Presentations

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“Advanced Nuclear Energy: A Backdoor to Nuclear Weapons?” Roma Tre University, Italy, May 21, 2026.

“How ‘new nuclear energy’ could increase risks of nuclear proliferation and terrorism,” University of Bologna, Italy, November 25, 2025.

“Nuclear Nonproliferation via HEU Minimization: Progress and Challenges.”

  • British International Studies Association, 50th anniversary conference, Belfast, UK, June 18-20, 2025.
  • RERTR 2024: 44th International Meeting on Reduced Enrichment for Research and Test Reactors, Lyon, France, October 27-31, 2024.
    International Studies Association, annual convention, San Francisco, CA, April 3-6, 2024.
  • “Intro to Nuclear Non-Proliferation & The Dark Side of Advanced Reactors,” EAGx Austin, hosted by Centre for Effective Altruism (CEA), April 14, 2024.

“AUKUS HEU Submarines Would Undermine the NPT,” Statement to the 10th Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, United Nations, New York, August 5, 2022.

“Can Albanese Fix AUKUS?”

“Will AUKUS Foster Nuclear Proliferation?” British International Studies Association, Newcastle, UK, June 17, 2022.

“Nuclear Facilities and Terrorism,” Symposium (virtual) on Nuclear Crisis and Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy: Implications of the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant Operation, Citizens’ Nuclear Information Center, Tokyo, Japan, April 28, 2022, https://cnic.jp/english/?p=6048.

“AUKUS and Nuclear Proliferation”

  • Lowy Institute, Sydney, Australia, March 14, 2022.
  • Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, March 15, 2022.
  • Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Canberra, Australia, March 16, 2022.
  • University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, March 18, 2022.

“Statement on FRM II’s Continued Use of Weapons-Grade Uranium Fuel,” Forschungsreaktor Garching: Bombenstoff – wie lange noch?, hosted by Green Party of the Parliament of Bavaria, October 25, 2021.

“Avoiding HEU in Space Reactors: An Emerging Consensus,” Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, April 26-30, 2021.

“Congress and NASA Favor LEU Fuel in Space Power Reactors,” American Nuclear Society, Virtual Winter Meeting, November 19, 2020.

“U.S. HEU Minimization Policy: A Success Based on No Exceptions,” Panel on ANS Position Statement on the Use of LEU in Space, American Nuclear Society, Virtual Annual Meeting, June 11, 2020.

“Navy LEU Fuel R&D,” Congressional Staff Briefing on Keeping Nuclear Bomb Material from Terrorists and Rogue States, U.S. Senate, February 6, 2020.

“Nuclear Energy in Space: Nonproliferation Risks and Solutions,” The Archer Center, University of Texas, Washington, DC, October 17, 2019.

“Plutonium, Nuclear Energy, and India’s 3-Stage Thorium Program,” Brookings India, New Delhi, India, August 9, 2019.

“Plutonium for Energy? Lessons for India from Abroad,” TERI School of Advanced Studies, New Delhi, India, August 8, 2019.

“Perils of Populism: Threats to Domestic and International Peace and Security,” National Institute of Advanced Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, August 7, 2019.

“Iran, North Korea, and the Future of Non-Proliferation”

  • Jain CMS Business School, Bangalore, India, August 6, 2019.
  • Stella Maris College, Chennai, India, August 5, 2019.

“Plutonium and Beyond; The Future of Nuclear Energy”

  • National Institute of Advanced Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, August 6, 2019.
  • Peninsula Foundation, Chennai, India, August 5, 2019.

“Plutonium For Energy? Lessons for China from Abroad,” Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy, Beijing, China, July 24, 2019.

“Plutonium For Energy? Global Lessons for South Korea”

  • I-COOP Daejeon Center, Daejeon, South Korea, November 30, 2018.
  • Seoul National University, South Korea, November 28, 2018.

“Plutonium for Energy? Perspective on East Asia,” Parliament (Diet) of Japan, Tokyo, November 26, 2018.

“Plutonium for Energy? Perspective on East Asia,” International Symposium on Nuclear Fuel Cycle Policy in Japan and Korea: Impacts and Alternatives, Tokyo, Japan, November 26, 2018.

“Safeguarding Nuclear Security,” Kozmetsky Center, St. Edward’s University, Austin, TX, November 12, 2018.

“Plutonium for Energy?”

  • “Plutonium Stockpiles: Causes and Solutions,” Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non‑Proliferation (Austria), October 25, 2018.
  • “Taking Stock: Plutonium in Northeast Asia,” International House of Japan, Tokyo, June 28, 2018.
  • Parliament (Diet) of Japan, Tokyo, June 27, 2018.
  • George Washington University, Nuclear Policy Talk, June 11, 2018.

“MOX Facilities,” George Washington University, Nuclear Security Boot Camp, June 14, 2018.

“MOX as a Back-End Option?” Conference on Back-end to the Future, Stimson Center, Washington DC, June 12, 2018.

“Converting Next-Gen Navy Nuclear Vessels from HEU Fuel to LEU Fuel,” U.S. House of Representatives, Staff Briefing on Reducing HEU in Non-weapons Activities, April 18, 2018.

“Avoiding Highly Enriched Uranium for Space Power,” Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space 2018, American Nuclear Society, Las Vegas, NV, February 26 – March 1, 2018.

“Reduced Enrichment for Naval Propulsion Reactors,” 38th International Meeting on Reduced Enrichment for Research and Test Reactors (RERTR), Chicago, IL, November 12-15, 2017.

“Naval HEU Fuel Minimization,” Symposium on Remembering Paul Leventhal: Nuclear Lessons for a New Administration, LBJ Washington Center, April 13, 2017.

