In preparation for the upcoming GNI report, the Global Nexus Initiative restarted its workshop series on November 15, 2018, in Washington, D.C., to explore the and discuss the key challenges for safeguards and security with advanced reactors. The initial safeguards assessment was based on the analysis, Identifying Preliminary Criteria for Safeguarding Advanced Nuclear Reactors, presented at the 2018 Symposium on International Safeguards: Building Future Safeguards Capabilities.
The Preliminary Advanced Reactors Assessment and Findings Workshop was...
Following the success of its initial two-year program, the Global Nexus Initiative began its workshop series on January 9, 2018, in Washington, D.C., to explore the evolving 21st Century challenges created by the development and deployment of advanced nuclear reactors. The workshop, Turning the Page for Advanced Nuclear Reactors, was organized into four sessions and the following presentations were made:
Global Nexus Initiative: Mission, Accomplishments, and Next Phase
Kenneth N. Luongo | Partnership for...
GNI hosted its third workshop on June 28, 2016 in Washington, D.C. to explore Nuclear Governance in a New Era: Challenges and Responsibilities. Two dozen experts from around the world gathered to analyze how public confidence, an evolution of nuclear suppliers, and nuclear newcomer states were impacting national and international governance structures for nuclear energy.
The discussion was organized into four sessions:
Assessment of Existing Framework
Caroline Jorant | SDRI Consulting
Restoring Public Trust...
GNI held its second workshop on February 23, 2016 in Washington D.C. to explore Next Generation Nuclear Power: Value and Challenges of Transitioning to Advanced Technologies. More than two dozen experts from around the world gathered to examine the state of advanced reactor technologies and commercial markets and their implications for global security and climate change.
The discussion was organized into four sessions:
Status of Advanced Reactor Development and Deployment
Gary Mays |...
GNI began its workshop series on September 22, 2015 with an event in Washington, D.C. to explore the Role of Nuclear Power in a Carbon Constrained World: Benefits and Barriers. Approximately two dozen experts from around the world gathered to analyze climate change and nuclear power trends and their implications for policy.
The discussion was organized into four sessions:
Getting to 2 degrees Celcius: Global Goals and Realistic Responses
Jae Edmonds | Joint Global Change...
In March 2015, NEI and PGS organized a scoping meeting in Washington, D.C. for their new joint project, the Global Nexus Initiative (GNI): Where Climate, Nuclear, and Security Meet. The meeting was designed to identify key issues to explore at the GNI's four workshops which will take place during the course of this two year project. More than a dozen international experts gathered to listen to and discuss presentations...
A preliminary workshop schedule has been developed which will be supplemented with small meetings and events throughout the project.
