Progress in Nuclear Nonproliferation Education in Russia

摘要

The U.S. Department of Energy actively supports the development of Russian nuclearrnnonproliferation expertise through education and training. This support includes assistancernto Russian academic institutions in offering courses in safeguards and in nonproliferationrnpolicy. In particular, DOE has assisted the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (MEPhI)rnin establishing a master’s degree program in nuclear material protection, control, andrnaccounting (MPC&A), the first such program in the world. DOE is currently helping MEPhIrndevelop a 5? year engineering degree program in MPC&A, which is tailored to the needs ofrnRussian nuclear facilities. Further, DOE is supporting nonproliferation curriculum at thernhigh school level and the development of nonproliferation courses in Russian universities inrnNovouralsk, Tomsk, Seversk, Ozersk, Sarov, and Snezhinsk. DOE is beginning to also assistrnTomsk Polytechnic University in developing its new engineering degree program inrnMPC&A. The Tomsk program is oriented toward serving students east of the UralrnMountains, while the MEPhI engineering degree program tends to serve students west of thernUrals. DOE’s goal is to foster interest and knowledge in nonproliferation and support thernestablishment of self-sustaining degree programs that produce the next generation ofrnsafeguards experts. This paper describes progress on these education programs and ourrnvision for the future.