NNSA to Sign Memorandum of Cooperation with Kuwait on Nuclear Safeguards

Tuesday, Jun 22, 2010

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) will host a ceremony to sign a Memorandum of Cooperation on nuclear safeguards and other nonproliferation topics with the Kuwait National Nuclear Energy Committee (KNNEC) on Wednesday, June 23, 2010. NNSA Administrator Thomas D’Agostino and KNNEC’s Secretary General, Dr. Ahmad Bishara, will sign the memorandum at the U.S. Department of Energy headquarters in Washington.

The memorandum with Kuwait proposes cooperation in nuclear legislation and regulations; human resource planning and modeling; nuclear safeguards and security; radiation protection; environmental, safety and health issues; low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste management; and reactor operations, safety and best practices.

WHO:     Thomas D’Agostino, NNSA Administrator

                        Dr. Ahmad Bishara, KNNEC Secretary General

WHAT:   Signing ceremony for a Memorandum of Cooperation on nuclear safeguards and nonproliferation

WHEN:    Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at 10:00 am

        *Please arrive 15-30 minutes early for security screening

WHERE:  U.S. Department of Energy Forrestal Building

        1000 Independence Avenue, SW

        Washington, D.C. 20585

RSVP Required:  NNSA Public Affairs, 202-586-7371 by 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 22

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