U.S. ASSISTANCE TO KAZAKSTAN IN THE AREA OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SECURITY

Year
1997
Author(s)
Douglas Reilly - Los Alamos National Laboratory
J. K. Halbig - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Wanda G. Mitchell - New Brunswick Laboratory
Brad Steele - pacific Northwest National Laboratory
J. Mason - Argonne National Laboratory
D. Olsen - Argonne National Laboratory
P. Planchon - Argonne National Laboratory
T. Gafford - Lockheed Martin Energy Systems
F. Crane - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
R. Case - Sandia National Laboratories
A. Eras - Sandia National Laboratories
James K. Sprinkle, Jr. - Los Alamos National Laboratory
G. Tittemore - U.S. Department of Energy, NN-40
A. Atkins - U.S. Department of Energy, NN-40
M. Barham - Lockheed Martin Energy Systems
Abstract
In December 1993, the Governments of the Republic of Kazakstan and the United States signed an agreement concerning control, accounting, and physical protection of nuclear materials. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is the implementing agency for cooperative efforts to enhance nuclear material security at Kazakstan facilities. Security enhancements are being achieved by installing technology-based material protection, control, and accounting (MPC&A) systems that reflect international standards and are appropriate to the unique conditions at each site. These MPC&A systems secure the nuclear material from both insider and outsider threats. The Ulba Fuel Fabrication Facility was the first Kazakstani facility selected for collaborative MPC&A