“We know that in the wrong hands, just small amounts of these materials could be used to create a weapon of mass destruction,” said U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz. “This operation in Hungary and our ongoing partnerships with countries around the world help to ensure that terrorists never obtain a nuclear weapon.”

Hungary originally procured the HEU from Russia for use in scientific applications in the Budapest Research Reactor at Hungary’s Atomic Energy Research Institute. Since 2009, the material has been replaced with low-enriched uranium.

The statement cites this program as just one of many nuclear security and nonproliferation activities the U.S. Department of Energy has worked on with Hungary, including border security and export control cooperation, safeguards for information management, and emergency response training.

By Ferenc Kumin

Source: A Blog About Hungary

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