In Focus: Revisiting the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Multilateral Approaches to the Fuel Cycle
Visitors to Sellafield in the United Kingdom learn how the nuclear fuel cycle works. (Credit: BNFL)
- Resources & Related Links
- Fuel for Thought, IAEA Bulletin (Vol. 49/2,2008) [pdf]
- The Nuclear Fuel Cycle, BBC News
- Assurances of Nuclear Supply and Non-Proliferation, 50th General Conference Special Event, 19-22 September 2006
- Nuclear Threat Initiative Commits $50 Million to Create IAEA Nuclear Fuel Bank, Joint NTI/IAEA Press Release, 19 September 2006
- Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Is It Time for a Multilateral Approach?, Arms Control Today, December 2004
- Towards A Safer World, by Mohamed ElBaradei (published in The Economist), October 2003
- IAEA & the NPT
- Perspectives on Multilateral Approaches to the Nuclear Fuel Cycle [pdf]
- Animation of Nuclear Fuel Cycle
- What is the Nuclear Fuel Cycle?
- Proposals & Statements
- INFCIRC/755, Austria Proposal, 2 June 2009 [pdf]
- INFCIRC/728, Germany, Netherlands, UK Proposal, 12 June 2008 [pdf]
- INFCIRC/727, Germany Proposal, 30 May 2008 [pdf]
- Nuclear Energy: The Need For A New Framework, 17 April 2008
- US $50 Million Commitment for IAEA Fuel Bank, by Sam Nunn, 28 December 2007 [pdf]
- INFCIRC/713, Germany, Netherlands, UK Proposal, 12 September 2007 [pdf]
- INFCIRC/708, Russia Proposal, 8 June 2007 [pdf]
- INFCIRC/706, Austria Proposal, 31 May 2007 [pdf]
- INFCIRC/704, Germany Proposal, 4 May 2007 [pdf]
- A New Framework for Nuclear Fuel Cycle, 19 September 2006
- Australia at 2004 NPT PrepCom [pdf]
- Brazil at 2004 NPT PrepCom [pdf]
- Canada at 2004 NPT PrepCom [pdf]
- France at 2004 NPT PrepCom [pdf]
- Iran at 2004 NPT PrepCom [pdf]
- Japan at 2004 NPT PrepCom [pdf]
- Russian Federation at 2004 NPT PrepCom [pdf]
- Sweden at 2004 NPT PrepCom [pdf]
- Switzerland at 2004 NPT PrepCom [pdf]
- UK at the 2004 NPT PrepCom [pdf]
- US at 2004 NPT PrepCom
News Updates
Multinational Fuel Bank Proposal Reaches Key Milestone
6 March 2009 | A proposed multinational fuel bank under IAEA control reached a milestone when Kuwait pledged a financial contribution of US$10 million.
Related Stories
- Fuel Bank Initiative Receives Crucial EU Support, 10 December 2008
- UAE Commits $10 Million to Nuclear Fuel Reserve Proposal, 7 August 2008
- Berlin Hosts Gathering on Worldwide Nuclear Fuel Trade, 17 April 2008
- Norway Pledges Support to Fuel Bank Plan, 28 February 2008
- Germany Outlines Multiparty Approach to Nuclear Fuel Cycle, 18 February 2008
- IAEA Welcomes US Contribution to Nuclear Fuel Bank, 9 January 2008
- Report on Possible New Framework for Using Nuclear Energy, 15 June 2007
- G8 Summit: Leaders to Consider Multilateral Approaches to Nuclear Fuel Cycle, 11 June 2007
- Report on Assurances of Nuclear Supply & Non-Proliferation, 22 September 2006
- September Special Event: Assurances of Nuclear Supply and Non-Proliferation, 14 June 2006
- Moscow Conference on Multilateral Approaches for Nuclear Fuel Cycle, July 2005
- Experts Release Findings on Multilateral Nuclear Approaches, February 2005
- Director General Addresses Expert Group, September 2004
- Experts Examine Multilateral Approaches to Fuel Cycle, August 2004
- Experts Target Nuclear Proliferation Risks, February 2004
Key Reports
The views expressed in these documents do not necessarily reflect those of the IAEA or of the Expert Group.
- Multilateral Enrichment Sanctuary Project (MESP), German Foreign Ministry
- Multilateral Approaches to the Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Expert Group Report [pdf]
- Background Issues, by the IAEA Office of External Relations, providing historical context and raising preliminary questions, 2004 [pdf]
- Multi or Internationalization of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Revisiting the Issue, the views of several European authors on multilateral models, 2004 [pdf]
- The Nuclear Fuel Cycle and The Bush Nonproliferation Initiative, T. Neff reviews US non-proliferation policies, 2004 [pdf]
- The Nuclear Fuel Cycle: A Challenge for Non-proliferation, L. Scheinman defines the relevance and importance of multinational institutional arrangements, 2004
- Considerations on Multinational Repositories, IAEA authors review several aspects of multinational spent fuel and waste repositories, 2004 [pdf]
- Regional Nuclear Fuel Cycle Centres: IAEA Study Project, IAEA authors deal with the outcome of a 1975-77 study. [pdf]
- International Co-Operation In The Supply Of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Services, C. Allday analyses, from an industrial perspective, 1977 [pdf]