ISCN Newsletter

No.0315  March, 2023

• <1. Announcements>
• 1-1 Press release on laser-driven neutron source and its application
• 1-2 Visit to Takasaki Radionuclide Monitoring Station by the Secretary General of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization
• <2. Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security Trends and Analysis>
• 2-1 Doomsday Clock set at 90 seconds to midnight
• 2-2 The number of nuclear warheads possessed by nuclear armed states, their purpose of use, and the amount of highly enriched uranium and plutonium
• 2-3 Facilitation of Secure Trade Using Nuclear Detection Technology
• <3. Introduction of Technology and Research related to Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security>
• 3-1 Overview of 7th Collaborative Material Exercise (CMX-7) of the Nuclear Forensics International Technical Working Group (ITWG)
• <4. ISCN's Activities Reports>
• 4-1 ISCN-WINS Workshop“Establishing, measuring and sustaining an excellent security culture”
• 4-2 Report on Participation in OSI Regional Introductory Course-24
• <5. Column>
• 5-1 When I first encountered IAEA Safeguards

No.0314  February, 2023

• <1. Announcements>
• 1-1 Update of "Trends in Nuclear Nonproliferation"
• 1-2 JAEA Review 2023-056: Research on factor analysis and technical process for achieving denuclearization; Denuclearization of South Africa
• <2. Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security Trends and Analysis>
• 2-1 DOE/NNSA issues draft surplus plutonium disposition program environmental impact statement (EIS) for public comment
• 2-2 Strengthening Computer Security in the Nuclear Supply Chain
• 2-3 New IAEA Publication Explains Key Nuclear Safety and Security Terminology
• 2-4 Meaning of Violation of IAEA Charter in Ukraine
• <3. Introduction of Technology and Research related to Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security>
• 3-1 Research on case study and factor analysis for achieving denuclearization / Series No. 7 summary of the research
• <4. ISCN's Activities Reports>
• 4-1 IAEA International Training Course on the Security of Non-Nuclear Radioactive Material in Transport
• <5. Column>
• 5-1 KEDO Establishment Agreements
• 5-2 Article for ISCN visiting scholar program ～Alfitri MELIANA～

No.0313  January, 2023 Special Issue

• Report on The 2022 International Forum on Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security “Impacts of Russian Invasion of Ukraine on Nuclear Nonproliferation, Nuclear Security and Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy, and Future Challenges”

No.0312  December, 2022

• <1. Announcements>
• 1-1 The 2022 International Forum on Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Security and Student Session
• 1-2 Update of Nuclear Non-Proliferation Pocketbook
• <2. Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security Trends and Analysis>
• 2-1 Brief summary and analysis of IAEA Director General's report on "Verification and monitoring in the Islamic Republic of Iran in light of United Nations Security Council resolution 2231 (2015)" (GOV/2022/62)
• 2-2 Brief summary of IAEA Director General's report on“NPT Safeguards Agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran” (GOV/2022/63) and Resolution adopted on 17 November during the 1654th session (GOV/2022/70)
• 2-3 Brief summary of Biden Administration's 2022 Nuclear Posture Review (NPR)
• 2-4 Publication of Revised IAEA Safeguards Glossary
• 2-5 Resolutions adopted at the international conferences
• <3. Introduction of Technology and Research related to Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security>
• 3-1 Research on case study and factor analysis for achieving denuclearization / Series No. 6 Investigation on Democratic People's Republic of Korea Case
• <4. ISCN's Activities Reports>
• 4-1 The 43rd Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management Japan Chapter
• 4-2 Report of 13th Asia Pacific Safeguards Network (APSN) Annual Meeting
• <5. Column>
• 5-1 ISCN newcomer series ～ GUNJI Ikuko ～ Mon année 2022-2023

No.0311  November, 2022

• <1. Announcements>
• 1-1 International Forum on Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Security 2022
• <2. Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security Trends and Analysis>
• 2-1 International Technical Exchanges on the Security of Radioactive Material
• 2-2 The Tenth NPT Review Conference / Series No. 3 Nuclear non-proliferation issues etc. in the final draft document of the Conference
• 2-3 Nuclear non-proliferation issues etc. referred in the G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement (4 November 2022, Münster)
• <3. Introduction of Technology and Research related to Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security>
• 3-1 Research on case study and factor analysis for achieving denuclearization / Series No. 5 Investigation on former republics of the Soviet Union Case
• <4. ISCN's Activities Reports>
• 4-1 Regional Training Course on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and Facilities (PP-RTC)
• 4-2 Participation in Symposium on International Safeguards: Reflecting on the Past and Anticipating the Future
• 4-3 Summary Report of the Survaillance Assessment Visit by CTBTO to the Tokai Radionuclide Laboratory
• <5. Column>
• 5-1 Rules of Procedure at the UN and at Inter-Governmental Conferences

