Publications

A FEW THOUGHTS ON A PATH FORWARD FOR U.S. ENERGY AND CLIMATE POLICY

There is great concern about the direction the Trump Administration and Republican Congress will take on climate policy. Its first consequential decision on the international front could be what to do about the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. The Administration’s pronouncements about Paris have been ambiguous, but many fear it will scuttle the treaty. We…
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NONPROLIFERATION, NUCLEAR SECURITY AND ADVANCED REACTORS

Kenneth Luongo, President of PGS, spoke at the Third Way Advanced Reactor Summit in Washington DC on February 21. He addressed the need to take action to ensure that all advanced reactor designs minimize nuclear security and proliferation concerns and that none will contribute to global nuclear insecurity.
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WE NEED NUCLEAR TO SERIOUSLY ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE

If the first thing you think of when you hear the word “nuclear” is the Simpsons, then the global challenge of limiting climate change is going to be tough. Nuclear power offers numerous energy, health, and environmental benefits, but it is more often associated with danger and Homer Simpson. As the global community moves to…
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NUCLEAR SECURITY CHECKLIST RESULTS: DEMONSTRATING IMPLEMENTATION OF IAEA INFORMATION CIRCULAR 869

In 2014, the Strengthening Nuclear Security Implementation initiative transitioned from a Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) product to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Information Circular 869 (INFCIRC/869). It has the support of 38 states that have committed to fully implement the IAEA’s nuclear and radiological security documents, continuously improve national and operators’ systems, and ensure that…
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