The Center for International Security and Cooperation is a center of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
Nuclear policy
Scholarly Publications
What Really Went Wrong at WIPP: An Insider’s View of Two Accidents at the Only US Underground Nuclear Waste Repository
July 2019
Within a 10-day period in February 2014, two accidents happened at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico – the United States’ only underground repository for nuclear waste.
Mission Impossible? Socio-technical Integration of Nuclear Waste Geological Disposal Systems
November 2018
Abstract: We present a new perspective on geological disposal systems for nuclear waste.
Other Publications
Reset of America’s Nuclear Waste Management Strategy and Policies
December 2018
The U.S. government has worked for decades and spent tens of billions of dollars in search of a permanent resting place for the Nation’s nuclear waste.
Atomic Homefront: a film about struggling to live with Manhattan Project radioactive waste
June 2018
Abstract: This commentary reviews and discusses HBO’s new documentary, Atomic Homefront, which shows how communities are still struggling to live with radiation from radioactive waste generated...
US-Russia rift threatens science ties that keep us safe
December 2016
Siegfried Hecker describes Russia's systematic termination of nuclear cooperation with the United States and the harmful consequences that this could have for both countries.
News
CISAC Team Releases Satellite Imaging-Based Study of North Korean Uranium Mines
September 2019
North Korea currently has only one publicly known uranium mine—the Pyongsăn uranium mining and milling complex—that serves as a first step in the country’s pathway towards nuclear weapons.Using a...
The Death of the INF Treaty Has Given Birth to New Missile Possibilities
September 2019
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty came to an end in August.
Fukushima Cesium-Enriched Microparticle (CSMP) Update (Interview with Rod Ewing)
August 2019
An interesting paper was recently published by a team headed by Dr. Satoshi Utsunomiya of Kyushu University on the subject of Fukushima-derived cesium-enriched microparticles (CsMPs).
Events
Molten-Salt and Salt-Cooled Nuclear Reactors: The Opportunities and Challenges Faced in Providing a Global Solution to Clean Energy
October 3, 2019
Abstract: The motivation to develop nuclear energy waned in the latter part of the twentieth century.
Rethinking U.S. Nuclear Doctrine: The Rule of Law and the Role of Strategy
September 25, 2019
Abstract: In 2013, the Obama Administration’s “Nuclear Employment Strategy” guidance announced that all war plans and operations would be “consistent with the fundamental principles of the Law of...
Drell Lecture: US National Security in an Era of Great Power Competition and Technological Disruption
August 5, 2019
Click here to view TranscriptClick here to watch Video The world is experiencing an unprecedented period of geopolitical change and technological disruption. How should we rethink U.S.
Projects
Multimedia
America’s Nuclear Waste – No Solution in Sight
January 2016
America’s nuclear waste is accumulating at over seventy sites in 39 states – but there is no clear way forward for its final disposal. An international cast of experts explains how the U.S.
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