5/21/12 Home / Projects / WMD Expertise Redirection Project www PGS Printer Friendly Page   The Status Report On The Kurchatov Analytical Center For Non-Proliferation And Control (KACNAC) Moscow May, 2001 Located in Moscow, the Kurchatov Analytical Center for Non-Proliferation and Control (KACNAC) is part of the Russian Research Center-Kurchatov Institute. Funding for the Center is provided by the W. Alton Jones Foundation. I. Projects Funded to Date: Project: Analysis of Iran-Russia Nuclear Relations Source: U.S. Foundation. Description: This report focuses on Russian national security interests and Iran's nuclear program, Russian assistance to Iran's nuclear program, Iran's IAEA record, and Russia's Nuclear Export Controls Program. An updated report will examine the implications of the election of President Vladimir Putin, the 2000 elections in Iran, and their impacts on future nuclear cooperation between the countries. Status: Report Received September 2000. Additional Obligations: Publication of research results in nonproliferation-oriented periodicals. Follow-On Activities: Collect more information on the training of Iranian experts in Russia, as well on the now-cancelled technology cooperation between the countries. A workshop would also be held on the conclusions and recommendations stemming from the analysis. Project: Feasibility Study of Icebreaker Reactor Core Conversion. Source: U.S. Foundation. Description: This report examines the technical, economic, and organizational problems associated with converting the reactor cores of civilian icebreakers to run on low-enriched uranium, thereby lowering the proliferation risk. The report concludes that conversion will require "significant" modifications to reactor designs, would require about 15 years, and will cost as much as $2.5 billion. Given that an icebreaker reactor life is only 15 years, implementation of the conversion project is not practical. Status: Report Received September 2000. Additional Obligations: Dissemination of research results. Project: Analysis of Nuclear Exports from Russia Source: U.S. Foundation. Description: This report examines the legal and regulatory basis for export controls, the development of computerized information systems to enhance export control, and promotion of nuclear export control measures. Status: Report Received September 2000. Additional Obligations: Dissemination of research results. Follow-on Activities: Development of a "Trigger List" which established the different degrees of proliferation. Project: Analysis of Verification Requirements for Weapons Useable Materials Cut-off. Source: U.S Foundation. Description: This project is examining the published material on the debate over a fissile materials cut-off treaty to determine the control and verification requirements, the main technical criteria, and the feasibility of such an agreement. However the heavy workload of project members has prevented progress on the analysis. Status: Progress Report Received September 2000. Additional Obligations: Research compiled into technical report; dissemination of research results. Follow-On Activities: Publication of a White Paper on Russian enrichment facilities, and the costs of transparency at those facilities.

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