New Zealand Contributions to Combating Nuclear Terrorism

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New Zealand Contributions to Combating Nuclear
Terrorism

• NZ supports international efforts to prevent
  nuclear terrorism.
• NZ is thus considering participating in the GICNT
• We are seeking to gather more information on the
  GICNT

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Ukraine Project

• NZ already contributes to efforts to
• stop nuclear smuggling
• Through our G8 Global Partnership
• Contribution
• Piggybacking with US
• Expand capacity of Ukraine border
• guards
• Contributed NZ683,000 this year

NZ disarmament minister watches signing ceremony
with US
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Reactor decommissioning

• NZ piggybacked on US efforts.
• Shutdown Zheleznogorsk reactor in Russia
• Last plutonium-producing reactor

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Related projects

• NZ also cooperated with UK.
• Funded project to build support facilities
• Chemical weapons destruction facility at
  Shcuchye, Russia

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IAEA

• NZ also contributes to multilateral efforts.
• Has supported IAEA Nuclear Security Fund every
  year since inception
• Support other efforts of the IAEA and UN

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