The International Panel on Fissile Materials (IPFM), established in 2006, is a group of independent nuclear experts from 17 countries: Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Iran, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Pakistan, South Korea, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It aims to advance international initiatives to “secure and to sharply reduce all stocks of highly enriched

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and separated

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, the key materials in

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s, and to limit any further production”.International Panel on Fissile Materials (IPFM)
, Princeton University. The Panel is co-chaired by Alexander Glaser and Zia Mian of

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and Tatsujiro Suzuki of

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, Japan. Other members include: Li Bin,

José Goldemberg José Goldemberg (born in Santo Ângelo, May 27, 1928) is a Brazilian physicist, university educator, scientific leader and research scientist. He is a leading expert on energy and environment issues. Goldemberg earned his Ph.D. in physical scienc ...

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Pervez Hoodbhoy Pervez Amirali Hoodbhoy (born 11 July 1950) is a Pakistani nuclear physicist and author. He has been considered by many as one of the most vocal, progressive and liberal member of the Pakistani intelligentsia. Hoodbhoy is known for his oppositio ...

, Patricia Lewis, Abdul Hameed Nayyar, Seyed Hossein Mousavian, Ramamurti Rajaraman, M.V. Ramana, and

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. The Panel produces an annual ''Global Fissile Material Report'' which summarizes new information on fissile material stocks and production worldwide, as well as periodic research reports.International Panel on Fissile Materials (IPFM)
, Princeton University.

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