International Atomic Energy Agency Nuclear Security Fund: Nuclear Security

Global Partnership Program Dept: The end of the two-day meeting saw Canada renew commitments to battling nuclear terrorism, including a $367 million renewal of the Global Partnership Program for five years. The initiative has already seen an $800-million-plus investment by Ottawa, according to The Star. Also, as the collection plate was passed for the International Atomic Energy Agency Nuclear Security Fund, Canada contributed another $5 million. That is on top of the $17 million already given to the organization that co-ordinates global nuclear security efforts and sEOUL It was officially billed as a nuclear security summit, but trade and the economy trumped terrorism in Stephen Harper s backroom chats with other world leaders. The federal government will also step up the return of spent highly enriched uranium to the United States and helped switch Mexican reactors to low enriched uranium. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.