Securing Nuclear Materials: The 2010 Summit and Issues for Congress

Nikitin, Mary Beth

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Nuclear industry;    Nuclear nonproliferation;    Nuclear energy;    Nuclear power plants;    Foreign policy;   

RP-ID  :  R41169
RP-ID  :  R41169_2011Oct31

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The 2010 Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, DC, was part of President Obama's pledge to secure nuclear material around the world by 2013. Nuclear security measures refer to a wide range of actions to prevent theft or diversion of nuclear material or sabotage at an installation or in transit. Congress will continue to decide on funding for the U.S. domestic and international programs focused on nuclear material security and nuclear terrorism prevention. Congress is also likely to assess implementation of the Administration's goal to secure nuclear materials by the end of 2013.