NNSA's Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation has awarded $50 million in cooperative agreements to two university consortia to support the basic science that underlies its nuclear security and nonproliferation missions.

NNSA in partnership with Argonne National Laboratory and Sound Made Public, released “Sharing the Atom: NPT Talk,” a podcast exploring the role of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in supporting and enabling civil nuclear commerce.
International Conference on Nuclear Security offers opportunity to highlight successes and map a safe, carbon-free future for the world

On May 23, 2024, the United Kingdom and the United States co-sponsored an event at the IAEA International Conference on Nuclear Security to encourage States to improve the security of nuclear materials in transit.

The United States and Australia have signed a memorandum of understanding to enable more effective collaboration in nuclear security and nonproliferation at the IAEA’s International Conference on Nuclear Security on May 22, 2024.

NNSA’s Office of International Nuclear Security hosted an event highlighting U.S. support for nuclear security capacity building for future nuclear power programs at the International Atomic Energy Agency’s International Conference for Nuclear Security (ICONS) in Vienna on May 21, 2024.

NNSA’s Office of Global Material Security co-hosted an event with Belgium’s Agency for Nuclear Control at the International Atomic Energy Agency’s International Conference on Nuclear Security to raise awareness about insider threat mitigation.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafeal M. Grossi presented the final International Physical Protection Advisory Service (IPPAS) report to the Department of Energy Deputy Secretary David Turk in a formal ceremony at the International Conference on Nuclear Security (ICONS) in Vienna.
Leaders from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the European Commission (EC) made a Joint Statement on Enhancing Radioactive Source Security this week at the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) International Conference on Nuclear Security.

Meet Gurcharan Gill. She's always found international relations interesting, then she learned about nuclear security and was truly captivated. In her NNSA fellowship, she's gotten to experience both, taking risks even when it may seem scary.