No.0310  October, 2022

• <1. Announcements>
• 1-1 International Forum on Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Security 2022
• 1-2 The EC/JRC delegation to meet with vice president, Mr. ITAKURA Yasuhiro at the JAEA Tokyo office (5 October 2022)
• <2. Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security Trends and Analysis>
• 2-1 Statement by IAEA Director General, P5 and other states at the 66th IAEA General Conference (Remarks on nuclear nonproliferation, nuclear security and Ukraine)
• 2-2 Summary of the resolutions adopted at the 66th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (Nuclear Security, Strengthening the effectiveness and improving the efficiency of Agency safeguards, Implementation of the NPT safeguards agreement between the Agency and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Application of IAEA safeguards in the Middle East)
• 2-3 Verification and monitoring in the Islamic Republic of Iran in light of United Nations Security Council resolution 2231 (2015)
• 2-4 Nuclear Safety and Security Protection Zone at Zaporizhzhya NPP
• <3. Introduction of Technology and Research related to Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security>
• 3-1 Research on case study and factor analysis for achieving denuclearization / Series No. 4 Iraq's denuclearization
• <4. ISCN's Activities Reports>
• 4-1 Atomic Energy Society of Japan 2022 Fall Meeting
• 4-2 ISCN Summer School 2022
• 4-3 IAEA Regional Training Course on Physical Protection Inspection at Nuclear Facilities
• 4-4 Exhibiting at the Special Equipment Exhibition for Anti-Terrorism (SEECAT)
• <5. Column>
• 5-1 Legal binding force of the international instrument

No.0309  September, 2022

• <1. Announcements>
• 1-1 Exhibiting at the Special Equipment Exhibition for Anti-Terrorism (SEECAT)
• 1-2 Update of Nuclear Non-Proliferation Pocketbook
• 1-3 Update of "Trends in Nuclear Nonproliferation"
• 1-4 JAEA Review 2022-020: Research on factor analysis and technical process for achieving denuclearization; Denuclearization of Iraq
• <2. Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security Trends and Analysis>
• 2-1 The Tenth NPT Review Conference / Series No. 2 Summarizes of discussions in Main Committees and reasons why the final document was not adopted
• 2-2 66th IAEA General Conference
• 2-2-1 Strengthening the Effectiveness and Improving the Efficiency of Agency Safeguards
• 2-2-2 Nuclear Security
• 2-2-3 Application of Safeguards in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
• 2-2-4 Application of IAEA Safeguards in the Middle East
• 2-3 NPT Safeguards Agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran
• <3. Introduction of Technology and Research related to Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security>
• 3-1 Research on case study and factor analysis for achieving denuclearization / Series No. 3 Libya's denuclearization
• <4. ISCN's Activities Reports>
• 4-1 Virtual Meeting with NEREC/KAIST Summer Fellows Program
• <5. Column>
• 5-1 Design Basis Threat

No.0308  August, 2022

• <1. Announcements>
• 1-1 Exhibiting at the Special Equipment Exhibition for Anti-Terrorism (SEECAT)
• 1-2 Update of Nuclear Non-Proliferation Pocketbook
• 1-3 Update of "Trends in Nuclear Nonproliferation"
• <2. Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security Trends and Analysis>
• 2-1 The 10th Conference of the NPT / Series No. 1 Brief summary of statements by UN, IAEA, US, UK, France, Russia, China, Japan, Australia, Ukraine, Iran, NAC and NAM (Opening and general debate)
• 2-2 Key Role of the IAEA Nuclear Security Series
• 2-3 How the international law can protect the attack against nuclear facilities (2)
• 2-4 NPT Review Conference Working Paper on AUKUS Partnership
• <3. Introduction of Technology and Research related to Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security>
• 3-1 Research on case study and factor analysis for achieving denuclearization / Series No. 2 South Africa's denuclearization
• <4. ISCN's Activities Reports>
• 4-1 Participation in "Technical Meeting on Nuclear Forensics: From National Foundations to Global Impact" held by the IAEA
• 4-2 Participation in "ITWG-25"
• 4-3 Participation in INMM 63rd Annual Meeting
• <5. Column>
• 5-1 ISCN newcomer series ～ MIZUEDANI Miku ～

