On January 23rd, 2014, GABI hosted a workshop in partnership with KAIST on "The Future of Commercial Uranium Enrichment and Multilateral Enrichment Facilities." The workshop featured Dr. Olli Heinonen of Harvard University, Dr. Charles Ferguson of the Federation of American Scientists, and Ms. Mari-Angeles Major Sosias of Energy and Minerals Consulting as the guest speakers.

US and International Waste Management Efforts: Status and Prospects December 12, 2013 As a result of the political impasse over Yucca Mountain, US nuclear waste management strategy has largely been driven by the government’s reaction to the recommendations posed by the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future (BRC). Although the current administration has agreed

GABI-FAS-USKI Briefing: Reclaiming US Influence in the Civil Nuclear Arena October 22, 2013 Partnering with the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) and the US-Korea Institute at SAIS (USKI), GABI organized an off-the-record briefing featuring various presentations on US leadership in the civil nuclear realm and the importance of international collaboration for the US nuclear industry.

Japan’s Nuclear Energy Policy: Institutional Influences and International Implications October 08, 2013 Given the tremendous aftermath of 3/11 in Japan and throughout the world, it has been widely accepted that exogenous shocks, particularly momentous crises such as Fukushima, have been the main drivers of Japanese nuclear energy policy. However, a more thorough historical examination of

The Changing Politics of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle in South Korea and Japan September 05, 2013 At its core, prospect theory claims that states are risk averse when in a gains domain and risk acceptant when in a losses domain. Between 1950 and 1990, major nuclear fuel cycle decisions were made in both the Republic

Pyroprocessing Safeguards: Technical-Institutional Measures and Nonproliferation Implications July 31, 2013 Within the 10-year US-ROK Joint Fuel Cycle Studies (JFCS), the Safeguards and Security Working Group seeks to establish the proliferation implications and safeguardability of possible commercial pyroprocessing. In other words, its primary objective is to determine the viability of technical-institutional measures to detect possible nuclear

KAERI-GABI-KNPS Seminar: US-Korea Nuclear Cooperation July 10, 2013 KAERI, GABI, KNPS organized seminar titled “US-Korea Nuclear Cooperation” on July 10 at Lotte Hotel, Seoul Korea. The U.S. delegation, Paul Dickman from Argonne National Laboratory, Tom Blees from the Science Council, Walter Howes from Verdigris Capital and Mark Holt from Congressional Research Service, was led by

Promoting Global Nonproliferation and Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Technology June 27, 2013 The entry into force of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in 1970 has largely been the reason why the fears of a tide of nuclear weapons proliferation following World War II have not been realized. The NPT has been the most widely acceded to

US-South Korea Nuclear Cooperation: Agreeing on Commercial and Nonproliferation Goals June 11, 2013 Although South Korea and the US agreed to extend their existing 123 agreement for two years this past May, the two sides are nevertheless still at odds on the issue of enrichment and reprocessing. While South Korea seeks programmatic consent to enrich

GABI-EAI Private Roundtable: Issues and Challenges of the US-ROK 123 Agreement May 16, 2013 In collaboration with the East Asia Institute (EAI), GABI hosted a private roundtable featuring an intimate group of notable experts on the issues of the US-ROK 123 agreement. The roundtable featured presentations from experts from both the US and South Korea,