Driven by high prices for fossil fuels and concern about climate change, many nations are planning to build their first nuclear power plants, and they will need enriched uranium for fuel. How can the international community help meet this need while limiting the spread of technologies that could also be used to produce uranium for weapons?
INTERNATIONALIZATION OF THE NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE: GOALS, CHALLENGES, AND STRATEGIES, new from the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the Russian Academy of Sciences, recommends ways the U.S., Russia, and other countries can work together with the International Atomic Energy Agency to meet this challenge. The report will be released at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, Sept. 30.
Reporters can obtain copies of the report by contacting the Office of News and Public Information; tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu. Advance copies will be available to reporters only starting at noon EDT on Monday, Sept. 29. THE REPORT IS EMBARGOED AND NOT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE BEFORE 9:30 A.M. EDT ON SEPT. 30.