Nuclear Nonproliferation Does Efforts to Assist Weapons Scientists in Russias Nuclear Cities Face Challenges

In 1998, the U.S. & Russia embarked on an ambitious nonproliferation program, known as the Nuclear Cities Initiative (NCI), to create sustainable job opportunities for weapons scientists in Russia's closed nuclear cities, & to help Russia accelerate the downsizing of its nuclear weapons complex. NCI, implemented by the DoE & its nat. labs., seeks to employ weapons scientists & other residents of the cities in non-military scientific or commercial activities. This report discusses the: costs to implement NCI, incl. the amount spent in the U.S. & Russia, as well as planned expenditures; impact of the Dept.'s NCI projects; & status of the European Nuclear Cities Initiative.Jones, Gary is the author of 'Nuclear Nonproliferation Does Efforts to Assist Weapons Scientists in Russias Nuclear Cities Face Challenges' with ISBN 9780756715397 and ISBN 0756715393.