Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Plant
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PAST EVENT
Nuclear Material Security in Russia: A Case Study of the Bratislava Initiative
Seminar
Series: Nuclear Nonproliferation Practitioners Seminar
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
November 9, 2009
10:30-12:00 a.m.
| Speaker: | David G. Huizenga |
Related Project: Managing the Atom
Description:
David G. Huizenga, Assistant Deputy Administrator for the Office of International Material Protection and Cooperation (IMPC) at the National Security Administration of the U.S. Department of Energy will present a Nuclear NonProliferation Practitioner's seminar entitled Nuclear Material Security in Russia: A Case Study of the Bratislava Initiative on Monday, November 9 at 10:30am in the Belfer Center Library.
All are welcome and invited to attend.
Speaker Info:
Since November 2002, Mr. Huizenga has served as the Assistant Deputy Administrator for the Office of International Material Protection and Cooperation (IMPC) at the National Security Administration of the U.S. Department of Energy. With an annual budget of approximately $600 million dollars, his program is responsible for reducing the worldwide threat of nuclear terrorism by working cooperatively with countries to secure nuclear weapons and weapons-usable nuclear materials and enhance the detection of illicit trafficking of nuclear and radiological materials. Nuclear material protection, control and accounting (MPC&A) efforts are 93% complete in Russia and other former Soviet states, with security upgrades underway at the balance of sites. The second major element of Mr. Huizenga’s program, the Second Line of Defense, is focused on border and maritime security and includes the Megaports Initiative and the Secure Freight Initiative, a joint program with the Department of Homeland Security. Cooperative activity is ongoing worldwide to install radiation detection equipment at approximately 600 key land borders, airports, and approximately 100 major seaports. Under this effort the U.S. provides stationary radiation portal monitors, as well as handheld radioisotope identifiers to be used by border guards and customs agents. An extensive training program is also provided to maximize the effectiveness of the program.
Prior to his tenure at IMPC, Mr. Huizenga was the Deputy Director of the Office of International Nuclear Safety and Cooperation, serving from February 2002 until November 2002. Mr. Huizenga was instrumental in standing up the Elimination of Weapons Grade Plutonium Production program, designed to shut down the last Russian plutonium production reactors. He also initiated a program to enhance the safety and security of research reactors around the world, and chaired a joint U.S. - Russian experts group to develop proposals to reduce inventories of highly enriched uranium (HEU) and plutonium.
Mr. Huizenga’s career at the U.S. Department of Energy started in 1990 and includes a long and successful leadership role at the Office of Environmental Management, where he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for the program designed to cleanup sites associated with Cold War nuclear weapons production.
Mr. Huizenga lives in Arlington, Virginia with his wife and two children.
Contact:
MTA Project Coordinator
Project on Managing the Atom
79 JFK St, Mailbox 134
Cambridge, MA 02138
Harvard University
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Email: atom@harvard.edu
Phone: 617-495-4219
Fax: 617-495-0606
Url: http://www.managingtheatom.org
