THE NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP INFORMATION SHARING SYSTEM (NISS): PUTTING TECHNOLOGY TO WORK FOR A MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT SUPPLIER ARRANGEMENT

The need for accurate and complete information and the need to have the information in a timely manner are needs which permeate the Guidelines of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), both Parts l and 2.In response to these needs, the U. S. Department of Energy is sponsoring the development and deployment of a computerized information sharing system among all of the member states of the NSG and at the Permanent Mission of Japan in Vienna, the NSG Point of Contact or Secretariat.The system when fully deployed and operational will be supportive of both the nuclear nonproliferation objectives and the commercial interests of the member states by providing rapid communications and full access to a wide range of policy and technical information.