ISCN Newsletter  No.0332  August, 2024

INDEX

<1. Announcements>

• 1-1 A Leap forward in the use of the 'Laser-Driven Neutron Source'! Non-destructive temperature measurement of target materials within ten millionths of a second Useful for anomaly detection and performance improvement testing inside working batteries and semiconductor devices
• 1-2 Exhibiting at the Special Equipment Exhibition for Anti-Terrorism (SEECAT)
• 1-3 "Basics Training Course on IAEA Safeguards in Japanese (e-learning)" is now being offered!

<2. Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security Trends and Analysis>

• 2-1 Brief summary of nuclear nonproliferation, nuclear security and nuclear energy related issues in the “Apulia G7 Leaders' Communiqué”
• 2-2 Overview of 2024 NSSG Report
• 2-3 IAEA International Conference on Nuclear Security (ICONS 2024) (1) Summary of Joint Statement by South Africa and others, co-sponsored by 26 countries; (2) Summary of Statements by Developing Countries.
• 2-4 IAEA's “Safeguards Statement for 2023”
• 2-5 Summary of the Director General's Report on Ukraine to the IAEA June Board of Governors Meeting

<3. ISCN's Activities Reports>

• 3-1 Report on the International Training Course on Safeguards Implementation for States with Small Quantities Protocols (SQP)
• 3-2 ISCN's Activities Reports: presentation at Annual Conference of The Japan Chapter of the Asian Society of International Law.

<4. Column>

• 4-1 ISCN newcomer series ～KAWAGUCHI Masaya～
• 4-2 Australia, the UK and the US nuclear non-proliferation approach relating to the AUKUS Project Pillar I (the deployment of nuclear submarines in Australian) and the current status of the arrangement between the IAEA and Australia in relation to the Project
• 4-3 Seen from the viewpoint of recently adopted nuclear safety and security documents