Abstracts and Available Papers Presented at the 2002 International RERTR Meeting
ON THE IMPORTANCE OF ENDING THE USE OF HEU
IN THE NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE:
AN UPDATED ASSESSMENT
Alexander
Glaser1 and Frank von Hippel2
1Interdisciplinary Research Group in
Science, Technology, and Security (IANUS),
Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany. Currently, Research Fellow, Security Studies Program,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
2Professor of Public and International
Affairs, Program on Science and Global Security, Princeton University.
ABSTRACT
The events of September 2001
have created a renewed urgency with regard to the disposition and future use
and management of nuclear weapons- usable materials. Highly enriched uranium (HEU) has received particular attention
because it is relatively easy to use in a nuclear weapon and therefore an
obvious candidate for diversion or theft by state or nonstate actors. The role
of the RERTR program in this context and its contribution to global security
can hardly be overemphasized. This article reviews existing or proposed
activities to reduce the threat posed by HEU, how these activities are linked
to the RERTR program, and outlines the most urgent steps to be taken to
approach the ultimate objective of eliminating non-weapons HEU inventories in
the world.
Contact:
Mr. Alexander Glaser
Research Fellow
MIT, Security Studies Program
292 Main Street (E38-658)
Cambridge, MA, USA
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Fax: (1 617) 258 5750
E-mail: [email protected]
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