Nuclear Safeguards and Security Education at Russian Universities
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Energy is assisting key Russian universities in developing safeguards and security degree programs to prepare the next generation of specialists who will be responsible for protecting nuclear material from illicit use. These programs include course and laboratory work in nuclear material measurements, vulnerability analysis, exterior and interior sensors, and legal aspects of nuclear nonproliferation. Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (MEPhI) has graduated nine classes of master’s students, most of who are working in government agencies, research organizations, or pursuing their PhD. With DOE support, MEPhI has also established a 5½-year engineering degree program in safeguards and security. This is a hands-on degree that more closely meets the needs of nuclear facilities. The first class graduated in February 2007, marking a major milestone in Russian nonproliferation education. A second engineering degree program has been established at Tomsk Polytechnic University and is designed to reach those students east of the Ural Mountains, where many nuclear facilities are located. The first class will graduate in February 2009. This paper describes current development of these education programs, new initiatives, and sustainability efforts to ensure their continued viability after DOE support ends. The paper also describes general nonproliferation education activities supported bymore »
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 981593
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-59734
NN5004010; TRN: US1004229
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Proceedings of the International Conference on Facility Operations - Safeguards Interface, March 30-April 4, 2008, Portland, Oregon, Paper No. 35
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; COMPLEMENT; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES; ENERGY; ENGINEERING; INTERFACES; LEGAL ASPECTS; MATERIALS; MEETINGS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; PHYSICS; PROCEEDINGS; PROLIFERATION; SAFEGUARDS; SECURITY; SUPPORTS; URALS; VIABILITY; VULNERABILITY; nuclear; safeguards; education; university; nonproliferation; Russia
Citation Formats
Killinger, Mark H, Goodey, Kent O, Butler, Gilbert W, and Duncan, Cristen L. Nuclear Safeguards and Security Education at Russian Universities. United States: N. p., 2008.
Web.
Killinger, Mark H, Goodey, Kent O, Butler, Gilbert W, & Duncan, Cristen L. Nuclear Safeguards and Security Education at Russian Universities. United States.
Killinger, Mark H, Goodey, Kent O, Butler, Gilbert W, and Duncan, Cristen L. 2008.
"Nuclear Safeguards and Security Education at Russian Universities". United States.
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abstractNote = {The U.S. Department of Energy is assisting key Russian universities in developing safeguards and security degree programs to prepare the next generation of specialists who will be responsible for protecting nuclear material from illicit use. These programs include course and laboratory work in nuclear material measurements, vulnerability analysis, exterior and interior sensors, and legal aspects of nuclear nonproliferation. Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (MEPhI) has graduated nine classes of master’s students, most of who are working in government agencies, research organizations, or pursuing their PhD. With DOE support, MEPhI has also established a 5½-year engineering degree program in safeguards and security. This is a hands-on degree that more closely meets the needs of nuclear facilities. The first class graduated in February 2007, marking a major milestone in Russian nonproliferation education. A second engineering degree program has been established at Tomsk Polytechnic University and is designed to reach those students east of the Ural Mountains, where many nuclear facilities are located. The first class will graduate in February 2009. This paper describes current development of these education programs, new initiatives, and sustainability efforts to ensure their continued viability after DOE support ends. The paper also describes general nonproliferation education activities supported by DOE that complement the more technical safeguards and security education programs.},
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