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Key Issues: Global Nuclear Energy Partnership Background The Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) is a Bush Administration-led effort to promote nuclear reprocessing technology and limit the proliferation of weapons grade nuclear materials worldwide. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) defines GNEP as an "initiative aimed at increasing emissions-free nuclear energy and reducing nuclear waste while reducing the threat of nuclear weapons proliferation." On February 6, 2006 Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman announced the new partnership as part of the Advanced Energy Initiative. The Secretary requested $250 million in appropriations from Congress to start GNEP during Fiscal Year 2007. The Federal Facilities Task Force is particularly interested in the amount of waste that would potentially be generated under GNEP. Important Documents Background Material: "The Illogic of Reprocessing" by Dr. Frank Von Hippel, International Panel on Fissile Materials |
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