R--Nuclear Citiies Initiative - Sarov

The Department of Energy's Office of Nonproliferation and the National Nuclear Security Administration plan to award a sole-source contract to the Russian Analytical Center for Nonproliferation to conduct a study on nonproliferation and arms control issues within Sarov, Russia. This contract supports the objectives of the Nuclear Cities Initiative by engaging scientists, engineers, and technologists in closed nuclear cities to promote nonproliferation and conversion efforts. The work includes preparing an intermediate report assessing the potential threats posed by actinides, followed by a final report that will contain recommendations and a draft protocol aimed at restricting the extraction of actinides from spent nuclear fuel. The contract is a fixed-price agreement with a performance period of 12 months. No formal Request for Proposal will be issued for this sole-source award. The focus of the project is to enhance collaboration in critical nuclear nonproliferation areas through targeted research and protocol development, directly supporting the broader goals of nuclear security and arms control within Russia’s nuclear complex.