Results and experience of 10 years of US-Ukraine cooperation in the MPC&A field at the Kiev Institute for Nuclear Research
- Viktor I.
- Ivan N.
- Vladimir I.
- Olena P.
- Phil
- Sarah
- George
- Gregory A.
The Institute for Nuclear Research of the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine was the first Ukrainian organization to begin the implementation of Agreements of October 25 and December 18, 1993 between Ukraine and the US. Over a relatively short period of time and with the financial, technical and methodological assistance of the US DOE, the Institute for Nuclear Research was able to develop a modern system of physical protection of nuclear materials and its Research Reactor. The rapid progress of this work was aided by the diligence of the US-Ukraine group (Argonne and Sandia National Labs and the Institute for Nuclear Research) under the supervision of George Kuzmycz, a US DOE employee, and prompt resolution of numerous issues by the government authorities of the USA and Ukraine. The fresh fuel and nuclear materials storage were established in full compliance with international requirements. A modern MC&A system was developed at the Institute for Nuclear Research with the US assistance as well. The experience gained during the work with the Institute for Nuclear Research was used successfully by the US and Ukrainian parties at other nuclear facilities of Ukraine. The advanced training of Ukrainian specialists organized by the US DOE has played a very important role in the efficient use of the US Government assistance. Later on the Training Center for Physical Protection, Control and Accounting of Nuclear Material, named in honor of the late George Kuzmycz, was established at the Institute for Nuclear Research with the US assistance as well. The example of KINR allows us to say that US-Ukrainian cooperation and US MPC&A assistance to Ukraine has been implemented successfully and significant contributions have been made to the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons. Along with this, we, at the KINR and its GKTC realize, that there is great deal of work ahead of us that we need to do in order to make our modest contribution into the implementation of the nuclear weapons non-proliferation activity, which is the most acute and important world problem of today.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 977762
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-04-4832; TRN: US1003715
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Submitted to: 45th Annual INMM Meeting, Orlando, FL, July 18-22, 2004
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Continuous Efforts to Develop the National System for Material Control and Accounting Training at the George Kuzmycz Training Center
George Kuzmycz Training Center : 5 years of American-Ukrainian efforts in the field of material control and accounting
Related Subjects
45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
COMPLIANCE
IMPLEMENTATION
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
PHYSICAL PROTECTION
PROLIFERATION
RESEARCH REACTORS
RESOLUTION
STORAGE
TRAINING
UKRAINE
UKRAINIAN ORGANIZATIONS
US DOE