Research on factor analysis for achieving denuclearisation, 3; Denuclearisation at Libya: Process and success factors

Tamai, Hiroshi; Shimizu, Ryo; Tazaki, Makiko; Kimura, Takashi; Nakatani, Takayoshi; Suda, Kazunori

Nihon Kaku Busshitsu Kanri Gakkai Dai-40-Kai Nenji Taikai Puroshideingusushu, p.89 - 92, 2019/11

Libya's denuclearisation, named "the Libya model", is regarded as one of good practices in cooperation of the international community and measures that have a sense of speed with the countries and institutions involved. Success factors of the denuclearisation are the Libya's relatively low technological progress despite the procurement of extensive nuclear materials and components due to the delay of detecting the nuclear programme, prompt implementation with the close collaboration of countries concerned, and Libya's cooperation facing to the economic sanctions and the regime collapse by the Iraq war. Precious lessons will be learned towards the prevention and the denuclearisation in other countries.

Research on factor analysis for achieving denuclearization, 1; South Africa: Motivations for nuclear weapons development, incentives for denuclearization and characteristics of its denuclearization

Tazaki, Makiko; Kimura, Takashi; Shimizu, Ryo; Tamai, Hiroshi; Nakatani, Takayoshi; Suda, Kazunori

Nihon Kaku Busshitsu Kanri Gakkai Dai-40-Kai Nenji Taikai Puroshideingusushu, p.81 - 84, 2019/11

South Africa had developed, manufactured, and possessed nuclear weapons, but later dismantled them all together with related facilities and equipment. After joining Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons as a non-nuclear weapon state and concluding a Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement with the Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), it started peaceful use of nuclear energy. In that sense, South Africa's denuclearization is one of good examples of past denuclearization in the world, although the South Africa's specific policy of apartheid had been deeply connected with its nuclear weapons development and denuclearization. Analysing South Africa's motivations for nuclear weapons development, incentives for denuclearization, and characteristics of its denuclearization could serve as a good reference for not only preventing nuclear weapons development but also considering their denuclearization in current and future states.

Testing enrichment meter based on nuclear resonance fluorescence

Omer, M.; Shizuma, Toshiyuki*; Hajima, Ryoichi*; Koizumi, Mitsuo

Nihon Kaku Busshitsu Kanri Gakkai Dai-40-Kai Nenji Taikai Puroshideingusushu, p.59 - 62, 2019/11

Machine-learning based gamma-ray spectrum analysis for initial response on nuclear security event; Development of training data set by detector simulation and usability evaluation for radioisotope identification algorism

Kimura, Yoshiki; Tsuchiya, Kenichi*

no journal, , 

A nuclear security event involving nuclear and other radioactive materials out of regulatory control (MORC) has potential severe consequence on public health, environments, economics and society. When a nuclear security event caused by MORC would be occurred, it is essential to identify the hazardous substances such as nuclear materials and radioisotopes as the initial response activity at the event scene. In this study, automated radioisotope identification algorism by Machine-Learning (ML) based gamma-ray spectrum analysis using handheld type detectors have been developed. The training data set for ML-based algorism has been developed based on detector simulation and the usability of the simulation-based data set for ML model training to perform radioisotope identification has been discussed.

Effective use of inspection samples as intercomparison samples for the quality control in accountancy analysis

Okazaki, Hiro; Sumi, Mika; Kayano, Masashi; Matsuyama, Kazutomi; Suzuki, Toru; Kuhn, E.*

no journal, , 

For the effective and efficient implementation of international Safeguards, it is essential that the Operator's measurement system is maintained at a level of high quality and improved, as necessary. Besides the internal quality control, it is important to have elements of Quality Assurance (QA) in place, such as external intercomparison. However, there were no intercomparison programs with Plutonium samples available in Japan because of very few users and difficulties in the shipment of such samples from foreign laboratories. To cope with these difficult situations, intercomparison by using actual safeguards samples containing Plutonium and Uranium was started. Inspection samples are selected and prepared for shipment to the Safeguards laboratories together with other samples. Safeguards laboratories receive and analyze them as inspection samples as well as intercomparison without additional cost for analysis operation or sample transportation. The practicality and effective use of this DA intercomparison, which is operated since more than 20 years, will be explained.