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Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Program: Partnership for Nuclear Threat Reduction (PNTR) Program – Countering Malign Nuclear Security and Nonproliferation Impacts of Aggressive Russian and Chinese Civil Nuclear Reactor Experts

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Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Program: Partnership for Nuclear Threat Reduction (PNTR) Program – Countering Malign Nuclear Security and Nonproliferation Impacts of Aggressive Russian and Chinese Civil Nuclear Reactor Experts

The program works to counter and prevent the damaging nonproliferation and nuclear security impacts of aggressive civil nuclear reactor exports by great power competitors and to prevent states and terrorist groups from diverting or acquiring nuclear material, technology, or expertise. This new line of effort is launching capacity-building with potential nuclear power newcomer countries, with a particular emphasis on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and other advanced reactor designs, to impede great power rivals’ nuclear reactor exports and their malign nonproliferation and nuclear security impacts.

These efforts include:

  • Strengthening awareness and promulgating best practices and other sub-regulatory measures for nuclear nonproliferation, security, and safety in connection with future Small Modular Reactor (SMR) and other advanced reactor deployments in partner countries;
  • Developing national and regional approaches to counter the malign nonproliferation, nuclear security, and safety impacts associated with current and future Floating Nuclear Power Plant (FNPP) deployments by Russia and China;
  • Providing capacity-building webinars, asynchronous remote learning, national workshops, regional symposia, and study tours to nuclear technical communities, regulatory authorities, university partners, and early-career nuclear professionals in partner countries for the aforementioned areas; and
  • Engaging a range of diverse national, regional, and local stakeholders in potential nuclear power newcomer countries to advance stakeholder engagement, public acceptance, cost and financial planning, workforce development, project localization, nuclear security/safety/safeguards (3S), and other issues essential to future nuclear reactor deployment decisions.

Risk Area(s) covered

Nuclear

Activities

Border/Export Control
Conference/Workshop
Knowledge Sharing/Best Practices
Legislative/Regulatory Assistance
Network Development/Outreach
Technical Training

Beneficiary Countries

Beneficiary Regions

Africa
Central America
Middle East
North America
South America
Southeast Asia

Budget

700000 USD

Status

Ongoing
Start Date: January 1, 2020
End Date: 

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