November 10, 2022
U.S. and Japan strengthen nuclear security ties at 11th Nuclear Security Working Group
The U.S.-Japan Nuclear Security Working Group convened for its 11th meeting this week in Tokyo.
November 3, 2022
Leader of Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Organization visits Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Dr. Robert Floyd, Executive Secretary of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (or CTBTO PrepCom), recently visited Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
October 18, 2022
NNSA Principal Deputy Administrator visits Tajikistan
NNSA Principal Deputy Administrator Rose Praises Strong U.S.-Tajikistan Partnership on Nuclear Security and Nonproliferation
October 14, 2022
Top NNSA Leaders Visit Kazakhstan, Discuss Continued Security, Nuclear Nonproliferation Cooperation
NNSA Administrator and Principal Deputy Administrator Praise U.S.-Kazakhstan Collaboration on Nuclear Security and Nonproliferation
September 28, 2022
U.S. Departments of Commerce, Energy, and State Partner with Singapore and Japan to deliver the 10th annual Joint Industry Outreach Seminar on Strategic Trade Management
Several governments and U.S. federal agencies came together in Singapore to discuss strategic trade controls best practices and highlight updates to export control laws and regulations across the region.
September 27, 2022
NNSA and Japan commit to convert Japan’s last research reactor that uses highly enriched uranium
NNSA and Japan agree to convert the Kindai University Teaching and Research Reactor (UTR-KINKI) from highly enriched uranium to low-enriched uranium fuel and to return all HEU to the United States.
August 19, 2022
NNSA reallocates $10 million at IAEA to support peaceful uses and help fight cancer around the world
DOE/NNSA announced that it had reallocated about $10 million (€10 million) no longer needed for the International Atomic Energy Agency 's Low Enriched Uranium Fuel Bank to instead support peaceful uses assistance and fight cancer.
August 15, 2022
NNSA’s Hruby visits South Korea to discuss national security, nonproliferation, and nuclear security issues
NNSA Administrator Hruby wrapped up her visit to East Asia Saturday with a trip to South Korea. She discussed national defense, nuclear nonproliferation, and nuclear security with her counterparts and visited key scientific organizations.
August 11, 2022
NNSA Administrator visits Japan, announces nonproliferation milestone, and discusses nuclear security cooperation
Jill Hruby, NNSA Administrator, completed a productive visit to Japan on Thursday where she met with U.S. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel, discussed nuclear security and nonproliferation cooperation with Japan’s leaders, visited Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Museum.
August 9, 2022
45 kilograms of highly enriched uranium safely removed from Japan and returned to the United States
Fulfilling a commitment made at the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit, NNSA and Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) announced the removal of all highly enriched uranium from the Kyoto University Critical Assembly.