Such a reactor is suitable for countries that do not plan to build their own nuclear infrastructure.

In addition, the entire military nuclear infrastructure requires protection, and that requires a commensurate allocation of funding.

"We could help them preserve and stabilize their nuclear infrastructure," he said, "which is in their interest and ours."

To maintain the nuclear infrastructure a number of steps are planned.

In 1980, Libya began to build its nuclear infrastructure from various nuclear black market sources.

Iraq's nuclear infrastructure, they concluded, had been dismantled by sanctions and inspections.

But the episode has generated concern that terrorists may turn their attention to Russia's vast nuclear infrastructure.

It had been arguing that the nuclear infrastructure needed to be developed more rapidly because the existing electric generation facilities were incapable of meeting growing demand.

Under his tenure Russia maintained its nuclear infrastructure saw an increase in international cooperation on atomic energy growth.

North Korea's nuclear scientific and experimental infrastructure was built with Soviet technical assistance.