Conference on Nuclear Nonproliferation and Safety

Location: Burns Moot Courtroom, L101

We invite you for a full day of expert lectures, panels, and a keynote featuring the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi. Speakers will discuss issues on nuclear nonproliferation and nuclear safety in the context of current socioeconomic and political challenges around the world.

The day's events are co-sponsored by the GW Law Programs in National Security, Cybersecurity, and Foreign Relations Law; International & Comparative Law; and Environmental and Energy Law, and the GW Alliance for a Sustainable Future.

The Georgetown University Law Center, The George Washington University Law School, and the American University Washington College of Law are cohosting this conference in partnership with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as part of a three-day conference on international nuclear regulation.

GW Law students can receive Upper-Level Foundations of Practice credit for each panel/lecture they attend during the conference.

8:30 am – 8:55 am | Continental Breakfast

8:55 am – 9:00 am | Welcome Remarks

9:00 am – 10:45 am | Expert Lecture and Panel I: The International Framework for IAEA Safeguards and Nonproliferation

• IAEA expert lecture: Ionut Suseanu, Section Head, Non proliferation and Policy Making Section, Office of Legal Affairs
• Panel (moderated by Professor Sean D. Murphy, GW Law): Ariel Braunstein (General Attorney, NNSA), David Jonas (former general counsel, Nuclear Security Administration), and Professor David Koplow (Georgetown Law)

10:45 am – 11:00 am | Break

11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Keynote Lecture, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi: In a World Full of Problems, Nuclear Must Be Part of the Solution

12:00 pm – 1:15 pm | Lunch

1:15 pm – 3:00 pm | Expert Lecture and Panel II: Nuclear Safety, Civil Liability, and Nuclear Damage

• IAEA expert lecture by Anthony Wetherall, Section Head, Nuclear and Treaty Law Section, Office of Legal Affairs
• Panel (moderated by Professor Emily Hammond, GW Law): Stephen G. Burns (former chair, Nuclear Regulatory Commission) and Ben McRae (Department of Energy Assistant General Counsel)

3:00 pm – 3:05 pm | Closing Remarks

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