The World Institute for Nuclear Security
Encyclopedia
The World Institute for Nuclear Security is an organization which seeks to prevent nuclear terrorism
and improve world nuclear security. It works alongside the International Atomic Energy Agency
. WINS was formed in 2008, less than a year after a break-in at the Pelindaba
nuclear facility in South Africa
, which contained enough enriched uranium
to make several nuclear bombs.
and the Norwegian government.
Nuclear terrorism
Nuclear terrorism denotes the use, or threat of the use, of nuclear weapons or radiological weapons in acts of terrorism, includingattacks against facilities where radioactive materials are present...
and improve world nuclear security. It works alongside the International Atomic Energy Agency
International Atomic Energy Agency
The International Atomic Energy Agency is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA was established as an autonomous organization on 29 July 1957...
. WINS was formed in 2008, less than a year after a break-in at the Pelindaba
Pelindaba
Pelindaba is South Africa's main Nuclear Research Centre, run by The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation, and was the location where South Africa's atomic bombs of the 1970s were developed, constructed and subsequently stored...
nuclear facility in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, which contained enough enriched uranium
Enriched uranium
Enriched uranium is a kind of uranium in which the percent composition of uranium-235 has been increased through the process of isotope separation. Natural uranium is 99.284% 238U isotope, with 235U only constituting about 0.711% of its weight...
to make several nuclear bombs.
Funding
WINS is funded by the Nuclear Threat Initiative, a Washington non-profit group, the United States Department of EnergyUnited States Department of Energy
The United States Department of Energy is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government concerned with the United States' policies regarding energy and safety in handling nuclear material...
and the Norwegian government.
See also
- List of books about nuclear issues
- List of nuclear whistleblowers
- List of Nuclear-Free Future Award recipients
- Nunn–Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction