Nuclear Responsibilities and Nuclear Energy

From medicine to food and power, nuclear technologies produce multiple benefits for individuals in their day-to-day lives and are playing an increasingly crucial role in delivering the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), States Parties have a sovereign right to the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. That right nevertheless comes with responsibilities, particularly for nuclear supplier states, but also for civic nuclear programmes and their respective regulators. In this episode, Dr Megan Dee and Ingrid Kirsten (Senior Fellow, Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation) explore the responsibilities associated with the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, reflecting on how responsibilities are attributed – and upheld - to ensure that nuclear materials and technologies not only remain safe and secure but also accessible to those most in need.