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Wed - Feb 17th, 2010
NEW IPFM RESEARCH REPORT: Unsuccessful "Fast Breeder" is no solution for long-term reactor waste disposal issues.
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Thu - Oct 29th, 2009
JUST RELEASED: Global Fissile Material Report 2009: A Path to Nuclear Disarmament
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Wed - Sep 9th, 2009
September 2009 draft of the IPFM Fissile Material (Cutoff) Treaty (including an article-by-article discussion)
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Thu - May 28th, 2009
IPFM Research Report #7: Consolidating Fissile Materials in Russia's Nuclear Complex, by Pavel Podvig
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Thu - Feb 19th, 2009
IPFM Research Report #6: The Safeguards at Reprocessing Plants under a Fissile Material (Cutoff) Treaty, by Shirley Johnson
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Fri - Feb 13th, 2009
IPFM Fissile Material (Cutoff) Treaty
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Fri - Feb 13th, 2009
IPFM Releases Draft International Treaty to Ban Production of Fissile Materials For Use in Nuclear Weapons: Fissile Material (Cutoff) Treaty
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Sat - Oct 11th, 2008
Global Fissile Material Report 2008, Scope and Verification of a Fissile Material (Cutoff) Treaty
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Wed - Oct 1st, 2008
Available for download: the IPFM briefing on Global Fissile Material Report 2008:
Scope and Verification of a Fissile Material (Cutoff) Treaty, 52nd IAEA General Conference, Vienna, Austria
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Tue - Jul 8th, 2008
IPFM Research Report #5: The Legacy of Reprocessing in the United Kingdom, by Martin Forwood
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Thu - May 8th, 2008
IPFM Research Report #4: Spent Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing in France, by Mycle Schneider and Yves Marignac
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Mon - May 5th, 2008
Available for download: the IPFM briefing on A Fissile Material (Cutoff) Treaty and Its Verification, United Nations Office at Geneva, Palais des Nations, 2008 NPT Preparatory Committee Meeting
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Nongovernmental Organizations
Arms Control Association (www.armscontrol.org)
The Arms Control Association (ACA), founded in 1971, is a national nonpartisan membership organization dedicated to promoting public understanding of and support for effective arms control policies.
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (www.thebulletin.org)
The mission of the Bulletin is to educate citizens about global security issues, especially the continuing dangers posed by nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction, and the appropriate roles of nuclear technology.
The Center for Nonproliferation Studies (cns.miis.edu)
The Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) at the Monterey Institute of International Studies strives to combat the spread of weapons of mass destruction by training the next generation of nonproliferation specialists and disseminating timely information and analysis.
Nuclear Threat Initiative (www.nti.org)
The Nuclear Threat Initiative is working to reduce the global threats from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and is co-chaired by Ted Turner and Sam Nunn.
Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy (www.acronym.org.uk)
The Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy has been working since 1995 to promote effective approaches to international security, disarmament and arms control.
The Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission (www.wmdcommission.org)
Also known as the Blix Commission, established by the Swedish Government in 2003. Among the Commission's tasks is to develop realistic proposals aimed at the greatest possible reduction of the dangers of weapons of mass destruction and to stimulate an informed public debate about international and national efforts against weapons of mass destruction.
Institute for Science and International Security (www.isis-online.org)
ISIS is a non-profit, non-partisan institution dedicated to informing the public about science and policy issues affecting international security. Its efforts focus on stopping the spread of nuclear weapons, bringing about greater transparency of nuclear activities worldwide, and achieving deep reductions in nuclear arsenals.
Independent Group of Scientific Experts (www.igse.net)
The Independent Group of Scientific Experts on the Detection of Clandestine Nuclear-Weapons-Usable Materials Production (iGSE) has been formed in 2006 to develop and demonstrate technologies and procedures for remote environmental sampling for clandestine nuclear-weapons-usable materials production and other novel methodologies.


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International Atomic Energy Agency (www.iaea.org)
The IAEA was set up in 1957 as an organization of the United Nations. The IAEA's mission is guided by the interests and needs of its Member States, strategic plans and the vision embodied in the IAEA Statute. Three main areas of work underpin the IAEA's mission: Safety and Security; Science and Technology; and Safeguards and Verification.
Nuclear Suppliers Group (www.nuclearsuppliersgroup.org)
The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is a group of 45 nuclear supplier countries (as of 2006) that develops guidelines for nuclear exports and nuclear-related exports. The NSG Guidelines are implemented by each participating government in accordance with its national laws and practices.

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