Arius Association
For A Scoping Project To Determine The Level Of International Support For Fuel Disposal Facilities
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Amount$150,000
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ProgramInitiatives
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Date Awarded7/20/2011
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Term24 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Overview
The Arius Association is the leading organization working on the problem of unsecured spent nuclear fuel worldwide, serving as advisor to the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) on such issues. Experts have long agreed that placing radioactive nuclear spent fuel in a multilateral facility would decrease the likelihood that the fuel would pose safety risks or could be stolen by terrorists, but the political will to create such a facility has so far been lacking. A renewal of funding would allow Arius to expand its successful work in Europe to move the debate about multilateral nuclear fuel disposal facilities out of the realm of theory and into the planning stage. In the next two years, Arius plans to collaborate with the International Atomic Energy Association and nuclear energy leaders to create formal multinational groups working on the subject of fuel disposal facilities in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. These organizations will then be the platforms from which countries will be able to negotiate to build shared fuel disposal facilities with technical and policy support from the IAEA.
About the Grantee
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Address
Tafernstrasse 11, Baden, 5405, Switzerland
Grants to this Grantee
for a scoping project to determine the level of international support for fuel disposal facilities
The Arius Association is the leading organization working on the problem of unsecured spent nuclear fuel worldwide, serving as advisor to the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) on such issues. Experts have long agreed that placing radioactive nuclear spent fuel in a multilateral facility would decrease the likelihood that the fuel would pose safety risks or could be stolen by terrorists, but the political will to create such a facility has so far been lacking. A renewal of funding would allow Arius to expand its successful work in Europe to move the debate about multilateral nuclear fuel disposal facilities out of the realm of theory and into the planning stage. In the next two years, Arius plans to collaborate with the International Atomic Energy Association and nuclear energy leaders to create formal multinational groups working on the subject of fuel disposal facilities in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. These organizations will then be the platforms from which countries will be able to negotiate to build shared fuel disposal facilities with technical and policy support from the IAEA.
for a project to Enhance Safety and Security of Nuclear Spent Fuel through Regional Collaboration
The Arius Association is the leading organization working on the problem of unsecured spent nuclear fuel worldwide, serving as advisor to the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) on such issues. Experts have long agreed that placing radioactive nuclear spent fuel in a multilateral facility would decrease the likelihood that the fuel would pose safety risks or could be stolen by terrorists, but the political will to create such a facility has so far been lacking. A renewal of funding would allow Arius to collaborate with the International Atomic Energy Association and nuclear energy leaders to create formal multinational groups working on the subject of fuel disposal facilities in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. These organizations will then be the platforms from which countries will be able to negotiate to build shared nuclear fuel disposal facilities with technical and policy support from the IAEA.
