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Title: Meeting Summary of Kitchen Cabinet on Financial Due Diligence to Reduce Proliferation Risks

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1329455· OSTI ID:1329455
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  1. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory convened the Kitchen Cabinet (KC) to facilitate a candid discussion about the role of financial institutions (FIs) in antiproliferation efforts to reduce nuclear proliferation risks by identifying suspicious business transactions and exports when making lending or insurance decisions. The meeting brought together a group of export control specialists, largely representatives from the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Participating Governments (PGs) and finance experts representing banks and insurance companies. By assembling a KC of experts, the group could understand what suspicious transactions look like from each other’s perspectives and better inform each of their operations. The goal was to develop red flags FIs could use to identify suspicious proliferation-related transactions and to help governments gain a clearer picture of proliferation using financial information.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
1329455
Report Number(s):
PNNL-25676; DN4004030; TRN: US1700373
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English