The Russian Academy of Sciences and the U.S. National Academies formed a joint Committee to support the conversion of research reactors from highly enriched uranium to low enriched uranium fuel

The U.S. National Academies and Russian Academy of Sciences on Nov 29, 2010 will organize a joint symposium to discuss progress, challenges, and opportunities for conversion of research reactors from highly enriched uranium to low enriched uranium fuel. The symposium will address the following topics:
- Recent progress on conversion of research reactors, with a focus on U.S.- and Russian-origin reactors.
- Lessons learned for overcoming conversion challenges, increasing the effectiveness of research reactor use, and enabling new reactor missions.
- Future research reactor conversion plans, challenges, and opportunities.
- Actions that could be taken by U.S. and Russian organizations to promote conversion.

On the Russian side the Committee headed by Academician Laverov. Boris Myasoedov and Valentin Ivanov will represent Russian Academy of Sciences at the first symposium.