No.0307  July, 2022

• <1. Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security Trends and Analysis>
• 1-1 Brief summary of the IAEA Safeguards Statement for 2021
• 1-2 U.S position for the Tenth NPT Review Conference: Remarks by Ambassador Adam Scheinman, the U.S. special representative of the president for nuclear nonproliferation
• 1-3 Brief summary of G7 Leaders' Communiqué at the Elumau Summit (nuclear energy and nuclear non-proliferation related issues)
• 1-4 IAEA's Recent Activities for Enhancing Nuclear Forensics Capabilities
• 1-5 How the international law can protect the attack against nuclear facilities.
• 1-6 NPT working paper for Main committee II (non-proliferation) submitted by "the Vienna Group of Ten."
• <2. Introduction of Technology and Research related to Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security>
• 2-1 Research on case study and factor analysis for achieving denuclearization / Series No. 1 Brief introduction of target countries for denuclearization, denuclearization factors and research results
• <3. ISCN's Activities Reports>
• 3-1 Regional Training Course on Non-Destructive Assay (NDA) of Nuclear Materials
• 3-2 Participation in Technical Meeting on Safety, Security and Safeguards by Design for Small Modular Reactors
• 3-3 Participation in International Conference on Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources
• <4. Column>
• 4-1 Book review on “Can The TPNW protect Japan?” by former Ambassador Toshio Sano and some reflection on this book.
• 4-2 ISCN newcomer series ～ TATSUNO Takaharu ～

No.0306  June, 2022

• <1. Announcements>
• 1-1 Open lectures to universities and other institutions
• <2. Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security Trends and Analysis>
• 2-1 IAEA's Recent Activities on the Nuclear Security and Safeguards in Ukraine
• 2-2 Brief summary and analysis of IAEA Director General's report on "Verification and monitoring in the Islamic Republic of Iran in light of United Nations Security Council resolution 2231 (2015)" (GOV/2022/24)
• 2-3 Brief summary of IAEA Director General's report on "NPT Safeguards Agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran" (GOV/2022/26)
• 2-4 Brief summary of "Japan-U.S. Joint Leaders' Statement:- Strengthening the Free and Open International Order -May 23, 2022" (Energy security, Nuclear energy, Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security related issues)
• 2-5 Brief summary of "Statement of the G7 Non-Proliferation Directors Group" in May 2022. (Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security related issues)
• <3. Introduction of Technology and Research related to Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security>
• 3-1 Developing Delayed Gamma-ray Spectroscopy for Nuclear Material Verification
• <4. Column>
• 4-1 What is "Nuclear law"?
• 4-2 ISCN newcomer series ～ TUJITA Ren ～

No.0305  May, 2022

• <1. Announcements>
• 1-1 Call for summer holiday apprentices and 'ISCN Summer School 2022'
• <2. Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security Trends and Analysis>
• 2-1-(1) Brief Summary of the Conference of the Parties to the Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material 2022
• 2-1-(2) National statements by US, EU and China, and the Joint Statement by 56 states and the EU presented at the Conference
• 2-2 US President's FY 2023 Budget Request: DOE/NNSA, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
• 2-3 The 1st Meeting of Innovative Reactors Working Group, under Nuclear Energy Subcommittee of Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, METI
• <3. Introduction of Technologies related to Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security>
• 3-1 Development of An Integrated Active Neutron Non-Destructive Analysis System: Active-N
• <4. ISCN's Activities Reports>
• 4-1 Participation in IAEA’s the First International Conference on Nuclear Law
• 4-2 Participation in ESARDA 44th Annual Meeting
• <5. Column>
• 5-1 Memoirs of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Events in Romania

