United States support of the republics of the Former Soviet Union
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States)
- Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
In September 1991, the US proposed joint technical cooperation with the republics of the Former Soviet Union (FSU) on the safe and secure storage, transportation and dismantlement of nuclear weapons. In November 1991, Congress enacted the Nunn-Lugar legislation providing US funds to support cooperative programs with the FSU in seven technical areas including the area of material control and accounting (MC and A) and physical protection. The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the US Department of Energy (DOE) are leading the US efforts in this area. The objective of these programs is to assist, the FSU republics in improving their safeguards capabilities to effectively protect nuclear material and facilities. Each bilateral program will result in the establishment of a national safeguards regulatory system for each republic including regulations, licensing and inspection procedures, and a national information system, as well as the installation of model systems. The model systems will facilitate implementation of the national system, and will also be used for training for technology transfers to other sites. The NRC is responsible for the regulatory aspects, while DOE is responsible for the facility implementation, as well as the national information system and technical support. The program plan calls for completion of the US effort in five years. This paper describes the elements of a national regulatory system and the strategy for assisting the FSU republics with its implementation.
- OSTI ID:
- 61382
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-930749--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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