Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
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The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty was designed to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons in an earlier era. SMRs, advanced fuels and isotope production have both civil and military uses. Could non-proliferation be achieved through reactor or fuel design? Are today’s nuclear safeguards robust enough, or is the world entering an age of ambiguity that treaties can’t contain?
Moderator: Katherine Stewart, head of impact research, policy and insights, Economist Impact
Seth Grae, chief executive, Lightbridge
Scott Roecker, vice-president, nuclear materials security, Nuclear Threat Initiative
Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova, director, Vienna Centre for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
Supported by Lightbridge
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty was designed to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons in an earlier era. SMRs, advanced fuels and isotope production have both civil and military uses. Could non-proliferation be achieved through reactor or fuel design? Are today’s nuclear safeguards robust enough, or is the world entering an age of ambiguity that treaties can’t contain?
Moderator: Katherine Stewart, head of impact research, policy and insights, Economist Impact
Seth Grae, chief executive, Lightbridge
Scott Roecker, vice-president, nuclear materials security, Nuclear Threat Initiative
Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova, director, Vienna Centre for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
