PROLIFERATION RESISTANCE ENGINEERING: A RECENT STUDY

Proliferation resistance engineering (PRE) concepts have been developed to counter the threat of proliferation of nuclear weapons in an International Fuel Service Center (IFSC). These concepts include 1) passive use-denial, 2) active use-denial, and 3) command, control and communication center (C3). These concepts have been developed under sponsorship of the Nonproliferation Alternative Systems Assessment Program (NASAP) to determine the plausibility of the concepts to counter the threat of proliferation. In addition, the political and institutional issues relating to an IFSC were evaluated and conclusions were developed.