No.0304  April, 2022

• <1. Announcements>
• 1-1 JAEA Review 2021-076: Research on factor analysis and technical process for achieving denuclearization; Case study and factor analysis of denuclearization
• <2. Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security Trends and Analysis>
• 2-1 Brief summary and analysis of IAEA Director General's report on "Verification and monitoring in the Islamic Republic of Iran in light of United Nations Security Council resolution 2231 (2015)" (GOV/2022/4)
• 2-2 Fact Sheet on 2022 Nuclear Posture Review
• 2-3 US President's FY 2023 Budget Request
• (1) Request for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (NNSA) and Office of Nuclear Energy
• (2) Request for DOS Foreign Operations and Related Program (IAEA and CTBTO)
• 2-4 IAEA Success Story of Coordinated Research Projects～Enhancing Computer Security～
• <3. Introduction of Technologies related to Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security>
• 3-1 Development of Neutron Resonance Transmission Analysis using a Laser Driven Neutron Source
• <4. ISCN's Activities Reports>
• 4-1 Workshop on "Development of Active Neutron NDA Techniques" held by JAEA and EC/JRC
• 4-2 Steering Meeting on Joint Research between JAEA and EC/JRC
• 4-3 Online Course on Radioactive Material Security Incident Response in Laos
• 4-4 Participation in 2022 Spring Annual Meeting of Atomic Energy Society of Japan
• <5. Column>
• 5-1 Difference between the The Lisbon Protocol and the Memorandum on Security Assurances in connection with Ukraine's accession to the Treaty on the Non-roliferation of Nuclear Weapons

No.0303  March, 2022

• <1. Announcements>
• 1-1 Recruitment of new graduates in 2023 by JAEA
• 1-2 Update of "Nuclear Non-Proliferation Pocketbook"
• 1-3 Issue of JAEA Review on Libya's denuclearization
• <2. Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security Trends and Analysis>
• 2-1 Ukraine's nuclear situation: From perspective of denuclearization, safeguards and nuclear security
• 2-2 Brief summary and explanation of "NPT Safeguards Agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran" (GOV/2022/5)
• 2-3 IAEA Supports in Nuclear Security Efforts for Public Events such as Olympic Games
• 2-4 Brief summary of VCDNP's panel discussion entitled "Towards a Successful A/CPPNM Review Conference"
• 2-5 Recent French nuclear policy
• <3. Introduction of Technoloies related to Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security>
• 3-1 Neutron detector development for nuclear security
• <4. ISCN's Activities Reports>
• 4-1 Report of the ISCN-WINS Workshop "Rethinking Nuclear Security Culture-Human Factors and Organizational Culture"
• <5. Column>
• 5-1 Days during the doctoral course and today

No.0302  February, 2022

• <1. Announcements>
• 1-1 The issue of ISCN Newsletter No. 300 ～MOCHIJI Toshiro(Former Director of the Center)～
• <2. Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security Trends and Analysis>
• 2-1 Japan-U.S. Joint Statement on the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)
• 2-2 An US expert's view on NPT
• 2-3 IAEA's Recent Activities on nuclear safety and nuclear security in Transport of Radioactive and Nuclear Materials
• <3. Introduction of Technoloies related to Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security>
• 3-1 A Study of Methods for Improving Nuclear Proliferation Resistance of Pebble Bed Reactor
• <4. ISCN's Activities Reports>
• 4-1 Report on the 「INMM Workshop 2022: Policy and Technical Fundamentals of International Nuclear Safeguards」
• <5. Column>
• 5-1 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons(TPNW)―between idealism and reality

No.0301  January, 2022

• <1. Announcements>
• 1-1 The issue of ISCN Newsletter No. 300 ～SENZAKI Masao (First Director of the Center)～
• 1-2 Update of "Nuclear Non-Proliferation Trends"
• <2. Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security Trends and Analysis>
• 2-1 25th anniversary of IAEA's International Physical Protection Advisory Service (IPPAS)
• 2-2 A statement by the chair of the G7 Foreign and Development Minister's Meeting (December 2021)
• 2-3 UN Security Council 8930th Meeting (14 Dec. 2021) on Iran nuclear issue
• 2-4 Postpone of the 10th NPT Review Conference and "Joint Statement of the Leaders of the Five Nuclear-Weapon States on Preventing Nuclear War and Avoiding Arms Races"
• <3. Introduction of Technologies related to Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security>
• 3-1 Safeguards Challenges facing Spent Fuel, Decommissioning, Waste Management / Series No. 4 Safeguards Challenges for Radioactive Waste
• <4. ISCN's Activities Reports>
• 4-1-(1) Host of Online State System of Accounting for and Control (SSAC) Course for Asia
• 4-1-(2) Participation in Online State System of Accounting for and Control (SSAC) Course for Asia
• 4-2 The eve of The International Forum: Suggestions from students to Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security in the Post COVID-19 Era
• 4-3 The 2021 International Forum on Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Security “Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Security in the Post COVID-19 Era”
• <5. Column>
• 5-1 ISCN newcomer series ～ MATSUI Yoshiki ～

