they carry out a material recovery mission in an unpredictable environment. So the program conducts regular training exercises.National Nuclear Security Administration
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Press ReleasesNovember 18, 2022NNSA partnered with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) to exercise two rapid response capabilities critical to national security: the Mobile Uranium and Mobile Plutonium Facilities.National Nuclear Security Administration
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November 16, 2022The DOE/NNSA Mobile Packaging Program has evolved over time as a result of lessons learned from exercises and real-world missions to recover nuclear material.National Nuclear Security Administration