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Nuclear Security and the Korean Peninsula

Mar 22, 2012

  • Date:22 March 2012
  • Venue:Sochon Convention Hall, GSIS, Seoul National University
  • Organizers: Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University
    Haesung Institute Ethics in International Affairs, ROK
    Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, USA

Central Library Orientation for Freshmen of Year 2012
09:00-09:15 Registration
09:15-09:30 Welcoming Remarks
  • Cheol-Hee Park, Associate Dean, GSIS, Seoul National University
  • Duyeon Kim, Deputy Director, Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
SESSION I Nuclear Security and Global Governance
Chair: Young-Kwan Yoon, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Seoul National University; Former Foreign Minister,
09:30-11:30 Nuclear Terrorism Threats Siegfried Hecker
Center for International Security and
Cooperation, Stanford University, USA
U.S. HEU Minimization Policy and
The Nuclear Security Summit
Miles Pomper
Center for Nonproliferation Studies,
Monterey Institute, USA
Strengthening Nuclear Facilities Security: A Comprehensive Approach Edwin Lyman
Union of Concerned Scientists, USA
The IAEA and Nuclear Security Andrew Semmel
IAEA Washington Representative;
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
for Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy and Negotiations, USA
Nuclear Security Governance Igor Khripunov
University of Georgia, USA
Civil Society and Nuclear Security Alexandra Toma
Connect US Fund;
Fissile Materials Working Group, USA
11:45-13:00 Luncheon
SESSION II Politics of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Fissile Materials
Chair: Amb. Chang-Bum Cho, Visiting Professor, GSIS, Seoul National University
13:00-15:00 Reprocessing and Breeder-reactor Programs Worldwide: History and Status Frank von Hippel
Princeton University, USA
Progress in HEU Global Minimization
Towards 2020: The Need for Revised Strategy and Objectives
Ole Reistad
Institute of Energy Technology,
University of Oslo, Norway
Centrifuges and the Future of Nuclear Proliferation Scott Kemp
Princeton University, USA
The Future of the Fuel Cycle and Nonproliferation Corey Hinderstein
Nuclear Threat Initiative, USA
International Leasing of Sensitive Nuclear Fuel Cycle Sites for Enduring Peaceful Use Assurances Christopher Paine
Natural Resources Defense Council
(NRDC), USA
15:00-15:15 Coffee Break
SESSION III Nuclear Policy of Key Countries
Chair: Seongho Sheen, Professor, GSIS, Seoul National University
15:15-17:15 China’s Plutonium Recycling: Policy Considerations Hui Zhang
Harvard University, USA
Fissile Materials in South Asia:
Current Position and Future Prospects
R. Rajaraman
Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
Nuclear Safety and Security in India M.V. Ramana
Princeton University, USA
Nuclear Energy in a Post-Fukushima Japan Fumihiko Yoshida
Editorial Writer, Asahi Shimbun, Japan
Iran's Nuclear Program: Requirements for Verifying Its Peaceful Nature Olli Heinonen
Harvard University, USA
17:15-18:00 Closing Remarks
  • Seongho Sheen, Professor, GSIS, Seoul National University
  • Duyeon Kim, Deputy Director, Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation


Observers:
Mark Suh, Pugwash Conferences
Masa Takubo, Nuclear Information, Japan
Ben Piven, SAIS, Johns Hopkins
Byong-chul Lee, IPC
Jungmin Kang, KAIST
Elena Sokova, Monterey Institute
Melissa Hanham, Monterey Institute
Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress, Monterey Institute (tentative)
Kiho Yi, Nautilus Institute
Florence Lowe-Lee, GABI