The Swedish Support Programme on Nuclear Non-Proliferation to Former Soviet Republics

At the request of the Swedish Government, the Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate (SKI) has established a support and co-operation programme in the area of nuclear non-proliferation with Russia and several of the republics of the former Soviet Union. The Programme was initiated in 1991 and an overall goal is to accomplish national means and measures for control and protection of nuclear material and facilities, in order to minimise the risk of proliferation of nuclear weapons and illicit trafficking of nuclear material and equipment. The co-operation and support activities are organised in Projects, organised in five Groups, namely: Nuclear Legislation, including basic legislation, regulations, rules and guidelines; and the establishment of authority structures; Nuclear Material Accounting and Control; Physical Protection; Export/Import Control; and Combating of Illicit Trafficking. Up till June 2001, support and co-operation projects, completed and on-going, have been carried out in eleven States, namely Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine. Furthermore, programmes have been initiated with, Uzbekistan, Kyrghyzstan and Tajikistan. The total number of projects initiated during the period 1991 to June 2001 is [109], thereof [77] have been completed and [32] are currently on-going.