Dear << Test First Name >>,
We are proud to release, in partnership with the Nuclear Threat Initiative, this Special Report on the Security of Advanced Reactors.
As more countries reconsider using nuclear technology to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions and provide energy security, this topic is more
important than ever.
The report encourages advanced reactor developers and regulators to
incorporate security into their designs as early as possible, providing
the following five recommendations: - Identify effective methods of communicating nuclear reactor security obligations and guidance internationally
- Share best practices and lessons learned via a series of meetings
- Provide professional development training
and expert access to ensure developers and their staff are up to date on
the latest security challenges
- Commission studies to identify and research potential future challenges
- Facilitate security peer reviews of nuclear reactors
As Ambassador Laura Holgate and Ray Rothrock observe,
“These new reactors can be designed to incorporate modern security
elements that make it easier to prevent theft or sabotage… Because these
advanced reactors operate differently from the well-understood
light-water fuel cycle around which most current security concepts are
designed, security experts must be involved early to understand and
guide designs to account for current and future security risks and
threats.”
We hope you will take a moment to review the report and its
recommendations and then disseminate the report to your colleagues,
peers and other contacts. If you have any questions, please let us know.
We will be discussing the recommendations and next steps with our
colleagues at the Nuclear Threat Initiative and Third Way in a webinar
on 12 November at 11:00 EST (GMT -5), so stay tuned for more details
about that event. We hope you can join us then.
You can find additional information about the report and upcoming events here.
PS: If you are not already a member of WINS, we encourage you to register free of charge and join a global community of practitioners dedicated to improving nuclear security. |
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