In May 2024 NNSA and Italy's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a joint statement in which they reaffirmed their intention "to minimize inventories of highly enriched uranium (HEU) and separated plutonium." The specific activities mentioned in the agreement are as follows:

• Completion of the post-workshop analyses on the impacts of the TAPIRO research reactor's possible conversion to low-enriched uranium fuel;
• Development of a minimization strategy for the remaining limited quantities of HEU and plutonium, including the identification of inventories suitable for removal and repatriation to their country of origin; and
• Explore avenues for downblending and disposition of the inventories of HEU-thorium materials.