Nuclear Terrorism

Expert perspectives on nuclear terrorism issues, including reprocessing, nonproliferation, and the security risks posed by fissile materials.

April 5, 2019

There are Faster, Cheaper, Safer and More Reliable Alternatives to the Energy Department’s Proposed Multibillion Dollar Test Reactor

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

June 11, 2018

The Versatile Test Reactor Debate: Round 2

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

March 23, 2018

Another Nail in the Coffin of the Misguided MOX Program

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

February 15, 2018

The “Versatile Fast Neutron Source”: A Misguided Nuclear Reactor Project

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

August 12, 2017

The Pyroprocessing Files

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

June 26, 2017

Trump Administration Blocks Government Scientists from Attending International Meeting on Nuclear Power

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

Photo: Wikimedia

May 25, 2017

UCS in Science: The NRC Must Act to Reduce the Dangers of Spent Fuel Pool Fires at Nuclear Plants

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

May 25, 2017

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: NNSA’s FY18 Budget Request

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

April 27, 2017

US Needs More Options than Yucca Mountain for Nuclear Waste

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

January 18, 2017

UCS to the NRC: Stop Dragging Your Feet on Important Nuclear Security Updates

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

December 16, 2016

Reflections on the IAEA Nuclear Security Conference: More Participants, Less Focus

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

Photo: Savannah River Site

November 22, 2016

Let’s Get a Better Deal on Plutonium Disposition

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

October 3, 2016

Another knock against MOX

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

September 26, 2016

New Army Corps of Engineers Report Reveals that the Problems with MOX Run Deep

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

September 9, 2016

Nuclear Plant Security on the 15th Anniversary of 9/11: The Need to Remain Vigilant

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

Photo: Nuclear Regulatory Commission

May 5, 2016

Will Congress Reject the Administration’s New Plan to Dispose of Excess Plutonium?

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

April 21, 2016

Bad science: Russian objections to US plutonium proposal not a reason to keep MOX

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

March 31, 2016

The Perfect Gift for the Nuclear Security Summit

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

February 11, 2016

Quick Take on the FY 2017 NNSA Budget Request

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

December 7, 2015

Independent Report Confirms that Downblending and Geologic Disposal is Best Option for Plutonium

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

October 27, 2015

No Rush to Build a U.S. Military Enrichment Plant

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

October 23, 2015

Ominous Votes by the NRC

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

October 9, 2015

The Days of MOX Are Numbered

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

May 22, 2015

The NRC’s MOX Decision: Out of Step on Cybersecurity

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

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