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Public Policy & Nuclear Threats Boot Camp
IGCC Now Accepting Applications
July 6-16, 2014
UC San Diego
The Public Policy & Nuclear Threats Boot Camp is a multidisciplinary approach to bridging science and public policy. Join professionals, graduate and PhD students, and postdocs for 10 days of lectures, discussion, and simulation exercises with nuclear science and policy experts from academia, national labs, government, and international organizations.
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U.N. Atomic Chief Intends to Advance
Probe into Iran Nuclear Efforts
Diane Barnes, Global Security Newswire
January 24, 2014
The U.N. nuclear watchdog agency chief on Friday said he hopes to unveil new steps in a long-stalled investigation into Iran's nuclear program in March.
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Introductory Statement to IAEA Board of Governors
General Yukiya Amano. IAEA DirectorJanuary 24, 2014
On 24 November 2013, China, France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States agreed on a Joint Plan of Action with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The Plan is aimed at achieving "a mutually-agreed long-term comprehensive solution that would ensure Iran's nuclear programme will be exclusively peaceful." Iran is to undertake a series of "voluntary measures" over a period of six months.
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Who's Winning the Y-12/Pantex Protest Pause?
Frank Mungor, Atomic City UndergroundJanuary 23, 2014
As folks are undoubtedly aware, the consolidated management contract for Y-12 and Pantex remains on hold pending the outcome of a protest review at the Government Accountability Office and decision by the National Nuclear Security Administration on how to move forward. The original contract award was made to Consolidated Nuclear Security, a team headed by Bechtel National, on Jan. 8, 2013.
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Return Arms-Grade Plutonium: U.S.
The Japan Times
January 27, 2014
Washington has been pressing Tokyo to return over 300 kg of mostly weapons-grade plutonium given to Japan for research purposes during the Cold War era, Japanese and U.S. government sources said Sunday.
President Barack Obama's administration, which is keen to ensure nuclear security, wants Japan to return the plutonium supplied for use as nuclear fuel in a fast critical assembly in Tokai, Ibaraki Prefecture, the sources said.
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A Nuclear Energy Program that Benefits the Iranian People
Siegfried S. Hecker and Abbas Milani, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
January 21, 2014
The election of President Hassan Rouhani and external economic pressure brought about the breakthrough interim nuclear deal with Iran that went into effect this week. A long-term resolution of the Iranian nuclear standoff, however, will require both Iran and the world's major powers to alter past approaches.
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Jordanian Minister Says Atomic Energy a 'Strategic Option'
Ariel Ben Solomon, The Jerusalem Post
January 22, 2014
Jordan is considering a peaceful nuclear program as a "strategic option," Minister of State for Media Affairs Muhammad al-Momani said.
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