Russian commercial nuclear initiatives and U.S. nuclear nonproliferation interests

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• This article was prepared as part of U.S. Department of Energy contract DE‐FG03–01SF22269. The authors are solely responsible for the content, and the conclusions and opinions stated here in no way represent the policy or position of any part of the U.S. government. The authors thank Julia E. Dubnansky, Dmitri Medvedovski, and Kristina Terkun for research assistance. The editor and two anonymous referees were very helpful in making the ideas more accessible. Special thanks go to Rich Goorevich at the U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Safety Administration, who is responsible for encouraging us to pursue this research idea.
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