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Download or read book Nuclear Nonproliferation written by United States Accounting Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-02-10 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GAO-01-312 Nuclear Nonproliferation: Security of Russia's Nuclear Material Improving; Further Enhancements Needed

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Download or read book Nuclear Nonproliferation written by DIANE Publishing Company and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addresses the nature and extent of problems with controlling direct-use nuclear materials in the newly independent states. Explores the status and future prospects of U.S. efforts to help strengthen the controls of Russia, Ukraine, Kazakstan, and Belarus. Assesses the executive branch's consolidation of U.S. efforts in the Department of Energy. Eight charts, graphs and tables.

Download or read book Protecting Nuclear Weapons Material in Russia written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1999-09-09 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The management challenge in orchestrating a multitude of DOE headquarters, laboratory, and contractor personnel at about 50 sites in Russia is daunting. Steps are needed to maximize the return on U.S. expenditures, to reduce redundancy while ensuring adequate oversight, and to provide additional work incentives that will attract highly qualified specialists from the United States and Russia to participate in the protection, control, and accountability of direct-use material (MPC&A) program. This report contains many recommendations to address these and related issues.

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