No.0300  December, 2021

• <1. Announcements>
• 1-1 The issue of ISCN Newsletter No. 300
• 1-2 JAEA staff received Excellent Paper Awarads at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management Japan Chapter (INMM-J)
• 1-3 The 2021 International Forum on Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Security“Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Security in the Post COVID-19 Era”
• <2. Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security Trends and Analysis>
• 2-1 Brief summary and analysis of "Verification and monitoring in the Islamic Republic of Iran in light of United Nations Security Council resolution 2231 (2015)" (GOV/2021/51)
• 2-2 Brief summary and explanation of "NPT Safeguards Agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran" (GOV/2021/52)
• 2-3 Brief explanation of Review Conferences of the Parties to the NPT
• 2-4 Others (Corey Hinderstein sworn in as Deputy Administrator for NNSA's Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation)
• <3. Introduction of Technoloies related to Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security>
• 3-1 Safeguards Challenges facing Spent Fuel, Decommissioning, Waste Management / Series No. 3 - Safeguards Chalenges for decommissioning nuclear facilities
• <4. ISCN's Activities Reports>
• 4-1 Report of the 42nd Annual Meeting of INMM Japan Chapter
• 4-2 JAEA was designated as the IAEA Collaborating Center in Decommissioning, Radioactive Waste Management, and Nuclear Security
• <5. Column>
• 5-1 ISCN newcomer series ～ Abdelsanad Mohamed Omer Nagy ～

No.0299  November, 2021

• <1. Announcements>
• 1-1 JAEA International Forum
• <2. Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security Trends and Analysis>
• 2-1 Ms. Corey Hinderstein's remarks on Committee on Armed Services on her noination as Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, NNSA/DOE
• 2-2 US Congress's concerns on nuclear nonproliferation: A report by CRS on nuclear energy
• <3. Introduction of Technoloies related to Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security>
• 3-1 Safeguards Challenges facing Spent Fuel, Decomissioning and Waste Management / Series No. 2 - Safeguards Challenges for Direct Geological Disposal of Spent Fuel
• <4. ISCN's Activities Reports>
• 4-1 Report of IAEA's "Technical Meeting on the Use of Safety Analysis Approaches for Nuclear Security Purposes"
• <5. Column>
• 5-1 "Security" and ISCN's activities: from my personal perspective

No.0298  October, 2021

• <1. Announcements>
• 1-1 JAEA International Forum
• 1-2 Request for cooperation in our servey
• <2. Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security Trends and Analysis>
• 2-1 Reports of the 65th IAEA General Conference
• (1) Statements by IAEA Director General, Japan, U.S., U.K., France, China, Iran, South Korea, Saudi Arabia and Australia on nuclear non-proliferation and nuclear security related issues
• (2) Resolutions on Nuclear security, Strengthening the effectiveness and improving the efficiency of Agency safeguards, Implementation of the NPT Safeguards agreement between IAEA and DPRK, Application of IAEA safeguards in the Middle East and The IAEA and the COVID-19 Pandemic
• 2-2 “Vefirication and monitoring in the Islamic Reublic of Iran in the light of UNSCR 2231 (2015)” (GOV/2021/39)
• 2-3 IAEA Nuclear Security Plan 2022-2025
• <3. Introduction of Technoloies related to Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Security>
• 3-1 Series - Safeguards Challenges facing Spent Fuel, Decomissioning and Waste Management / Series No. 1 - Safeguards Challenges for Spent Fuel Dry Stogare
• <4. ISCN's Activities Reports>
• 4-1 Fall Meeting of Atomic Energy Society of Japan
• 4-2 ISCN Summer School
• 4-3 JAEA Booth at the SEECAT (Special Equipment Exhibition & Conference for Anti-Terrorism) ‘21
• <5. Column>
• 5-1 Life in Tokai with COVID-19