“Resolved: US Nuclear Weapons Should be Upgraded,” debate vs. Prof. Matthew Kroenig of Georgetown U., at LBJ School, March 21, 2017.

“Nuclear Weapons Modernization: Spending Billions to Make Us Less Secure?” Amici di Bologna, 9th Annual Symposium, Johns Hopkins University, New York, October 29, 2016.

June 27-28, 2016
Alan J. Kuperman
“Future HEU Requirements for U.S. Naval Propulsion,” Workshop on “Fissile Material Restrictions in Nuclear Weapon States: Treaties and Transparency,” Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC.

November 5, 2015
Alan J. Kuperman
“The Iran Nuclear Agreement: Debunking Obama’s Claims,” Indiana University.

October 29, 2015
Alan J. Kuperman
“Debating the Iranian Nuclear Deal: Danger or Opportunity?” Williams College.

September 16, 2015
Alan J. Kuperman
“Confronting Iran’s Nuclear Program,” Fedder Lecture, University of Missouri – St. Louis.

September 10, 2015
Alan J. Kuperman
“Iran Nuclear Deal,” AIPAC, Austin, TX.

August 30, 2015
Alan J. Kuperman
“The Iran Deal’s Fatal Flaw,” Congregation Rodfei Sholom, San Antonio, TX.

August 4, 2015
Alan J. Kuperman
“Iran Nuclear Deal & Congressional Oversight,” Honoring the Legacy of Paul L. Leventhal, National Press Club.

March 20, 2015
Alan J. Kuperman
“Phasing Out Highly Enriched Uranium Fuel in Naval Propulsion: Why It is Necessary, and How to Achieve It,” Briefing on Naval Nuclear Reactors and Use of Highly Enriched Uranium, U.S. Senate.

November 16, 2014
Alan J. Kuperman
“Explaining International Cooperation on Nuclear Security: Lessons from the RERTR Program,” ISAC-ISSS Joint Annual Conference 2014, University of Texas at Austin.

October 9, 2014
Alan J. Kuperman
“Phase-out of U.S. and Russian Use of HEU for Naval Propulsion: Prospects,” Naval Nuclear Propulsion Task Force Workshop, Federation of American Scientists, Washington, DC.

June 9, 2014
Alan J. Kuperman
“Potential Effects of a P5+1 Nuclear Deal with Iran on Proliferation in the Middle East,” 2014 Herzliya Conference, Institute for Policy and Strategy, Lauder School, IDC Herzliya, Israel.

April 2, 2014
Alan J. Kuperman
“Explaining International Cooperation on Nuclear Security: Lessons from the RERTR Program,” Science & Global Security Seminar Series, Princeton University.

March 29-30, 2012
Alan J. Kuperman
“Explaining International Cooperation on Nuclear Security: Lessons from the RERTR Program,” Multilateral Cooperation on Nonproliferation Workshop, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA.

July 17, 2013
Alan J. Kuperman
“Protecting U.S. Nuclear Facilities from Terrorist Attack: Re-assessing the Current ‘Design Basis Threat’ Approach,” presented at INMM 54th Annual Meeting, Palm Desert, CA, co-authored with Lara Kirkham.

January 23-25, 2012
Alan J. Kuperman
“HEU Minimization Challenges in the US and Russia: Political, Technical, and Economic Issues,” 2nd International Symposium on HEU Minimization, Diplomatic Academy, Vienna, Austria.

November 18-20, 2011
Alan J. Kuperman
“Global Phase-Out of Highly Enriched Uranium?” Presented to 2011 JASON Fall Meeting, McLean, VA.

October 23-27, 2011
Alan J. Kuperman
“Global Phase-Out of Highly Enriched Uranium?” RERTR 2011, 33rd International Meeting on Reduced Enrichment for Research and Test Reactors, Santiago, Chile.

October 13-15, 2011
Alan J. Kuperman
“Global Phase-Out of Highly Enriched Uranium?” ISSS/ISAC Annual Conference, Irvine, CA.

April 22, 2010
Alan J. Kuperman
“How to Stop Iran’s Nuclear Program,” Democrats Abroad, Florence, Italy.

April 1, 2010
Alan J. Kuperman
“Stopping Iran’s Bomb Program: The Logic of Preventive Strikes,” conference on Breaking Down the Walls, Arizona State University, .

February 1, 2010
Alan J. Kuperman
“The Threat Posed by HEU, and Legislation to Reduce Bomb-Grade Uranium Commerce,” presentation at panel on
Getting Bomb-Grade Uranium Out of Civilian Hands:  Toward the Nuclear Security Summit, Washington, DC.

November 20, 2008
Alan J. Kuperman
“Are Nonproliferation Efforts Worthwhile?”
Conference on Reducing Nuclear Threats,
University of Texas at Austin.

October 6, 2008
Alan J. Kuperman
“Legislation to Reduce Bomb-Grade Uranium Commerce: Background and Options,” presentation to
AAAS Congressional Briefing on Ensuring U.S. Medical Isotope Supply and Minimizing Risks of Nuclear Terrorism, U.S. Senate.

October 21, 2007
Alan J. Kuperman
“The Future of Nuclear Nonproliferation,” United Nations Association, Austin, TX.

August 9, 2006
Alan J. Kuperman
“Nuclear Power and Nuclear Weapons: Update on the Spread of the Bomb,” Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY.

November 8, 2004
Alan J. Kuperman
“The Global Threat Reduction Initiative and Conversion of Isotope Production to LEU Targets,” presented to the 26th Annual International Meeting on Reduced Enrichment for Research and Test Reactors, IAEA, Vienna, Austria.