INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ON RADIOLOGICAL THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAMS IN RUSSIA

Since its inception in 2004, the United States Department of Energy’s Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI) has provided the Russian Federation with significant financial and technical assistance to secure its highly vulnerable radiological material. The three program areas covered by this assistance are radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG) removals, physical protection of vulnerable in-use radiological material of concern, and recovery of disused or abandoned radiological material of concern. This paper addresses these issues and highlights the success of GTRI efforts and ongoing activities.