Cooperative Efforts to Improve Accounting, Control and Physical Protection of Nuclear Material at the “Institute for Nuclear Research” Scientific Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the State Atomic Energy Commission of Ukraine

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Ukrainian Government are engaged in a program of cooperation to enhance the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons by developing a strong national system of nuclear material protection, control and accounting (MPC&A). This paper describes ongoing cooperative efforts to improve MPC&A in Ukraine, highlights progress in developing a regulatory foundation that supports these efforts, and discusses the MPC&A management and practices at the Institute for Nuclear Research of the National Academy of Sciences and the State Atomic Energy Commission of Ukraine.