R. Finch Presentation

Implementing Nuclear Nonproliferation & Disarmament Capabilities US Activities Robert Finch Sandia National Laboratories Sandia National Laboratories is a multi-program laboratory managed and operated by Sandia Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation, for the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration under contract DE-AC04-94AL85000. SAND2015-2350 PE

Key US Engagements Primary US Agencies  US State Department

 US Department of Defense  US Department of Energy

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Prioritization Key Drivers     

UNSCR 1540 National Security Strategy (2015) Nuclear Security Summits Nuclear Posture Review (2010) Departmental Strategic Plans

Source: http://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/02/f8/20131203_DOE_Nuclear_Nonproliferation.pdf

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US Defense Department  Nunn-Lugar  Strategic Offensive Arms Elimination  Chemical Weapon Destruction

 Cooperative Biological Engagement  Proliferation Prevention  Threat Reduction Engagement

 Global Nuclear Security

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US State Department 

Nuclear Security Summits

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Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty

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Proliferation Security Initiative

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UN Security Council Resolution 1540

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Global Partnership

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Biological Weapons Conventions

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US-Russian Cooperation in Nuclear Nonproliferation & Security

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Export Control & Border Security

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Arms Trade Treaty (2014)

Source: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2014/230479.htm

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Fighting Nuclear Terrorism  Office of Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism  Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction

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Biosecurity Engagement Program

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Chemical Security Program

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Partnership for Nuclear Security

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Science Centers Program

Multilateral Export Control Regimes  Australia Group

 Missile Technology Control Regime  Nuclear Suppliers Group  Wassenaar Arrangement

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US Department of Energy  Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI)  Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation R&D  International Material Protection & Cooperation

 Fissile Materials Disposition

 Nonproliferation & International Security  INSEP – International Nuclear Safeguards & Engagement Program  INECP – International Nonproliferation Export Control Program  INFC – International Nuclear Forensics Capability

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Capacity Building in Nuclear Forensics  National Response Plan  IAEA Model Action Plan

 Incident response & forensic analyses  Part of National Response Plan

 Legal Records  Quality Assurance (QA)  Evidence-handling protocols

 National Nuclear Forensics Libraries (NNFL)  Forensic-relevant information  Nuclear or other radioactive material  Residing or manufactured in the country

 Material characteristics  Storage facilities  Confidence building

Capacity Building – Examples  MESIS – Middle East Scientific Institute for Security  Jordan

 GNEII – Gulf Nuclear Energy Infrastructure Institute  UAE

 RMCC - Radiation Monitoring Cross Calibration Workshops  Middle East

 ERDS – Environmental Radiation Detection Stations  Middle East

 Nuclear Forensics – ARF Workshops  East and Southeast Asia

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Middle East Scientific Institute for Security (MESIS)  Established at the Royal Scientific Society (RSS) of Jordan in Amman  Outreach on Regional security issues and concerns  Originally a Sandia-RSS partnership; now an autonomous institute Borders: Policy and Control Monitoring and Detection

Technology Energy: Renewable energy Nuclear non-proliferation

Environment: Sustainability (such as water stress and emissions Safety (such as infectious diseases and hazardous materials)

www.mesis.jo

Gulf Nuclear Energy Infrastructure Institute (GNEII) Partnership among Sandia, Texas A&M University and Khalifa University in the United Arab Emirates

 Regionally based   

Hosted by Khalifa University (Abu Dhabi, UAE) Institution to develop human resource capability Future nuclear program decision makers

 An Education & Development Institute  

Nuclear energy infrastructure plus integrated safeguards, safety, and security (3S) Regional context  Participants from UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan

 A Strategic effort  

Integrated 3S culture for a responsible national nuclear energy program Educate mid-level managers and regulators on the basics of nuclear power

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Radiation Measurements Cross Calibration Project Annual RMCC Workshops  Sandia project with IAEA support  Internationally recognized standards  

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SNL assists international analytical laboratories  

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Radiation measurements Radiochemistry techniques

QA program participation Proficiency test samples

Eight Annual Workshops 

Over 90 participants

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Cooperative R&D on Environmental Radiation Detection Stations (ERDS)  Develop regional radiationmonitoring network in the Middle East & North Africa  Exercise data sharing among countries in the region Radiation Monitoring Station Freiberg, Germany

ERDS Team at SNL Rad Lab

2012 ERDS Core Working Group Morocco, Qatar, Jordan

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Nonproliferation capacity building in the Asia-Pacific  How are priorities established?  What role has UNSCR 1540 played in capacity building?  What other initiatives have focused on nonproliferation capacity building?

 Are these initiatives aligned with ARF Work Plan priorities?  More concrete voluntary cooperation  non-traditional & transnational security areas

 Facilitate implementation of Nonproliferation & Disarmament obligations

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