Hui Zhang

11-13 May, 2005

Preventing Nuclear Terrorism: Reducing the Danger of Highly Enriched Uranium

Conference Paper

By Hui Zhang, Senior Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom

April, 2005

China's Policy of Plutonium Recycling: What's the Rationale?

Journal Article, INESAP Information Bulletin, issue 25

By Hui Zhang, Senior Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom

Lately, China’s nuclear industry is entering a new round of fast development.  China pursues reprocessing of civilian spent fuel and recycling the plutonium thus gained in mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel for light-water reactors (LWR) and in fast breeder reactors. At a time when plutonium recycling programs are being phased out worldwide, this paper will examine whether plutonium recycling makes sense for China, taking into account economic costs, nuclear energy security, and environmental aspects.

Winter 2005

Nuclear Material Protection, Control, and Accounting in China: An Evaluation of the Current System and Recommendations for Improvements

Journal Article, Journal of Nuclear Materials Management, issue 2, volume 33

By Hui Zhang, Senior Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom

Nuclear Material Protection, Control, and Accounting in China: An Evaluation of the Current System and Recommendations for Improvements

December 2004

"Chinese Perspectives on the Prevention of Space Weaponization"

Journal Article, INESAP Bulletin, issue 24

By Hui Zhang, Senior Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom

This paper was written for the conference "The Challenge of Hiroshima. Alternatives to Nuclear Weapons, Missiles, Missile Defenses, and Space Weaponization in a Northeast Asian Context" organized by INESAP and the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation on October 8-11, 2004, in Hiroshima, Japan.

Courtesy Missile Defense Agency

October 2004

"China's ASAT Capabilities: As a Potential Response to US Missile Defense and 'Space Control' Plans"

Journal Article, Ensuring America's Space Security: Report of the FAS Panel on Weapons in Space, Federation of American Scientists

By Hui Zhang, Senior Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom

"China is concerned about U.S. missile defense and "space control"plans, which would lead to weaponization of outer space and stimulate a costly and destabilizing arms race. China is further concerned that the US missile defense program, as currently advertised, would neutralize China's strategic nuclear deterrent...."

December 2003

"Radiological Terrorism: Sabotage of Spent Fuel Pools"

Journal Article, INESAP: International Network of Engineers and Scientists Against Proliferation, issue 22

By Hui Zhang, Senior Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom

Please see the INESAP Bulletin online for the full text at http://www.inesap.org/pdf/INESAP_Bulletin22.pdf.

13-17 July, 2003

Evaluating China's MPC&A System

Conference Paper

By Hui Zhang, Senior Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom

The September 11 large-scale terrorist attack shows the threat of nuclear terrorism is real. Recent seizures of stolen weapons-usable fissile materials (HEU and plutonium) make clear that establishing modern, well-designed nuclear material protection, control, and accounting (MPC&A) systems to secure nuclear material everywhere is critical to prevent against nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism. This work will assess the current status of China’s MPC&A system, analyze existing regulations and administrative systems, and recommend steps for improvement, including international cooperation.

August 2002

"FMCT and PAROS: A Chinese Perspective"

Journal Article, INESAP Bulletin, issue 20

By Hui Zhang, Senior Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom

"China has numerous serious security concerns about US space weaponization proposals and missile defense plans. These concerns would directly affect China's attitude toward the FMCT negotiations...."

Summer 2002

A Chinese View on a Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty

Journal Article, Journal of Nuclear Materials Management, issue 4, volume 30

By Hui Zhang, Senior Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom

June 23-27, 2002

China and Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty

Conference Paper

By Hui Zhang, Senior Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom

In this paper, I will explore China's possible position in upcoming FMCT negotiations, China’s major security concerns, the kind of verification provisions that could be accepted by China, and the factors that might facilitate China’s participation in the treaty.